Department of Nursing

Nursing Master's Program (M.S.)

Degree Requirements

The master's program in nursing requires successful completion of a minimum of 36 units. Fifteen of these units will be determined by the concentration the student selects. All students will complete the graduate nursing core.

Graduate Nursing Core (21 units)

IDHP 741 Ethical and Legal Issues in Clinical Practice (3)
NURS 601 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 603 Nursing Research (3)
NURS 605 Nursing in Health Care Systems (3)
NURS 700 Community-based Nursing (3)
NURS 800 Advanced Community-based Nursing Practice (3-6)

Elective course (500 level or above) (3)
NURS 851 Nursing Master's Thesis (6) [Optional]

Concentration A: Nursing Practice Clinician (15 units)
Students with special interests or needs can plan a unique master's program with their adviser and approval of the program director. Students will select three electives from courses available in nursing or in other departments. In addition, students will be required to take the following courses:

NURS 801 Clinical Practicum in Community-based Nursing (3)
NURS 812 Seminar in Community-based Nursing (3)

Concentration B: Nursing Education (15 units)
Students who desire to teach in a nursing school or work in staff development and education in a health care agency will complete the following courses. The certificate option may be selected alone, or serve as a component of the master's program.

NURS 610 Curriculum Development in Nursing (3)
NURS 612 Teaching and Learning in Nursing (3)
NURS 710 Evaluation in Nursing Education (3)
NURS 712 The Adult Learner (3)
NURS 810 Teaching Practicum (3)

Concentration C: Clinician-Administrator Transition (CAT) (15 units)
Students desiring to emphasize administration can complete the CAT certificate
program. The certificate option may be selected alone, or serve as a component of the master's program.

IDHP 600 Transitions: Health Professionals in a Changing Environment (3)
IDHP 605 Managing Health Care Professionals (3)
IDHP 610 Administration of Health Care Organizations (3)
IDHP 647 Health Care Financial Management (3)
IDHP 651 Planning and Marketing Health in Business and Industry (3)

This is either an interdisciplinary graduate certificate program offered by the College of Health Professions or serves as a component of the master's program.

Optional Thesis (3-6)

NOTE: The 800-level courses are capstone courses, thus students in the Nursing Practice Clinician and Nursing Education concentrations have a capstone experience.The capstone course for the Clinician to Administrator concentration is IDHP 610. Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to the capstone courses.

Department of Nursing
Burdick Hall, Room 134 (map)

Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Program Director: Kathleen T. Ogle, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC

Phone: 410-704-4389

E-mail: kogle@towson.edu