The DNP curriculum listed below is intended for Post-MSN students, since a Masters degree is required en route to completion of the DNP. DNP students who do not yet have Post-MSN status should check the curriculum requirements for Graduate Entry for Non-Nurses or Post-Licensure MSN/DNP (based on their chosen MSN major).
The Bolton School has a unique approach to "distance" learning. All Post-Masters DNP courses are given as intensive classes, with a 3-credit hour class given over a six-day period. Intensive sessions are given three times a year (January, May, and August) for at least two weeks. Papers and projects are due in the semester following the intensive session. Check the intensive course schedule.
REQUIRED |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Semester Offered |
Pre-Requisites |
Hours |
NURS 401 OR STAT 401
|
Advanced Statistics or equivalent with prior approval |
Intensives or course approved by DNP Director |
|
3 |
| NURS 504 |
Nursing Theory |
Intensives |
Consent of instructor |
3 |
| NURS 520 |
Advanced Nursing Research I |
Intensives |
NURS 504 |
3 |
| NURS 521 |
Advanced Nursing Research II |
Intensives |
NURS 520 and STAT |
3 |
| NUND 483 |
Health Policy Planning & Information Management Systems |
Intensives |
|
3 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
15 |
| Research Project |
|
|
|
|
| NUND 505 |
DNP Project |
As arranged |
NURS 521 |
6 |
| OR |
|
|
|
|
| DNP Thesis |
|
|
|
|
| NUND 500 |
DNP Thesis |
As arranged |
NURS 521 |
6 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
6 |
| |
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP |
| NUND 478 |
Curriculum and Instruction |
Intensives |
|
3 |
| NUND 479 |
Theoretical Foundations: Education Testing & Evaluation |
Intensives |
NUND 478 |
2 |
| NUND 480 |
Action Research & Program Evaluation |
Intensives |
NUND 479 or consent of instructor |
1 |
| NUND 481 |
Teaching Practicum with Portfolio |
As arranged |
NUND 479 and NUND 480 |
2 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
8 |
OR |
CLINICAL LEADERSHIP |
| NURS 471 |
Organizational Theories |
Intensives |
|
3 |
| NUND 441 |
Management in Advanced Practice |
Intensives |
|
3 |
| |
|
|
TOTAL |
6 |
|
