Nursing

Sample courses that might be required for a degree in Nursing:

Natural Sciences and Social Sciences Courses

  • Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Anatomy
  • Physiology
  • Microbiology
  • Nutrition

Nursing Courses

  • Communicating and Managing Healthcare Information
  • Introduction to Professional Nursing
  • Alterations in Physiological Functioning I
  • Pharmacology I
  • Basic Assessment and Therapeutic Interventions
  • Health and Illness: Foundations of Nursing
  • Health and Illness: Foundations of Nursing Practicum
  • Image, Roles and Ethics 
  • Quality Improvement
  • Alterations in Physiological Functioning II
  • Pharmacology II
  • Health and Illness: Nursing Across the Lifespan
  • Health and Illness: Nursing Across the Lifespan Practicum
  • Development of a Microsystem Leader
  • Evidence-Based Practice:  Translating Research to Practice
  • Professional Development III: Navigating the Profession
  • Health and Illness: Nursing with Diverse Populations
  • Health and Illness: Nursing with Diverse Populations Practicum
  • Nursing in an Evolving Healthcare System
  • Population Based Healthcare
  • Integration Seminar

Colleges will also require you to take some core undergraduate courses in addition to some elective courses. These requirements and electives will vary from college to college. Here are a number of examples:

Arts and Humanities

  • Arts
  • History
  • Languages
  • Literature
  • Music

Math

  • Algebra
  • Calculus
  • Computer Science
  • Logic
  • Statistics

Natural Sciences

  • Astronomy
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics

Social Sciences

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • Government
  • Psychology
  • Sociology