Post-Master's — Nurse Leadership and
Administration in Health Systems Curriculum Overview

The program of study combines online courses with face-to-face courses offering flexibility to students. The curriculum includes 15 semester hours distributed as shown below. Applicants may submit transcripts to receive equivalency credit for advanced practice core courses.

Courses   Hours
Advanced Practice Core
N6156 W Advanced Practice Role and Health Policy* 1
N6157 W Health Promotion and Education* 1
N6158 W Legal and Ethical Foundations for Advanced Practice* 1
 
Leadership and Administration
N6701 Transforming Health Care through Clinical Nursing Leadership 3
N6702 Organizational Development: Creating Cultures of Excellence3
N6703 Developing and Leading Human Performance 3
N6704 Organizational Performance Improvement 3
Total 15
* Online course.


Each student will be assigned an academic advisor at the time of admission to the program. The student and the academic advisor will complete a plan to specify which courses are to be taken to complete the certificate requirements.

Note: 1 semester hour of credit is earned for

  • 3 clock hours per week of clinical experience,
  • 1 clock hour per week of lecture, or
  • 2 clock hours per week of seminar.

Consult individual course descriptions in the catalog for details on clinical, lecture, and seminar hours and seminar hours and prerequisite or corequisite requirements.

§ The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston and The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston reserve the right to withdraw courses at any time, to change fees or tuition, calendar, curriculum, degree requirements, graduation procedures, and any other requirements affecting students. Changes will become effective whenever the proper authorities so determine and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled.

Additional Information

For more information:

Student Affairs Office
The University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston
6901 Bertner, Room 220
Houston, Texas 77030
Phone: 713-500-2100 or 800-232-8876
Fax: 713-500-2107
Email: soninfo@uth.tmc.edu