Post Master's DNP Curriculum-at-a-Glance
The purpose of the Post Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the UMass Chan Medical School is to prepare nurse practitioner and nurse administrators graduates for advanced nursing practice leadership roles. The curriculum is designed to educate students to improve and transform health care through systems leadership, research translation, and advanced clinical knowledge. Graduates are prepared to assume advanced nursing practice leadership roles in hospitals and community-based settings, health care organizations, and schools of nursing as clinical faculty.
The Post Master's DNP is offered part-time with a fully online curriculum.
The post-master’s DNP program can be completed in as little as two years by taking additional courses each semester.
Individual advising is provided.
Post Master's DNP, Fall start (Part-time)
| Year 1 | ||
| Fall | N 704H Principles of Epidemiology | 3cr |
| N 705H Trends Influencing the DNP | 3cr | |
| Spring | N 716H EBP & Scholarly Inquiry | 3cr |
| N 723H-2 Quality & Safety | 3cr | |
| Summer | N 715H Analytical Foundations of Practice Inquiry | 2cr |
| N 727H DNP Practice Inquiry Methods | 2cr | |
| Total Credits in Year 1: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | N 706H Health Policy | 3cr |
| N 707H Biomedical Informatics | 3cr | |
| Spring | N 709H1 DNP Project Proposal | 1cr |
| N 718H Scholarly Writing (optional) | 1cr | |
| Summer | N 709H II DNP Project Proposal | 1cr |
| N 708H Organizational Systems & Healthcare Financing | 3cr | |
| Total Credits in Year 2: | 12 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | N 769H Leadership for Nurse Executives | 3cr |
| N 772H DNP Project Implementation | 2cr | |
| N 777AH DNP Leadership Practicum | 1cr | |
| Spring | N 773H DNP Project: Evaluation | 2cr |
| N 777BH DNP Leadership Practicum | 1cr | |
| N 768H Executive Nursing Practice (optional) | 3cr | |
| Total Credits in Year 3: | 12 | |
| TOTAL CREDITS IN PROGRAM: | 36 | |