Health Science, M.S. - Respiratory Therapy (Online)

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A minimum of 36 hours are required for the traditional Master’s degree. Semester hours are shown in parenthesis after each entry.

Option Requirements

The Masters of Science in Health Sciences with a specialization in Respiratory Care Online Option consists of a minimum of 36 semester hours. All courses will be taught synchronously online. Because this option is taught completely online, F1/J1 visa sponsorship is not available. Please see the Traditional Option if you require F1/J1 visa sponsorship. At this time the hours are:

Health Science Core (9 hours)
Specialization Curriculum (Respiratory Therapy) (21 hours)
Thesis/Project/Advanced Practice (6 hours)

Health Science Core Curriculum (9 Hours)

The following CNHP courses are required of all students in the Master’s Program

Required Courses (9)

CNHP 6000 - Research for the Health Professions 3 Credit Hours
or
CNHP 7150 - Database Systems in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 6010 - Medical Terminology 3 Credit Hours
CNHP 8010 - Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
or CNHP 7800 Interprofessional Collaboration for Advanced Practice or CNHP 6010 Graduate Medical Terminology

Specialization Curriculum (21 Hours)

The following courses are required of all students in the Master’s Program

Required Courses (21)

RT 7010 - Teaching Practicum 3 Credit Hours
RT 7030 - Advanced Mechanical Ventilation 3 Credit Hours
RT 7040 - Advanced Practice Monitoring 3 Credit Hours
RT 7090 - Seminar in Respiratory Care 3 Credit Hours (RT 7090 - Seminar in Respiratory Care should be taken prior to taking RT 7995 or RRT 7999 .)
RT 7095 - Special Problems in Respiratory Care 3 Credit Hours
RT 7950 - Directed Readings 3 Credit Hours
RT 7960 - Critical Care Therapeutics 3 Hours

Thesis or Non-Thesis (6 Hours)

Students will take a minimum of 2 semesters at 3 hours each in one of the following options:

Thesis Option: Students will take RT 7999, depending on specialty area. A minimum of two semesters at three hours each must be completed. These courses must be taken consecutively. Students must be enrolled in thesis credit each semester they continue to work on completion of the requirements for thesis research.
Non-thesis Option (Project): Respiratory Therapy students will take six hours of RT 7995, Directed Study. A minimum of two semesters at three hours each must be completed. These courses must be taken consecutively. Students must be enrolled in non-thesis credit each semester they continue to work on completion of the requirements for non-thesis.
RT 7995 - Directed Studies in Respiratory Care (non-thesis/project) (6) or RT 7999 - Thesis Research (6)

Course substitutions may be authorized by the Department Chairman in sections I and II only.

All authorizations must be in writing by the Department Chairman before a student registers for the course.

RT 7995 - Directed Studies in Respiratory Care 3 Credit Hours
or
RT 7999 - Thesis Research 3 Credit Hours