Degree: Master of Science
Semester Hours: 37-39
Program may be is completed fully online.
MSN with Leadership and Management Concentration
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Core Courses (35 SH)
NURS 503 Practice Skills for Conflict Transformation (3 SH)
NURS 510 Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 SH)
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516 Application of Legal & Ethical Principles to Health Care Administration512 Knowledge Development: Informatics, Epidemiology and Outcomes (3 SH)
NURS 515 Health Care Delivery System (3 SH)
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628 Systems Approach to Organizational Behavior516 Applications of Legal & Ethical Principles to Healthcare Leadership (3 SH)
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626 Managing in a Complex Environment (3 SH)- NURS 512 Knowledge Development: Epidemiology and Informatics (3 SH)
- NURS 511
610 Translational Scholarship for Evidenced-Based Practice (3 SH)
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503 Practice Skills for Conflict Transformation (3 SH)NURS620 Safety, Risk Reduction, and Quality Care (4 SH)
NURS 623 Managerial and Financial Leadership in Nursing (3 SH)
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629 Instructional Methodologies Nurse Leaders (2628 Organizational Behavior (3 SH)
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622 Nursing Administration Finance (2621 Person-Centered Instructional Design for Nurses (3 SH)
NURS 630 Leadership Project (4 SH)
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NOTE: For both full-time and part-time students, NURS 511 students taking 1 course or 2 courses per semester, NURS 610 is a prerequisite to NURS 620 which is a prerequisite to NURS 630. In addition, these courses must be taken sequentially in the student’s last year in the programthe program. Finally, all work must be completed or being taken concurrently before one is eligible for enrollment in NURS 630.
MSN with Leadership in Trauma Awareness and Resilience Concentration
Required Courses (39 SH)
NURS 501 Introduction, Sacred Covenant Conceptual Framework (1 SH)
NURS 510 Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 SH)
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516 Application of Legal & Ethical Principles to Health Care Administration610 Translational Scholarship for Evidenced Based Practice (3 SH)
NURS 512 Knowledge Development: Epidemiology and Informatics (3SH)
NURS 515 Health Care Delivery System (3 SH)
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628 Systems Approach to Organizational Behavior (3516 Application of Legal and Ethical Principles to Health Care Leadership (3 SH)
NURS 620 Safety, Risk Reduction and Quality Care (4 SH)
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512 Knowledge Development623:
Epidemiology and InformaticsManagerial and Financial Leadership in Nursing (3SH)
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511 Translational Scholarship for Evidenced Based Practice628 Systems Approach to Organizational Behavior (3 SH)
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620 Safety, Risk Reduction, and Quality Care630 Leadership Project (4 SH)
NURS 630 Leadership Project (4Trauma-related Courses Option #1/Graduate Certificate in Trauma and Resilience in Healthcare Settings (15 SH)
*TRHS 541 Trauma, Restoration and Resilience in Healthcare Settings (3 SH)
*TRHS 561 Neurobiology of Trauma (3 SH)
*TRHS 571 Self-Care and Resilience for Healthcare Providers (3 SH)
*TRHS 621 Trauma-Informed Strategies for Healthcare Providers (3 SH)
*TRHS 631 Research in Risk and Resilience (3 SH)
Trauma-related Courses Option #2 (only if Option #1 courses are not running)
NURS 503 Skills in Conflict Transformation ( 3 SH)
Total Credit Hours: 39
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Elective options to fulfill the 39 SH requirements for graduation:
PAX 540 STAR Level 1 (2-3 SH)
PAX 640 STAR Level 2 (2-3 SH)
PAX 571 Restorative Justice Principles, Theories, & Applications (3 SH)
EDDA 571 Trauma, Restoration, and Resilience in Educational Environments (3 SH)
NOTE: For both full-time and part-time students, NURS 511 students taking 1 course or 2 courses per semester, NURS 610 is a prerequisite to NURS 620 which is a prerequisite to NURS 630. In addition, these courses must be taken sequentially in the student’s last year in the programthe program. Finally, all work must be completed or being taken concurrently before one is eligible for enrollment in NURS 630.
MSN with Leadership and School Nursing Concentration
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Core Courses (38 or 39 SH)
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EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Resolution (3 SH)
- *NURS 506 School Nursing Practicum (3 SH)
- *EDDS 601 Advocacy Issues Within Special Education (3 SH)
- NURS 501 Introduction, Sacred Covenant Conceptual Framework (1 SH)
- NURS 510 Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 SH)
- if not taking NURS 503
EDCC 531 Social & Ethical Issues in Education (3 SH)
EDDA 571 Trauma Restoration and Resilience in Educational Environment (3 SH)
EDCC 521 Peacebuilding- & Conflict Resolution
*EDDS 601 Advocacy Issues Within Special Education (3 SH) -
if not taking NURS 503or accepted in transfer from another PDE-approved program
NURS 503 Practice Skills for Conflict Transformation (3 SH) – if not taking EDCC 521
NURS 511*NURS 504 School Nursing: Legal Mandates (3 SH) - or accepted in transfer from another PDE-approved program
*NURS 505 School Nursing: Theory and Diverse Learners (3 SH) - or accepted in transfer from another PDE-approved program
*NURS 506 School Nursing Practicum (3 SH) - or accepted in transfer from another PDE-approved program
NURS 510 Historical, Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3 SH)
NURS 610 Translational Scholarship for Evidenced Based Practice (3 SH)
SpringNURS 620 Safety, Risk Reduction, and Quality Care (4 SH)
NURS 628 Systems Approach to Organizational Behavior (3 SH)
NURS 630 Leadership Project (4 SH)
Total Credit Hours: 38 or 39
*required 12 SH for the PA Department of Education Educational Specialist Level I Certification: School Nurse
NOTE: For both full-time and part-time students, NURS 511 students taking 1 course or 2 courses per semester, NURS 610 is a prerequisite to NURS 620 which is a prerequisite to NURS 630. In addition, these courses must be taken sequentially in the student’s last year in the programthe program. Finally, all work must be completed or being taken concurrently before one is eligible for enrollment in NURS 630.