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Curriculum

The Master of Psychiatric Nursing program consists of 33 credit hours including completion of a thesis. Foundational courses in advanced practice are complemented by a focus on a selected stream. Streams are offered in advanced clinical practice, administration, and education. The streams are supported by research courses which, when combined with content from the selected stream, will enable graduates to evaluate current practice and contribute to innovation in service delivery.

Required Core Courses

18

75 651 Foundations for Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Practice 3
75 652 Philosophical Basis for Advanced Practice 3
75 653 Qualitative Health Research Methods 3
75 654 Quantitative Health Research Methods 3
75 655 Seminar Topics in Psychiatric Nursing 3
75 656 Advanced Readings in Psychiatric Nursing/ Elective 3
   
Required Courses in Stream

6

    Psychiatric Nursing Practice Stream  
75 657 Advanced Clinical Practice I 3
75 658 Advanced Clinical Practice II 3
   
     OR Administration Stream  
75 659 Health Services Leadership and Administration I 3
75 660 Health Services Leadership and Administration II 3
   
     OR Education Stream  
75 661 Advanced Nursing Education I 3
75 662 Advanced Nursing Education II 3
   
Coursework total

24

75 700 Graduate Thesis

9

 

33