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MSN: End-of-Life Care

Program Requirements

Graduates of the EOL program are required to complete 36 semester hours, which are comprised of 12 credit hours of professional core, 6 credit hours of research, and 18 credit hours of field-specific study.

• NURS 201: Theoretical Foundations in Nursing
• NURS 202: Concepts in Population Health
• NURS 203: Nursing Leadership*
• NURS 256: Introduction to Palliative Care
• NURS 275: Leadership and Change in Nursing

• HSCI 241: Healthcare Enterprise
• HSCI 270: Research Methods for Health Professionals I
• HSCI 271: Research Methods for Health Professionals II

• ELC 201: Grief and Bereavement
• ELC 202: Spiritual Care
• ELC 203: The Business of Dying
• ELC 204: Living and Dying: Midlife to Older Adulthood
• ELC 205: Children and Loss
• ELC 206: Caring for Caregivers

* This course has an on-campus component

programs of study

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