Methodist College Graduate School
Methodist College currently offers several options for students to obtain a Master of Science in Nursing.
The Methodist College Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) allows students the opportunity to select specific courses to meet their educational and professional goals. The program provides twenty (20) credits of foundational course work to meet the core requirements of a master's degree in nursing as specified by The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011). Each student will complete these foundational courses and then elect an additional fifteen (15) credits to complete either an MSN (Generalist Option) or MSN Nurse Educator.
To complete the existing Master of Science in Nursing- Nurse Educator degree the student completes 20 credits of foundational courses to meet the core requirements of a master's degree in nursing as specified by The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011), and an additional 15 credits of nurse educator courses to complete the 35 credit master's degree.
To complete a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Generalist Option degree the student completes 20 credits of foundational courses to meet the core requirements of a master's degree in nursing as specified by The Essentials of Master's Education in Nursing (AACN, 2011), and selects an additional 15 credits of nurse educator courses to complete the 35 credit master's degree.
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Prelicensure degree is for individuals with a bachelor's degree in another subject, who want to become registered nurses and earn a Master of Science in Nursing degree for career opportunities or to pursue doctoral studies. Students in the MSN-Prelicensure will take the 20 credits of foundation course work and the required curriculum to be prepared to sit for the licensure exam to become a registered nurse.
The student learning outcomes for the graduate programs are:
1. Professional Development (Disciplinary excellence)
a. Demonstrate teamwork and leadership ability by utilizing appropriate leadership skills and styles in a variety of intradisciplinary and interdisciplinary work groups.
b. Collaborate with a variety of individuals and/or groups using elements of effective team dynamics to effectively and appropriately structure teamwork.
2. Intellectual Development (Critical and creative thinking engages in research and scholarship)
a. Competently apply the essential elements of core principles to analyze and evaluate problems and to construct and implement solutions in the healthcare environment.
b. Employ appropriate analytical models and apply critical reasoning processes to evaluate evidence, select among alternatives, and generate creative options to further effective decision-making.
3. Social and Ethical Responsibility
a. Demonstrate selection of ethical courses of action in research and practice.
b. Demonstrate social responsibility by applying the institutional values of professional and personal endeavors and activities.