Boston College

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S.N - Adult Health (Adult Nurse Practitioner/Clinical Nurse Specialist, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner);M.S.N - Community Health(Family Nurse Practitioner, Community Nurse Clinical Specialist);M.S.N - Maternal Child Health (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner,Women's Health (OB/GYN) Nurse Practitioner;M.S.N - Psychiatric and Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist;RN to M.S.N;M.S.N/M.B.A;M.S.N/MA Pastoral Ministry;, M.S.N/Ph.D;Ph.D.

Program Description:

The main objective of the Master of Science Degree Program is to prepare nurses in advanced nursing practice, including clinical specialist and nurse practitioner. The graduate of the Master's Program, in addition to giving theory and researched-based direct care, provides leadership in the development of nursing. The Ph.D. Program in Nursing focuses on preparation for leadership roles in nursing, especially in clinical nursing research. Areas of concentration include ethics, ethical judgment and decision making, nursing diagnosis and diagnostic/therapeutic judgment, and life processes/selected human response patterns in health and illness.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Small City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999