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Degree Requirements

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

Level I (Basic Graduate Generic) - 35 credits

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 301INTRODUCTION TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING I5
NSG 302INTRODUCTION TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF NURSING II8
NSG 303INTRODUCTION TO THE ART & SCIENCE OF NURSING III8
NSG 307ART AND SCIENCE OF NURSING IV: PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH6
NSG 322BASIC PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY4
NSG 332HEALTH ASSESSMENT4

Level II (Advanced Graduate Generic) - 40 credits

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 431HEALTH PROMOTION FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES 14
NSG 434COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SEMINAR I1
NSG 435COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SEMINAR II1
NSG 440MATERNAL HEALTH NURSING6
NSG 441INFANT, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT NURSING6
NSG 442COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING4
NSG 443CLINICAL IMMERSION AND INTERNSHIP6
NSG 445NURSING PROFESSIONALISM, ADVOCACY, AND LEADERSHIP4
NSG 472CRITICAL CARE NURSING8
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DePaul students who complete NSG 431 as DePaul undergraduates and who subsequently enroll in and complete the MENP program are not required to complete 4 additional quarter hours of coursework. They are considered to have completed all requirements of the MENP program and the requirement to take 4 additional quarter hours is waived for these students.​​​​​

Level III (Graduate Core Courses) - 20 credits

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 400THEORETICAL COMPONENTS OF NURSING4
NSG 401NURSING RESEARCH I4
NSG 481BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY4
NSG 540CULTURE, ETHICS, AND POLICY ANALYSIS4
NSG 598GRADUATE RESEARCH SYNTHESIS4
or NSG 599 THESIS RESEARCH

Level IV (Graduate Practice Core Courses) - 12 credits 

Course Title Quarter Hours
NSG 422APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY4
NSG 426PHARMACOLOGY II4
NSG 460HEALTH ASSESSMENT II4

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