Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner option is designed to prepare the graduate to care for individuals, across the lifespan, with mental health care needs and to practice in a variety of settings such as clinics, human service centers, prompt care facilities, and physician practices.
Upon successful completion of this 54 credit MSN degree option, the graduate may take the national certification examination.
Curriculum
First Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 500 Theoretical Foundations (3) |
Fall |
| 753 Ethics, Policy and Law (3) |
Fall |
| 726 EBP (3) |
Spring |
| 710 Biostats (3) - 8 weeks |
Spring |
| 759 Informatics (3) - 8 weeks |
Spring |
| 756 DEI in Systems and Patient Populations (3) |
Summer |
Second Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 509 Adv Health Assessment (3) |
Fall |
| 519 Adv Patho (3) |
Fall |
| 529 Adv Pharm (3) |
Spring |
| 566 Psycho-Pharm (3) |
Spring |
| 816 Organizational Leadership and Finance (4) |
Summer |
Third Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 568 Adv Assess & Therap PMH (3) |
Fall |
| 569 Practicum I (1.5 Prac) |
Fall |
| 529 Adv Pharm (3) |
Spring |
| 566 Psycho-Pharm (3) |
Spring |
Fourth Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 572 FPMH Diag/Mngt Ad/Spec Pop (3) |
Fall |
| 573 Practicum III (2 Prac) |
Fall |
| 707 Epi/HP (3) |
Spring |
| 650 Practicum IV (2.5 Prac) |
Spring |
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