Plan of Study
Prefix & Number |
Title |
Credit hours |
Semester |
ARCH 8650 |
Topics in Health Policy, Planning & Administration |
3 |
Spring Year 1 |
NURS 8070 | Nursing Research Design & Methods | 3 | Summer Year 1 |
ARCH 8860 | Health Facilities Planning and Design | 3 | Fall Year 1 |
NURS 9060 |
DNP Outcomes Management + Practicum (45 hours) |
3 |
Spring Year 2 |
The courses would be taken in sequence:
- Arch 8650: Provides a general overview of the context for the planning and design of health care organizations and health care facilities in the United States. Major current trends and issues in public policy, planning and the business of health care organizations are covered
- Nurs 8070: Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies useful and appropriate to clinical nursing practice and for the development of nursing knowledge; ethics with human subject; does not include thesis advisement.
- Arch 8860: Current planning and design considerations for health care facilities. Conducted as a series of professional seminars examining overall infrastructure planning and design consideration and detailed considerations for specific areas in hospitals. Topics are covered by Architecture + Health faculty and national recognized practitioners
- Nurs 9060 as each course content builds on the other: Examines the science of systems improvement, including the models, methods, and tools of process improvement applied to healthcare. Emphasis is on designing outcomes and evidence-based, safe and efficient processes and workflows to achieve customer satisfaction and targeted outcomes. A practicum component with quality experts permits guided application of classroom content.