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MSN in the Field of Health Care Quality

Program Requirements

Students enrolled in the MSN in the Field of Health Care Quality program will be required to complete 36 credits including 6 credits of research courses, 12 credits of professional core courses, and 18 credits of required courses in quality and safety, as outlined below.

Courses in the Research Core (6 Semester Hours)

HSCI 270

Research Methods for Health Professionals I

(3 hours)

HSCI 271

Research Methods for Health Professionals II

(3 hours)

                        

Courses in the Professional Core (15 Semester Hours)

HSCI 241

Healthcare Enterprise

(3 hours)

NURS 201

Theoretical Foundations in Nursing

(3 hours)

HSCI 202

Concepts in Population Health

(3 hours)

HSCI 203

Nursing Leadership*

(3 hours)

HSCI 275

Leadership and Change in Nursing

(3 hours)

Required Courses in the Field of Health Care Quality (18 semester hours)

HCQ 201

Building a Quality in Health Care Culture

(3 hours)

HCQ 202

The Health Care Quality Landscape

(3 hours)

HCQ 203

Quality Improvement Science in Health Care

(3 hours)

HCQ 204

Health Care Quality Analysis

(3 hours)

HCQ 205

Patient Safety Systems

(3 hours)

HCQ 275

Leadership and Change in Health Care

(3 hours)


Sample Program of Study

 

Fall

Spring

Summer

Year 1

Nurs 202:                 3
Concepts in Population Health

HCQ 201:                   3
Building a Quality in Health Care Culture

HCQ 202:                  3
The Health Care Quality Landscape

HSci 270:                 3
Research Methods for Health Professionals I

HSci 271:                    3 
Research Methods for Health Professionals II

 

Year 2

HCQ 203:                3
Quality Improvement Science in Health Care

HCQ 204:                   3
Health Care Quality Analysis

Nurs 203:                 3
Nursing Leadership

HSci 241:                 3
The Health Care Enterprise

Nurs 201:                    3
Theoretical Foundations in Nursing

 

Year 3

HCQ 205:                3
Patient Safety Systems

 

 

 

HCQ 275:                3
Leadership and Change in Health Care

 

 

Hours of GW Courses

                              18

                                 12

                                  6

Total

                              18

                               30     

                                36

 

 

 

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