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Pre-licensure MSN Curriculum

Required Nursing Core Courses

Course Credits
NURS 500 – Issues Affecting Health Care and Health Policy 3
NURS 505 – Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 510 – Informatics and Data Management 3
NURS 515 – Advanced Pharmacology 3
NURS 520 – Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice 3
NURS 535 – Genetics and Genomics 3
Total 18

Required Concentration Courses

Course Credits
NURS 501 – Fundamentals of Professional Nursing 4
NURS 502 – Introduction to Care Coordination and Transition Management 3
NURS 525 – Advanced Health Assessment 4
NURS 601 – Care Coordination for Adults and Elderly I: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 602 – Care Coordination: Childbearing Family 6
NURS 603 – Care Coordination for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 604 – Care Coordination for Family Centered Behavioral Health: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 606 – Population and Global Health: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 607 – Care Coordination for Adults and Elderly II: Didactic and Practicum 6
NURS 641 – Nursing Synthesis Coordination Capstone 6
Total 53

Pre-licensure MSN Program Total: 71 Credits

Please note, curriculum, credit hours and course sequencing are subject to change.


For questions related to the Pre-licensure MSN program, please contact us at:
973-655-3693 or msn@montclair.edu.