The Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing offers NLN-accredited programs leading to the Master of Science degree. These programs build upon the baccalaureate in nursing, and are designed to prepare graduates to assume leadership positions in nursing and health care, and to make significant contributions to the quality of health care.

Whether they are preparing for a career in advanced practice primary care, a clinical nursing specialty or nursing administration, all students take a set of core courses, as well as specialization courses, and electives drawn from nursing and other disciplines. The core courses deal with social, theoretical, research, practice, and ethical issues affecting health care delivery.

Advance practice primary care specializations are available in medical-surgical nursing, psychiatric nursing, maternal-child nursing, and community health nursing. A dual degree option resulting in an MS in community health nursing and an MPH in public health, is also available (57 credits required).

Nurse practitioner programs registered by New York State include the pediatric nurse practitioner (MS and post-master’s advanced certificate), adult nurse practitioner, and gerontological nurse practitioner. Each specialization also offers the opportunity for students to complete a sub-specialization in care of HIV/AIDS clients.

Graduates of Hunter’s Graduate School of Nursing work in every major health care facility in the New York region and across the country, and many hold leadership posts in those institutions. A broad network of health care partners and alumni assists in placing students in rigorous practicums during their study, and in good jobs upon graduation.

For further information about graduate nursing programs, contact:
Dr. Violet Malinski, Director of the Graduate Program
212-481-4465
vmalinsk@hunter.cuny.edu