College
of Health and Human Services
Master of Science in Nursing
EMU–Monroe
EMU-Livonia
The
School of Nursing offers the following graduate opportunities:
- Master
of Science in Nursing (MSN) Adult Health Nursing
(40-43 credits) with an option to take additional
clinical hours and an Advanced Pharmacology course
to be eligible to take the Clinical Nurse Specialist
(CNS) certification examination (four additional
credits).
- Two
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Programs:
- Teaching
in Health Care Systems (12 credits)
- Quality
Improvement in Health Care (12 credits)
- Combining
the MSN with a Certificate (requires two separate
applications and separate fees)
Accreditation
In 2002, Eastern Michigan University's graduate programs in nursing received
10-year, full accreditation from the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
(CCNE).
Master
of Science in Nursing
This program is designed for nurses to gain advanced
practice skills, knowledge of health care systems and advanced
research skills. Students select one role concentration
from a course sequence in teaching in health care systems,
quality improvement (QI) in health care or gerontology.
The program includes:
- Five
courses (15 credits) in the adult health core (including
three courses with practicum hours)
- Four
courses (10-12 credits) in the theory and research
core
- Four
courses (12-13 credits) in the role concentration
- One
graduate elective (3-4 credits)
- An
additional two courses (4 credits) are optional for
students seeking eligibility for CNS certification.
Students
will work with master's prepared preceptors in health
care agencies and settings related to their interests.
Courses are currently held in the evening, one night
a week.
Total:
40 to 43 credit hours.
Adult
Health Clinical Courses
(15
credit hours)
- NURS
500 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS
502 Advanced Health Assessment (3)
- NURS
650 Advanced Adult Health Nursing I (3) [45 practicum
hours]
- NURS
660 Advanced Adult Health Nursing II (3) [45 practicum
hours]
- NURS
665 Practicum in Adult Health Nursing I (3) [135
practicum hours]
If
CNS course work is selected:
- NURS
697 Advanced Practice Practicum (1) [275 practicum
hours]
- NURS
---* Advanced Pharmacology (3)
*:To
be determined
Nursing
Theory and Research Courses
(10
to 12 credit hours)
- NURS
506 Nursing Theory for Practice and Research (3)
- NURS
610 Research Design Methods and Analysis (3)
- NURS
614 Seminar: Proposal Development (2)
- NURS
693 Thesis (4) or NURS 688 Field Study (2)
Elective
Courses (3 to 4 credits minimum)
Courses
may be selected from nursing or other disciplines
offering graduate courses. Elective credits are
chosen to help meet the student's career goals.
Role
Concentration Options
Student must select one of the three options
to complete the program. Each concentration is 12
to 13 credit hours.
1. Teaching
in Health Care Systems
This 12 credit hour concentration assists the student in developing skills
in curriculum development, teaching strategies and curriculum evaluation. These
courses can also lead to a certificate in teaching in health care systems with
a separate application.
- NURS
605 Health Status Trends and Health Care Delivery
Systems (3)
- NURS
620 Teaching in Health Care Systems: Instructional
Strategies and Skills (3)
- NURS
622 Teaching in Health Care Systems: Curriculum/Program
Development and Evaluation (3)
- NURS
624 Practicum in Teaching Health Care Systems (3)
[135 practicum hours]
2. Continuous
Quality Improvement in Health Care
This
12 credit hour concentration assists students in developing
skills in quality improvement with emphasis on outcome
measurement and process improvement. This concentration
is designed for nurses, performance improvement coordinators,
risk management personnel, education coordinators and
managers and staff in health care facilities. These
courses can also lead to a graduate certificate in
continuous quality improvement with a separate application.
There are nine credits
of required courses:
- NURS
605 Health Status Trends and Health Care Delivery
Systems (3)
- NURS
686 Practicum in QI in Health Care Systems (3)
- HLAD
525 Quality Improvement in Health Care (3)
The
remaining three credits can be selected from the
following list of program electives:
- MGMT
638 Building Continuous Improvement Teams (3)
- QUAL
557 Measuring Customer Satisfaction (3)
- QUAL
552 Quality Planning (3)
3.
Gerontology
This
13 credit hour concentration is designed as a collaboration
between the School of Nursing and the Interdisciplinary
Gerontology program to promote advanced knowledge and
care to elderly clients.
- NURS
605 Health Status Trends and Health Care Delivery
Systems (3)
- NURS
665 Practicum in Adult Health Nursing I (3) [135
practicum hours]
- BIOL
511 The Biology of Aging (2)
- GERT
512 Applied Psychosocial Aspects of Aging (3)
- SWRK
553 Ethnicity and Gender Issues Among the Aged (2)
Admission
Requirements for Master of Science in Nursing
To
apply to the graduate nursing program:
1.
Complete
an application for admission to EMU at: http://www.emich.edu/admissions.
2.
Satisfy Graduate School admission requirements.
3.
Possess a BSN degree from an NLN-accredited nursing
program OR R.N. licensure with a bachelor's degree
in another discipline.
4.
Have at least a 3.0 college GPA. (Applicants may
seek conditional admission with a GPA of 2.75.)
5.
International students must have a minimum score
of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) or 80 on the Michigan English Language Ability
Battery (MELAB).
6.
Submit a sample of your writing (four to five pages
suggested). The sample could be a published article,
term paper or a new composition and it should demonstrate
your ability to appropriately use peer-reviewed literature
to support ideas.
7.
Have a current RN license to practice as a professional
nurse in Michigan or eligibility to obtain a license
in Michigan.
8.
Submit three references that document professional
competence in nursing practice and potential for
success in a graduate program. (specific form)
9.
Submit a two-to-three-page narrative statement of
professional goals for graduate study and future
career.
10.
Have successfully completed an approved basic statistics
course that includes descriptive and inferential
statistics, with a grade of B or better within the
last 10 years.
11.
Have successfully completed a basic health assessment
course.
12.
Select program: NUR/MSN-HH on application form.
Requirements
for Admission for Teaching Certificate
1.
Satisfy Graduate School admission requirements.
2.
Select graduate certificate program: HCS/CTHC-HH.
3.
Minimum G.P.A. of 2.5.
Requirement
for Admission for Quality Improvement Certificate
1.
Satisfy Graduate School admission requirements.
2.
Select graduate certificate program: CQI/CT-HH.
3.
Minimum G.P.A. of 2.5.
Requirement
for Admission for BOTH MSN and Certificate
1.
Complete two separate applications including
separate fees.
2.
Meet requirements for both applications.
Requirement
for admission for graduate course work in "non-degree" option:
Contact Continuing Education at 800.777.3521
For
additional information contact:
Coordinator,
Graduate
Nursing
Program
School
of Nursing
Eastern
Michigan University
311
Marshall Building
Ypsilanti,
MI 48197
Phone:
734.487.2310
FAX:
734.487.6946
Web: www.emich.edu/nursing
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