Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
University of San Francisco - School of Nursing and Health Professions
Key Information
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Campus location
San Francisco, USA
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Duration
2 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,555 / per credit *
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Introduction
Discover the rewards of graduate nursing at the University of San Francisco (USF) School of Nursing and Health Professions. Unlike traditional programs, the MSN program emphasizes leadership, quality, safety, and evidence-based education.
You will learn from a framework that integrates the humanities, public health, and physical and organizational sciences into nursing practice. As a nurse with a USF master’s education, you are prepared to lead and succeed in today's complex and dynamic health care system, while also keeping in mind the idea of cura personalis, or "care of the whole person". This particularly Jesuit approach to a nursing education ensures that you have a global perspective when making health care decisions.
Why Get a MSN at USF?
As the city's first university, USF has served San Francisco since 1854 and inspired students' passion to apply their education as a vehicle of positive change in the world. Located at the heart of San Francisco, the university provides unparalleled access to a city that is the birthplace of progress and big ideas. The School of Nursing and Health Professions of the University of San Francisco advances the mission of the university by preparing health professionals to address the determinants of health, promote policy and advocacy, and provide a moral compass to transform health care in order to further equity and positively influence quality, delivery, and access.
Learning Resources & the San Francisco Advantage
Combining classroom learning and clinical practice, undergraduate and graduate programs at the School of Nursing and Health Professions utilize a hands-on approach to nursing education. Additionally, San Francisco’s booming economy and cultural resources provide our students with unique professional and personal opportunities in a collaborative and challenging environment.
- USF’s state of the art Nursing Simulation Lab transforms the way nursing is taught by allowing students to learn from their mistakes and improves their on-the-job performance
- We partner with organizations and communities around the San Francisco Bay Area to improve the quality of health care and to provide our students with hands-on clinical experience
- Students in our graduate programs have the opportunity to gain clinical practice in more than 200 top healthcare organizations, including: Alameda County Health Systems, Alameda County Public Health Department, John Muir Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, La Clinica de la Raza, Stanford University Medical Center, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF Medical Center, and Veterans Affairs
- Students play an active role at the University and in the larger Bay Area community through student organizations that promote student engagement, support the unique needs of all students, help develop professional networks and support innovative programs, community partnerships that serve traditionally underserved and marginalized communities through excellence in research, clinical practice, and systems development
- USF boasts a healthy 14: 1 student-faculty ratio - allowing students to develop strong relationships with their teachers to receive guidance and mentorship towards their career goals
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master's degree program in nursing, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at the University of San Francisco School of Nursing and Health Professions are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
It is also approved by the California State Board of Registered Nursing. Students who graduate from the program are also eligible to receive the California Public Health Nursing Certificate.
Curriculum
Which Program Is For You?
The School of Nursing and Health Professions offers two (2) entry points toward a master of science degree in nursing. Choose a track that is appropriate for your background to learn more about admission requirements, deadlines, curriculum patterns and more.
MSN - Master's Entry (ME-MSN)
The University of San Francisco offers a Master's Entry - Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program for individuals who hold a bachelor's degree in a field outside of nursing.
MSN - Registered Nurses (RN-MSN)
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program prepares RNs already holding an associate’s or bachelor’s degree to advance within the field.
Admissions
Program Outcome
At the completion of the program the student will demonstrate:
- Clinical leadership for patient-care practices and delivery, including the design, coordination, and evaluation of care for individuals, families, groups, and populations;
- Participation in identification and collection of health care outcomes;
- Accountability for evaluation and improvement of point-of-care outcomes, including the synthesis of data and other evidence to evaluate and achieve optimal outcomes;
- Risk anticipation for individuals and cohorts of patients;
- Lateral integration of care for individuals and cohorts of patients;
- Design and implementation of evidence-based practice(s);
- Team leadership, management and collaboration with other health professional team members;
- Information management or the use of information systems and technologies to improve health care outcomes;
- Stewardship and leveraging of human, environmental, and material resources;
- Advocacy for patients, communities, and the health professional team; and,
- Leadership in delivering competent and safe patient care to individuals and groups in a variety of settings based in liberal arts and the natural sciences.
Program Tuition Fee
English Language Requirements
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