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| MS Program At-a-Glance |
| Application deadline |
Domestic: January 15, 2010
Military: October 1, 2009
International: November 1, 2009 |
| Applications available |
October 2009 - January 2010 |
| Length of program |
18 - 24 months |
| Degree awarded |
Master of Science (MS) |
| Part-time study available? |
Yes |
| Distance learning available? |
Varies by program of study |
The Master of Science program is designed to prepare beginning-level investigators for the
testing of knowledge relevant to nursing science. The program provides graduate-level study
in nursing science and related fields, modes of systematic inquiry, professional foundations,
and theory development. Students are expected to complete a thesis that advances knowledge in
nursing science.
The thesis is the culminating opportunity in which the student applies nursing science and related
fields, modes of inquiry, professional foundations, and theory development to test knowledge in
nursing science. The Master of Science program does not include opportunity for clinical practice
in an advanced and specialized area of nursing practice.
As a student in the MS program, you have two options:
The University of Washington Master of Science program is fully accredited by the
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
through 2019.
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