The University of Texas at Brownsville
and
Southmost Texas College

Master of Science in Nursing Program

Welcome

 

 

The School of Health Sciences offers a graduate program of study leading to the Master of Science in Nursing which produces a nursing leader in the areas of public health, nursing education, or nursing administration.  The program curriculum  is offered in collaboration with The University of Texas Science Center Houston School of Public Health and The University of Texas at Brownsville’s School of Business and School of Education.

Nursing Department Mission

In keeping with the mission of the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College and the mission of the School of Health Sciences, the mission of the Department of Nursing is to provide high quality vocational, associate, undergraduate and graduate nursing education programs which are fostered and exemplified by excellence in teaching, service and research.. The aim is to facilitate educational access and academic excellence through innovative delivery systems that are learner-centered, success-oriented, and technologically-responsive.

 MSN Program Mission

In keeping with the mission of the University, goals of the Graduate program, and Mission of the School of Health Sciences, the mission of the Master of Science in Nursing Program is to provide a high quality nursing education program that prepares graduates to practice graduate level Nursing and to assume leadership roles in the provision of health care to the Rio Grande Valley Region and other areas of Texas and the southwest.

MSN Program Outcomes

The major outcomes of the graduate program are to develop the ability

* to translate knowledge from the health and social sciences to individuals, families, aggregates and communities of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds through planned programs and advocacy;
* to integrate knowledge about individuals, families, aggregates and communities with clinical and theoretical knowledge of health promotion, disease prevention, and illness;
*  to utilize research including evaluation of research, application of principles of research in problem identification and the application of research findings;
*  to assume leadership in the application of multiple strategies for interventions related to problems and aspirations of individuals, families, aggregates and communities in relation to policy, organization and financing of health care;
* to function in a role that incorporates nursing theory, research and practice into interdisciplinary activities of nursing practice;
*  to function within the graduate nursing role utilizing sound ethical  decision making-evidenced in research, evaluation, practice, leadership and management.

 

 

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