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RN to MSN Leadership in Nursing Education
RN-MSN Leadership in Nursing Education Required Courses

(Semester Credit Hours Required for Completion: 57)

Key: CL = Clinical; WB = Web Based (online course); WE = Web- Enhanced; T = Traditional

Required Non-Nursing Courses Credits
Graduate Level Statistics 3
Required Undergraduate Nursing Courses Credits
NURS 4382 Aspects of Nursing Research (3:2:3 WB) 3
NURS 4395 Gateway to Advanced Professional Practice (3:3:0 WB) 3
NURS 4378 Nursing Management and Leadership I (3:3:0 WB) 3
NURS 4379 Nursing Management and Leadership II (3:3:0 WB) 3
Required Core Nursing Courses Credits
NURS 5305 Rural/Cultural Competency ( 3:2:3 WB) 3
NURS 5330 Theories and Therapies (3:3:0 WB or WE) 3
NURS 5371 Professional Nursing Issues (3:3:0 WB) 3
NURS 5391 Principles of Advanced Research (3:3:0 WB) 3
NURS 5343 Pharmacotherapeutics for Nurses in Advanced Practice (3:3:0 WB) 3
NURS 5345 Advanced Practice Nursing: Application of Pathophysiology (3:3:0 WB) 3
Clinical Tracks: A minimum of 6 credits is required from a sequential combination of any of the following courses Credits
NURS 5300 Community Health I: Foundations of Community Health Nursing (CL 3:2:3 WB) 3
NURS 5301 Community Health II: Role Design and Implementation (CL 3:2:3 WB) 3
NURS 5310 Advanced Gerontological Nursing in the Aging Network (CL 3:2:3 WB) 3
NURS 5311 Practicum in Advanced Gerontological Nursing in the Aging Network (CL 3:1:6 WB) 3
Specialty Courses Credits
NURS 5314 Leadership in Education I: Foundations of Nursing Education (3:3:0 WB) 3
NURS 5315 Leadership in Education II: Critical Elements of the Teaching Role (CL 3:2.5:1.5 WB) 3
NURS 5316 Leadership in Education III: Evaluation and Outcomes (CL 3:2.5:.5 WB) 3
NURS 6030 Leadership in Education IV: Role and Practicum (CL 3:.5:7.5 WB) 3
Thesis Option Credits
NURS 6000 Thesis 6
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Non-Thesis Credits
*NURS 5392 Application of Advanced Research ( 3:2:3 WB) 3
Elective 3