Nursing Graduate Programs

UT Tyler School of Nursing

Graduate Programs

Welcome to the nationally recognized graduate nursing programs at The University of Texas at Tyler!

• Focusing on Health in Communities
• Preparing Nurse Leaders, Educators, Advanced Practitioners and Researchers of the Future
• Addressing the Challenges of a Changing Healthcare Environment

Program Objectives

Upon completion of the MSN degree or post-graduate certificate program, the student will be able to:

• • Integrate scientific knowledge and theories from nursing and related disciplines into advanced nursing practice, fostering decision-making and improving person-centered outcomes.
  • Analyze organizational and systems leadership principles to evaluate ethical, safe, and person-centered care across individual, population, and systems levels.
  • Translate, integrate, and apply research evidence to guide decision-making, improve healthcare and practice outcomes.
  • Utilize and evaluate healthcare informatics, digital health technologies, and inter-professional communication to optimize person centered-care.  
  • Advocate for improved healthcare delivery and outcomes, promote population health, and advance nursing's influence in healthcare at local, national, and global levels.
  • Demonstrate inter-professional collaboration and leadership skills within healthcare teams to manage care, improve person-centered outcomes, and facilitate effective transitions of care.
  • Promote holistic, preventive, and population-based care, evidence-based practice, and advocacy for health promotion. 

Flexible and Student Focused

• Online and Hybrid Courses
• Built Upon a Model of Strengths
• Outstanding Faculty Dedicated to Student Success
• Encouraging Students to Study and Solve Problems in the Communities in Which They Reside
• Highly competitive, affordable tuition with scholarships/financial aid available.

Numerous Study and Career Options

• Certificate Programs
  • Critical Care Transport Program
  • Post-BSN Informatics, Quality & Safety
  • Post-BSN Administration
  • Post-BSN Education
  • Post-MSN Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Post-MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
  • Post-MSN Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• MSN Programs
  
  • Administration
  • Coordinated MSN Administration/MBA
  • Education
  • Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • Informatics, Quality & Safety
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• PhD Programs
  
  • MS to PhD
  • BSN to PhD
• DNP Programs
  
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia

Opportunities

• Nursing Continuing Professional Development

 

Student Clinical Requirements

All APRN clinical hours require an unencumbered compact or Texas Registered Nurse license. Students are required to reside in and complete all clinical hours in Texas.

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