Nurse Midwifery Curriculum

The postbaccalaureate D.N.P. nurse midwifery program is 77 credits with 810 clinical hours devoted to precepted practice and a minimum of 500 project hours in which students develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate their D.N.P. projects.

Graduates will be eligible to sit for certification through the American Midwifery Certification Board as a certified nurse midwife.

Core Courses

NURS 5104 - Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
NURS 5105 - Advanced Clinical Pharmacology (3)
ADHA 5107 - Advanced Health Assessment (3)

D.N.P. Core Courses

NURS 6010 - Clinical Scholarship (2)
NURS 6060 - Clinical Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NURS 6930 - Information Technology for Evidence-Based Practice (3)
NURS 6880 - Leadership for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 6020 - Management and Analysis of Health Data for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 6940 - Evidence Translation and Implementation Science (3)
NURS 6780 - Health Care Economics and Business Practices for Advanced Practice Nurses (3)
NURS 6040 - Determinants of Health (3)
NURS 6980 - Epidemiology and Population Health (3)
NURS 6030 - D.N.P. Project Planning and Proposal Development (3)
NURS 6982 - D.N.P. Project Implementation (3)

Specialty Courses

WHNM 6109 - Mental Health, Intimate Partner Violence, and Addictive Behaviors in Women (3)
WHNM 6207 - Women's Health-Nurse Midwifery Theory I: Gynecological Care (3)
WHNM 6208 - Women's Health-Nurse Midwifery Practicum I: Gynecological Care (3) (135 clinical hours)
WHNM 6307 - Women's Health-Nurse Midwifery Theory II: Childbearing (3)
WHNM 6308 - Women's Health-Nurse Midwifery Practicum II: Childbearing (3) (135 clinical hours)
WHNM 6107 - Women's Health-Nurse Midwifery Theory III: Primary Care of Women (3)
WHNM 6108 - Women's Health-Nurse Midwifery Practicum III: Primary Care of Women (3) (135 clinical hours)
NMID 6406 - Nurse-Midwifery Theory IV: Intrapartum and Postpartum (3)
NMID 6407 - Nurse-Midwifery Theory V: Management of the Neonate and Breastfeeding (2)
NMID 6408 - Nurse-Midwifery Theory Practicum VI: Intrapartum, Postpartum, and Neonatal Care (5) (225 clinical hours)
NMID 6507 - Integrated Nurse Midwifery Theory and Practicum (5) (180 clinical hours)