program Contact:

Dr. Julie Taylor
email: taylorjs@uncw.edu
Phone: 910.962.7927

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Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Goal of Program:

The two-year (NE) and two and one-half year (FNP) full-time MSN Program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The graduate of the UNCW School of Nursing master‘s program in nursing will be able to practice in the role for which prepared.

Program Audience:

• The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) prepares advanced practice nurses who possess the knowledge, skill, attitudes, and values to meet the challenges of the 21st Century Health Care Delivery System in the following areas (1) Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and (2) Nurse Educator (NE).

Program Highlights:

• The purpose of the UNCW Master of Science in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP) option is to prepare an advanced practice generalist who possesses knowledge, skills, and attitudes to provide community focused primary care for culturally diverse families in rural or medically underserved areas.
• The Master of Science Nurse Educator (MSN-NE) option prepares a professional who uses educational theory in instructional situations. The program is designed to produce a professional with the values, knowledge and skills to prepare nurses for the current and future health care delivery systems.