Psychiatric Curriculum
Requirements
The following courses are required for this track. The Psychiatric-Mental Health Track includes 500 clinical hours with a total of 57 semester credit hours.
Core Courses:
These courses are required of each track.
| Core Courses | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| NURS 600 Genetics | 2 |
| NURS 604 Transition to Practice | 2 |
| NURS 605 Foundations for Advanced Practice (on-line) |
3 |
| NURS 606 Health Care Systems | 3 |
| NURS 609 Research Design & Professional Writing | 3 |
| PHTX 650 Advanced Nursing Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 651 Evidence Based Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 652 Statistics | 3 |
| NURS 653 Advance Practice Roles | 2 |
| NURS 654 Introduction Health Informatics | 3 |
| NURS 655 Pathophysiology for Clinical Decision Making | 3 |
| NURS 656 Advanced Clinical Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 657 Health Promotion and Illness Prevention Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| Total Core Hours | 39 |
Psych Courses:
These course are required for the APPMHN Track.
| APPMHN Component | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| NURS 638 Psychopathology & Psychopharmacology (on-line) | 5 |
| NURS 641 Advanced Psych/Mental Health I |
3 |
| NURS 642 Advanced Psych/Mental Health II |
3 |
| NURS 645 Advanced Practice Psych-mental Health Nursing I |
3 |
| NURS 646 Advanced Practice Psych-mental Health Nursing II |
4 |
| Total APPMHN Component Hours | 18 |
