Students must complete a minimum of 36-46 credit hours of graduate-level course work.  Full-time students require completing a minimum of twelve (12) credits per semester and complete all courses and a project in a minimum of not less than two (2) semesters and the summer of the academic year and not more than six (6) semesters and three (3) summers. Part-time studies require a minimum of six (6) credits per semester; maximum of nine (9) credits per semester and complete all courses and a project, in a minimum of six (6) semesters and three (3) summers and not more than ten (10) semesters and five summers. 
 

Courses	Credits	Semester
Core/Departmental Courses
Research Methodology (Quantitative)	2	Semester 1
Qualitative Research Methods	2	Semester 1
Advanced Nursing Science and Theory	4	Semester 1
Mental & Physical Health Education and Health Promotion	3	Summer
Nursing and Health Information Systems	3	Semester 1
Policy and Ethical Issues in Nursing/Health	3	Semester 1
Nursing Research Project	3	Semester1, 2 & Summer
Nursing Education Courses
Theoretical Perspectives in Nursing Education	3	Semester 2
Curriculum Development, Implementation & Evaluation in Nursing/Midwifery Education	3	Semester 2
Testing and Measurement in Nursing Education	3	Semester 2
Theoretical and Clinical Teaching	3	Semester 2
Nursing Education Practice and Seminar	5	Summer
Nursing Administration Courses
Theoretical Perspectives in Nursing Administration	3	Semester 2
Models of Nursing/Health Care Administration	3	Semester 2
Practice issues in Managing Nursing/Health Care Delivery System	3	Semseter 2
Human resource Management in Nursing/Health Care Administration	3	Semester 2
Nursing Administration Practice and Seminar	5	Summer
Optional Courses
Bio-statistics	2	Semester 1
Primary Health Care	2	Semester 1
Qualitative Data Analysis	2	Semester 2
Quantitative Data Analysis	2	Semester 2