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Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Program of Study

Fall Semester I
NURS 6300: Foundations of Individual Psychotherapy(3)
NURS 6365: Neuroscience for Clinical Practice (2)
NURS 6320: Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Practicum I (2)
NURS 6020: Adult Assessment/Health Promotion (2)

OR NURS 6001: Advanced Nursing Roles/Theory (2)

Spring Semester II
NURS 6310: Mood and Anxiety Disorders (3)
NURS 6316: Child/Adolescence Mental Health Assessment and Treatment (2)
NURS 6006: Principles of Pharmacotherapy (1)
NURS 6325: Psychiatric/Mental Health Practicum II (2)
NURS 6366?: Neuroscience of Mental Illness (2)

Summer Semester III
AND /OR (contingent on which course(s) were taken first)
NURS 6020: Adult Assessment and Health Promotion (2)

OR NURS 6000: Scholarly Inquiry (3)
NURS 6001: Advanced Nursing Roles/ Theory (2)
NURS 6002: Health Care Delivery (2)
Elective (2-4)

Fall Semester IV
NURS 6341: Group Therapy (2)
NURS 6360: Personality and Substance Use Disorders (3)
NURS 6350: Psychiatric/Mental Health Practicum III (3)
NURS 6051: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric APRN's & Psychiatry Residents (2)

Spring Semester V
NURS 6342: Family Therapy (2)
NURS 6330: Severe Mental Illness (2)
NURS 6380: Psychiatric/Mental Health Practicum IV (3)
NURS 6888: Master's Synthesis (2)
NURS 6052: Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric APRN's & Psychiatry Residents (1)

Revised: 10/17/2007

Notes:

Required Electives: (4 credit hours)
Electives must be approved by the program director. Courses in nursing may include, teaching, instructional design, genetics, program evaluation, alternative or complementary health care, and courses either within the department or in other departments. Students may also use these credits for a teaching practicum, or other specialty development.

Core Courses: The following courses may be taken in any sequence in the student's program of study:

N6000 (3) Scholarly Inquiry (Spring, Fall, Summer Semesters),
N6001 (2) Advanced Nursing Roles/Theory (Fall Semester),
N6002 (2) Health Care Delivery (Fall, Summer Semesters), and
N6008 (2) Family Development in Health and Illness (Fall Semester).

A post-master's certificate is also available.

A part-time program of study is also available.

Program Director:
Jodi Groot, PhD, APRN or 801-585-7326