Drexel University Online 
   
Reasons to choose Drexel University:
- Among the top 50 private, non-profit, national doctoral/research universities in the U.S.
- One of the 10 largest online graduate nursing programs in the U.S.
- Ranked by U.S.News & World Report as one of America's Best Colleges
- Drexel University Online received prestigious Honor Roll status in U.S. News and World Report's 2012 inaugural online college rankings. Drexel ranked 2nd in the nation for its online graduate nursing program.
- Received the 21st Century Best Practice Award for Distance Learning from the United States Distance Learning Association
- First university to offer fully online master's degree
- Free education for military vets through new GI Bill's Yellow Ribbon Program
- Accredited by CCNE (Nursing), NLNAC (Nursing), CEPH (Public Health)
 Drexel University has again made the "up-and-coming" short list of national universities that have achieved "the most promising and innovative changes in academics, faculty, students, campus, or facilities," according to top college officials polled by U.S.News & World Report for the 2010 edition of "America's Best Colleges."
Featured Programs from Drexel University:
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Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Master of Science in Nursing
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited MSN Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program prepares students for professional practice in the management of medical, surgical, and critical care patient populations. The program provides the knowledge and skills needed to improve and sustain the health of acutely ill patients. Emphasis is placed upon diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making. Acute care nurse practitioners are needed in a variety of healthcare settings, including: emergency departments, intensive care units, clinics, labs and more. This program is a high quality program that demands a major commitment of time by the advanced practice nursing student. Because students are being educated to diagnose and treat patients, the master's program was designed to combine the convenience of online learning with the necessary rigor to become a competent and confident advanced practice nurse upon graduation. Admission to this program is restricted to students who will seek nurse practitioner clinical placements in the following states: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. Students who are residents of New York may apply, but they may not do their clinical in the state of New York.
Courses in the Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner MSN program include:
- Adult Acute Care NP I: Role and Scope of Practice
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Advanced Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning
- Pharmacology for Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
- Professional Seminar for Nurse Practitioners
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Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Master of Science in Nursing
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited MSN Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program focuses on the application of advanced practice nursing knowledge in order to improve and maintain the health status of a variety of patient populations. The program prepares students to provide comprehensive psychiatric mental health care to those who are at risk for mental illness, as well as those who are in need of psychiatric services. The online MSN in Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is a high quality program that demands a major commitment of time by the advanced practice nursing student. Because students are being educated to diagnose and treat patients, the master's program was designed to combine the convenience of online learning with the necessary rigor to become a competent and confident advanced practice nurse upon graduation. Students admitted 'out of region' (out of Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington DC, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts) will have to come to Drexel for an additional one-week mid-term clinical assessment during the middle of their program. Students who are residents of New York may apply, but they may not do their clinical in the state of New York.
Courses in the Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner MSN program include:
- Advanced Pathophysiology
- Advanced Pharmacology
- Advanced Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning
- Psychopharmacology
- Professional Seminar for Nurse Practitioners
- Theoretical Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
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Advanced Physician Assistant Studies - Master of Health Science
The Advanced Physician Assistant Studies Program (M.H.S) is designed for physician assistants seeking graduate credentials for career advancement. This online program covers topics such as public health, health policy, education, pharmacology, medical ethics, practice management and several clinical specialties. This program seeks to strengthen analytical thinking by providing a foundation for scholarly inquiry and mentor physician assistants in personalized professional development to enhance the PA profession, its members and the communities they serve. Drexel's Physician Assistant program is ranked among the nation's top 25 by U.S.News & World Report.
Courses in the Advanced Physician Assistant Studies MHS program include:
- Research Methods and Designs
- Principles of Evidence-Based Practice
- Clinical Applications of Epidemiology
- Health Policy
- Leadership and Stewardship
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Clinical Research Organization and Management - Master of Science
The MS in Clinical Research Organization and Management offers training to research professionals from diverse backgrounds, including: junior physicians, clinical fellows, clinical research coordinators, physician assistants, individuals involved in clinical research organizations and more. As the clinical research field expands and evolves, so too does the increased need for highly trained and qualified research professionals encompassing all research and regulatory areas. This program allows students to earn the experience and knowledge necessary to conduct investigations in the increasingly complex and highly regulated clinical field, and introduces students to timely and contemporary industry-related issues.
The program combines five areas of study devoted to clinical research and related administrative and regulatory issues:
- Innovative Product Research and Development
- Regulatory Compliance and Law
- Biostatistics and Data Management
- Clinical Research Management and Safety Surveillance
- Business and Strategic Planning of New Product Development
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Clinical Trials Research - Master of Science in Nursing
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited MSN in Clinical Trials Research program prepares nurses for careers in clinical trials with a variety of organizations: community and private practices, pharmaceutical and other scientific companies that produce, test and market new products. Graduates of this program assume roles such as: research coordinator, clinical scientist, clinical trials manager, coordinator or developer. Many potential employers exist outside the hospital environment -- in the community or private practices.
Courses in the Clinical Trials Research MSN program include:
- Leadership and Stewardship in the Health Professions
- Foundations of Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials Management
- Operational Leadership in Clinical Trials Management
- Current Topics in Clinical Trials Management
- Clinical Trials Research Practicum
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Clinical Trials Research - Post Bachelor's Certificate
The Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Clinical Trials Research program is a is a four-course grouping of classes that provides essential knowledge and skills to enter or advance in the clinical trials career track. This is a graduate-level certificate program. Upon completion of this certificate program, the student will have 14 graduate credits from an NLN/CCNE approved Master's in Nursing program. These credits can be used towards a master's degree at Drexel or any other university.
Courses in the Clinical Trials Research Certificate program include:
- Foundations of Good Clinical Practice in Clinical Trials Management
- Operational Leadership in Clinical Trials Management
- Current Topics in Clinical Trials Management
- Clinical Trials Research Practicum
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Nursing Education and Faculty Role - Master of Science in Nursing
Drexel University Online’sCCNE/NLNAC accredite Master's in Nursing Education and Faculty program specifically prepares nurses to work as educators and faculty for nursing programs at all education levels. This degree has a distinct focus on preparing students with the required competencies to successfully pass the new Certified Nursing Educator exam.
With such a severe and critical nursing faculty shortage in the United States and abroad, Drexel’s exclusively-online MSN degree provides students with the essential skills and expertise for contemporary nursing educators.
This exemplary program is offered by Drexel’s nationally-ranked College of Nursing and Health Professionals (CNHP) and integrates theories specific to:
- Adult learning
- Curriculum design and evaluation of courses and programs
- Critical thinking
- Clinical and classroom techniques
- Preparation for the role of the nursing professor.
The Nursing Education and Faculty MSN online program instructs students how to teach either in the classroom or via online modules and to utilize new and innovative technologies in both environments to educate tomorrow’s nurses. Students complete two role practicum experiences in teaching, providing ample opportunity to apply theory to practice.
Courses in the Nursing Education and Faculty Role MSN Program include:
- Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments
- Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care
- Introduction to Biostatistics
- Methods for Health Research
- Information, Innovation, and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice
- Evidenced Based Approaches to Practice
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Nursing Education and Faculty Role - Post Bachelor's Certificate
This program provides a four-course grouping of classes that focus on knowledge and skills required for healthcare provider education roles. Courses are chosen from the M.S.N. in Nursing Education and Faculty Role curriculum. Upon completion of this certificate program, the student will have 12 graduate credits from an NLN/CCNE-approved master's in nursing program. These credits can be used toward an M.S.N. at Drexel or any other university.
Courses in the Nursing Education and Faculty Role Certificate Program include:
- Clinic & Didactic Teaching Methods
- Teaching Critical Thinking & Clinical Decision-Making in Nursing
- Curriculum Design in Nursing Education
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Epidemiology & Biostatistics - Certificate
The Certificate in Epidemiology & Biostatistics program offers research-oriented training for public health professionals from diverse backgrounds: policy makers, physicians, Nurses, clinical research professionals, health educators. The program provides research-oriented training in the theory and tools of core public health disciplines. Students build the statistical background needed to conduct research and learn how to develop hypotheses, analyze data, interpret and communicate results.
Courses in the Epidemiology & Biostatistics Certificate program include:
- Introduction to Descriptive Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Introduction to Analytic Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Design and analysis of Epidemiological Studies
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Health Informatics - Master of Science
Drexel University Online's Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) prepares students to utilize today's advanced information systems to create more efficient and productive health care environments. This program is ideal for health care professionals interested in improving their organization's use of informatics and for information technology specialists seeking careers with biomedical or health organizations. The MS in Health Informatics focuses on the systems of informatics and psycho-social aspects of the healthcare field. The program provides students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds with the knowledge and skills to use information and knowledge processing methodology and information and communication technology efficiently and responsibly in order to improve health outcomes in varied settings, including medicine, nursing and public health in primary and hospital care, industry, government, and academia. Students graduate with an understanding of both information systems and healthcare that complements their prior education and experiences.
Courses in the Health Informatics MS Degree program include:
- Healthcare Informatics
- Information Assurance
- Organization & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics
- Healthcare Informatics: Planning & Evaluation
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Healthcare Informatics - Certificate
The Certificate in Healthcare Informatics online program will provide an intensive introduction to the evolving field of Medical/Health Informatics. The goal of the Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is to provide knowledge and skills in the application of information technology (IT) in the provision of healthcare. Graduates of the program will gain knowledge and skills useful in taking on additional healthcare IT-related responsibilities or embarking upon new careers as managers or developers of healthcare IT systems.
Courses in the Healthcare Informatics Certificate program include:
- Healthcare Informatics
- Organization & Social Issues in Healthcare Informatics
- Advanced Issues in Healthcare Informatics
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Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice - Master of Science in Nursing
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited MSN in Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice program is designed for the graduate nursing student who seeks to innovate in a variety of roles, as clinician, educator, administrator, clinical scientist or in the business environment of healthcare. This degree offers curriculum flexibility with a goal of graduating forward-thinking nurses who may make unique contributions to nursing and healthcare. This MSN track is for the highly disciplined, independently thinking graduate nursing student whose career objectives may not be met by a more traditional graduate nursing curriculum. The ultimate aim of this ground-breaking degree is to graduate forward thinking nurses who may make unique contributions to nursing and healthcare.
Courses in the Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice MSN program include:
- Innovation in Advanced Nursing Practice: Theory and Application
- Case Studies in Intra/Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Nursing
- The Nurse as Intra/Entrepreneur and Consultant
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Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice - Post-Bachelor's Certificate
The Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice program provides a four-course grouping of classes focusing on re-inventing and promoting innovative nursing practice in a variety of roles, as clinician, educator, administrator, clinical scientist or in the business environment of healthcare. Courses are chosen from the MSN in Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice. It is designed to emphasize entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial approaches to advanced nursing practice.
Courses in the Innovation and Intra/Entrepreneurship in Advanced Nursing Practice Certificate program include:
- Innovation in Advanced Nursing Practice: Theory and Application
- Case Studies in Intra/Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Nursing
- The Nurse as Intra/Entrepreneur and Consultant
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Leadership in Health Systems Management - Post-Bachelor's Certificate
The Post-Bachelor's Certificate in Leadership in Health Systems Management program builds a solid foundation in essential administration skills for those who wish to advance in management positions. This certificate program provides a four-course grouping of classes from the MSN in Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management curriculum. This program is our only non-nursing certificate offered online through the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Selected classes provide essential skills for supervisory and management positions that help professionals perform in their expanded roles, and grow as emerging leaders. Upon completion of this certificate program, the student will have 12 graduate level credits from an NLN/CCNE approved Master's in Nursing Program. These credits can be used towards a master's degree at Drexel or any other university.
Courses in the Leadership in Health Systems Management Certificate program include:
- Leadership and Stewardship in the Health Professions
- Economics of Healthcare Management and Policy
- Operations Management in Contemporary Healthcare Organizations
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Medical Family Therapy - Post-Master's Certificate
This 14-credit (4 course) certificate program is designed to introduce a variety of currently practicing health care professionals to the ways acute and chronic medical illnesses and conditions influence and are influenced by psychosocial, relational, and family conditions and environments. Ideal candidates for this certificate include experienced couple and family therapists who are seeking to develop their clinical knowledge and expand the scope of their clinical practice, graduate students in couple and family therapy and related disciplines (such social work, psychology, creative arts, rehabilitation science, physician assistant, and physicians), and clergy, physicians, nurses, and allied health care professionals seeking to update and/ or improve their knowledge about families, illness and collaborative practice.
Courses in the Medical Family Therapy Certificate program include:
- Introduction to Medical Family Therapy
- Multicultural and Family Systems Approach in Health Care
- Issues and Trends in Health Policy for Families
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Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management - Master of Science in Nursing
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited MSN in Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management prepares nurses for supervisory and management responsibilities, building the necessary skills for leadership career tracks. Students have the opportunity to develop the skills needed to become nursing managers and leaders. This program has been recently redesigned with a new focus on information systems management and evidence-based decision making for the nurse administrator- two skills critical for today's high performance oriented nurse executive. The program teaches nurses how to solve problems, make decisions, resolve conflict and operationalize the mission and goals of the healthcare delivery system. This program focuses on the development of leadership skills and knowledge in areas such as fiscal management, legal/ethical issues, strategic planning, organization structures and marketing.
Courses in the Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management MSN program include:
- Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments
- Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care
- Intro to Biostatistics
- Methods for Health Research
- Information, Innovation and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice
- Evidenced Based Approaches to Practice
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RN to BSN
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited RN to BSN program is an online nursing Bachelor's degree completion program providing Registered Nurses with access to the career advancement opportunities that come with a BSN degree. Graduates of this RN to BSN program perform better in their profession and assume roles that demand critical thinking, decision-making, communication and leadership skills. Core courses prepare graduates for population-based cases and the managed care environment. Support courses, electives and study in an area of student's choice cover additional current issues in nursing.
Courses in the RN to BSN program include:
- Transformational Leadership/Management in Nursing
- Health Assessment & Promotion for Diverse and Vulnerable Populations
- Nursing Informatics
- Genetics in Nursing and Health
- Research Basis of Nursing
- Issues in Aging and Longevity
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RN to BSN to MSN
This NLNAC/CCNE accredited accelerated online degree completion program is designed for graduates of diploma and associate degree nursing programs who are committed to earning the Master of Science in Nursing degree. The RN to BSN to MSN innovative program allows nurses to pursue a master's degree while they still work on their bachelor's. Students begin by completing the application process for the RN-BSN Completion Program. When the RN-BSN student is close to completing the BSN degree, an application is submitted to the graduate nursing program, and upon acceptance, will begin taking graduate level nursing courses. Students work closely with an academic advisor to ensure proper progression.
Students will have the option to submit to the following MSN specializations:
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Study in Clinical Research - Certificate
The Certificate of Study in Clinical Research program is a valuable professional resource for today's busy physicians, physician assistants, nurses, clinical fellows, research coordinators, and other individuals working in the medical field who want in-depth exposure to the skills and knowledge needed in the evolving clinical research field without having to commit to an entire master's program. The Certificate of Study in Clinical Research - an optional professional credential - is awarded to students who successfully complete five graduate-level courses from the Master of Science in Clinical Research Organization and Management curriculum.
Courses in the Study in Clinical Research Certificate program include:
- Fundamentals of Compliance
- Introduction to Clinical Trials
- Pharmaceutical Law in R&D
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Toxicology & Industrial Hygiene - Certificate
This unique, 4-course certificate is specifically designed for students at the post-baccalaureate level in industrial or governmental settings. Program content provides a strong foundation in both toxicology and industrial hygiene to enhance the student's "on-the-job" performance in the areas of health and safety. Students completing all four courses will be awarded a certificate indicating their completion of this program of study. Graduates may also use these courses credits as a basis for more advanced study at the master's or doctoral level in these areas.
Courses in the Toxicology & Industrial Hygiene Certificate program include:
- Principles of Toxicology I
- Principles of Toxicology II
- Industrial Hygiene I
- Industrial Hygiene II
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Women's Health MSN completion Program for Nurse Practitioners
The NLNAC/CCNE accredited Women's Health MSN Completion Program for Nurse Practitioners allows certificate prepared nurse practitioners to earn a master's degree to meet the education needs of their advanced practice roles. The program is designed for part-time study by working professionals, although it is possible to complete this program in one calendar year by taking more than one course each quarter. Alternatively, you may extend studies over a longer period of time, taking fewer courses each period.
Courses in the Women's Health MSN completion Program for Nurse Practitioners program include:
- Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments
- Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care
- Intro to Biostatistics
- Methods for Health Research
- Information, Innovation and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice
- Evidenced Based Approaches to Practice
Drexel University is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Drexel's undergraduate and graduate nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC).
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