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Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Post-Master’s Related Information:

For more information contact:

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

Post-Master's — Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (PMH) Curriculum Overview§

The program of study combines online courses with face-to-face courses and clinical experiences offering flexibility to students. The curriculum includes 31 semester hours distributed as shown below.

Courses   NP Hours
Advanced Practice Core
N5529W Advanced Pharmacology* 3
N6151 Advanced Pathophysiology Systems† 3
N6152 Physical Exam and Differential Diagnosis† 3
N6156W Advanced Practice Role and Health Policy* 1
N6157W Health Promotion and Education* 1
N6158W Legal and Ethical Foundations for Advanced Practice* 1
N6159W Health Care Systems and Practice Management* 1
Clinical Focus
N6551 Diagnostic Tests & Procedures 1
N6625W PMH Nursing I* 2
N6625B PMH Nursing I - Clinical 2
N6626W PMH Nursing II* 2
N6626B PMH Nursing II - Clinical 2
N6627W PMH Nursing III* 2
N6627B PMH Nursing III - Clinical 2
Role Seminar/Preceptorship
N6750 Advanced Clinical Practice: Nurse Practitioner Role & Preceptorship - PMH 5
Total 31

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 degree plan to specify which courses are to be taken to complete the degree requirements. Degree plan policy and procedures may be found in MSN Program Policy G5320 (pdf).

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.

For additional details on preceptorships, review the Preceptor Guidelines (pdf) which provide an outline of preceptor and clinical site selection criteria and the roles and responsibilities of the student, preceptor, faculty, and clinical site in the precepted clinical experience.

§ 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.