Nursing — The Programs

Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Track (MS)
Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Track (MS)
Family Nurse Practitioner Track (MS)

The College of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Boston offers programs of graduate study leading to the MS and PhD degrees in nursing. The College also offers a Post-Master’s Advanced Certificate Program which prepares nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing for careers as family or adult/gerontological nurse practitioners. This program is offered through the Division of Corporate, Continuing, and Distance Education at UMass Boston. For more information, see the Post-Master’s Advanced Certificate program section below.

Graduate students at the College work with faculty members distinguished for their achievements as educators, scholars, and practitioners. Faculty are dedicated to developing students’ professional and intellectual interests and provide a strong background in nursing theory, practice, and research. Master’s degree students may pursue their individual professional objectives by participating in selected clinical practica with expert preceptors in prestigious placements in urban and metropolitan Boston-area institutions. Doctoral students study with faculty conducting research in quality-of-life, health policy, and health care issues addressing urban populations. In addition, faculty in the graduate program are involved in service projects at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels.