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.