Master of Science in Nursing

The master of science in nursing prepares nurses with a BSN for advanced practice roles in nursing. Students can specialize in acute care nurse practitioner, adults, adult-gerontology, children, nurse-midwifery, and health care systems leadership.

Learning Outcomes

• Use data and analytical processes to discover, critique and/or synthesize nursing knowledge for the continued improvement of nursing care across diverse settings.
• Integrate pertinent theories, research and other evidence, as well as patient and population perspectives, to guide master’s level nursing practice.
• Effectively use varied modes of communication, informatics and technology to promote safe and high quality patient care.
• Initiate, maintain, and promote intra- and interprofessional collaboration.
• Demonstrate leadership in ethical and clinical decision-making using a system’s perspective.
• Provide culturally appropriate evidence-based clinical prevention and population health to individuals, families, and aggregates.

In 1912, Marquette University acquired the Trinity Hospital Training School for Nursing and the nurses' residence. Soon after that acquisition, the nursing school became a division of higher education at Marquette and graduated 18 nursing students. At that time, Marquette was the only university in Wisconsin to offer a three-year nursing certificate. In 1936, the School of Nursing became a constituent college of Marquette University with a four-year collegiate program designed by the college's first dean, Dr. Berenice Beck.

Today, the College of Nursing is housed in Emory T. Clark Hall on the west side of the Marquette campus. The 46,000-square-foot building includes office, classroom, and laboratory space, including our Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Center for Clinical Simulation, which provides a realistic health care environment where our students can strengthen essential clinical competencies, develop sound clinical reasoning and prepare for high-risk situations.