Bachelor in Nursing
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Nurses are the health care professionals most people rely on today, whether it's the nurse practitioner who treats their everyday ills at a walk-in clinic or the emergency room or the critical-care nurse who soothes fears while helping save lives. Students who care—about people, technology, science, their colleagues, and the community—can join the MTSU School of Nursing's competitive and robust academic programs to develop their commitment to the art and science of nursing.
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Curriculum
Curriculum: Nursing
The following program of study is recommended; however, students are expected to seek advice from the pre-nursing advisor or faculty advisor each semester to ensure proper sequence for program completion. The faculty reserves the right to make changes in curricula requirements and/or course sequencing as appropriate.
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman Fall
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- MATH 1710 - College Algebra 3 credit hours (Math)
- PSY 1410 - General Psychology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci)
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- BIOL 2010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours (Nat Sci) and
- BIOL 2011 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab 0 credit hours (Nat Sci)
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Freshman Spring
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Natural Science 4 credit hours
- BIOL 2020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credit hours and
- BIOL 2021 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab 0 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 17 Hours
Sophomore Fall
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours or (Hum/FA)
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours or (Hum/FA)
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- BIOL 2100 - Microbiology in Disease 3 credit hours and
- BIOL 2101 - Microbiology in Disease Lab 0 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Sophomore Spring
- NURS 3000 - Professionalism in Nursing 1 credit hour
- NURS 3010 - Pathophysiology 3 credit hours
- NURS 3030 - Health Assessment 3 credit hours
- NURS 3040 - Health Assessment Laboratory 1 credit hour
- NURS 3041 - Clinical Skills Lab 1 or 2 credit hours (2 credit hours required)
- NURS 3042 - Basic Dosage Calculation 1 credit hour
- Guided elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Junior Fall
- NURS 3170 - Clinical Pharmacology in Nursing 3 credit hours
- NURS 3350 - Introduction to Nursing Practice 4 credit hours
- NURS 3360 - Introduction to Nursing Practice-Clinical 3 credit hours
- NURS 3380 - Caring for Clients with Mental Health Alterations 3 credit hours
- NURS 3390 - Mental Health Clinical 2 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Junior Spring
- NURS 3530 - Caring for Adult Clients I 4 credit hours
- NURS 3540 - Caring for Adult Clients I-Clinical 3 credit hours
- NURS 3550 - Caring for the Childbearing Family 3 credit hours
- NURS 3560 - Caring for the Childbearing Family-Clinical 2 credit hours
- NURS 3580 - Health and Gerontology 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Fall
- NURS 4330 - Caring for Adult Clients II 4 credit hours
- NURS 4340 - Caring for Adult Clients II-Clinical 3 credit hours
- NURS 4370 - Caring for the Community as Client 3 credit hours
- NURS 4380 - Community Clinical 2 credit hours
- NURS 4390 - Health Care Research 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Spring
- NURS 4570 - Professional Practice and Leadership 3 credit hours
- NURS 4585 - Caring for Children and Teen Clients 3 credit hours
- NURS 4586 - Caring for Children and Teen Clients-Clinical 2 credit hours
- NURS 4590 - Capstone Clinical 5 or 6 credit hours
Subtotal: 14 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The degrees in nursing offered by MTSU lead to career opportunities in direct patient care as well as healthcare-related industries, such as research, compliance, education, and sales. Examples include:
- Bloodbank supervisor
- Cardiac care nurse
- Clinical operations/design specialist
- Clinical researcher
- Compliance education
- Critical care transport nurse
- Emergency room nurse
- Family nurse practitioner
- Home health care professional
- Health, wellness, and fitness education
- Nursing education
- On-site nurse programs
- Patient case manager
- Pharmaceutical salesperson
- School nurses
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