M.S. in Nursing, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Track - Course Offerings
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Course Schedule (PDF)
First Year
Fall Semester (6 credits)
NS 610 Advanced Nursing Roles & Reflective Practice (3 credits)
NS 640 Advanced Physiology
and Pathophysiology (3 credits)
Spring Semester (6 credits)
NS 501 Epidemiology and
Health Promotion (3 credits)
NS 608 Application of Nursing Research &
Theory Methods to Practice (3 credits)
Summer Semester (3 credits)
NS 605 Advanced Healthcare Policy (3 credits)
Second Year
Fall Semester (7 credits)
NS 604 Advanced Health Assessment (4 credits)
NS 650 Psychopathology (3 credits)
Spring Semester (6 credits)
NS 641 Advanced Pharmacology, Prereq: NS 640 (3 credits)
CN 455 Group Work: Theories & Practices, prereq: NS 640 (3 credits)
Summer Term (7 credits)
NS 652 Mental Health Nursing
of Individuals Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NS 660 Practicum I: PMHNP (4 credits)
Third Year
Fall Semester (7 credits)
NS 661 Mental Health Nursing of
Groups & Families Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NS 662 Practicum II: PMHNP (4 credits)
Spring Semester (7 credits)
NS 663 Primary Mental Health Nursing
of At-Risk Populations Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
NS 664 Practicum III: PMHNP (4 credits)
Total Credits: 49