Degree Requirements

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To earn the Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia degree, students must satisfactorily complete fifty-one credits. Eighteen of these credits are taken at Saint Joseph’s University and thirty-three at the Hospital School.

Core Courses (offered at Nazareth Hospital)

• GRA 3505 Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology in Anesthesia I
• GRA 3515 Chemistry and Physics I
• GRA 3525 Pharmacology I
• GRA 4005 Orientation to the Study and Practice of Anesthesia
• GRA 4105 Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology in Anesthesia II
• GRA 4155 Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia II and III
• GRA 4185 Pharmacology II
• GRA 4305 Advanced Principles of Practice
• GRA 4995 Clinical Practicum
• GRA 4365 Thesis Presentation

Saint Joseph’s University Courses

• HAD/HED 4025 Health Services Research
• HAD 4745 Ethics of Health Care
• HAD 4655 Health Care Law

Plus any three of the following:

• HAD 4605 Health Administration
• HAD 4625 Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability
• HED 4765 Managed Health Care
• HED 4775 Program Planning for Wellness
• HED 4805 Epidemiology and Community Health
• HED 4845 Curriculum Strategies for Health Educators
• HED 4855 Stress and Crisis Management
• HED 4885 Addictions