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Curriculum

Master's of Nursing and DNP: Clinical Nurse Specialist

MSN - 54 Credits

The Clinical Nurse Specialist curriculum and coursework is fully online, with clinicals arranged in your area.

NUR 902: Scientific Foundations for the Advanced Practice Nurse
NUR 903: Healthcare Informatics
NUR 904: Health Policy and Advocacy
NUR 905: Patient Safety, Quality Improvement and Quality Management in Healthcare
NUR 906: Leadership in Complex Health Systems
NUR 907: Adv. Pathophysiology
NUR 908: Adv. Physical Assessment
NUR 909: Adv. Pharmacology
NUR 914: Biostatistics
NUR 931: Wellness Promotion for Diverse Populations
NUR 932: Clinical Decision Making and Management of Acute Chronic Complex Conditions
NUR 933: Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced Practice Role Development I 
NUR 934: Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced Practice Role Development II
NUR 935: Clinical Nurse Specialist Advanced Practice Role Development III

CNS MSN Curriculum Full-Time
CNS MSN Curriculum Part-Time

DNP - 70 Credits

This program provides clinical, organizational and systems' leadership at the highest level. The program develops practitioners who design, implement and evaluate high quality and cost-effective health care services for diverse populations including the disadvantaged and underserved.

NUR 902: Scientific foundations for the advanced practice nurse
NUR 903: Healthcare informatics 
NUR 904: Health policy and advocacy 
NUR 905: Patient safety, quality improvement and quality management in healthcare
NUR 906: Leadership in complex health systems 
NUR 907: Advanced pathophysiology for the advanced practice registered nurse
NUR 908: Advanced physical assessment for the advanced practice registered nurse
NUR 909: Advanced pharmacology for the advanced practice registered nurse
NUR 914: Biostatistics
NUR 931: Wellness promotion for diverse populations
NUR 932: Clinical decision making and management of acute chronic complex conditions 
NUR 933: Clinical nurse specialist advanced practice role development I
NUR 934: Clinical nurse specialist advanced practice role development II
NUT 935: Clinical nurse specialist advanced practice role development III
NUR 936: Clinical nurse specialist specialty role immersion I
NUR 937: Clinical nurse specialist specialty role immersion II
NUR 995: Doctor of nursing practice project I
NUR 996: Doctor of nursing practice project II
NUR 997: Doctor of nursing practice project III

CNS DNP Curriculum Full-Time
CNS DNP Curriculum Part-Time

Post-graduate Certificates

Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist

NUR 931: Wellness promotion for diverse populations
NUR 932: Clinical decision making and management of acute chronic complex conditions 
NUR 933: Clinical nurse specialist advanced practice role development I
NUR 934: Clinical nurse specialist advanced practice role development II
NUT 935: Clinical nurse specialist advanced practice role development III

CNS Certificate Curriculum


Historic curriculum trajectories available upon request, contact con.nurse@msu.edu.