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

Health Sciences Core (9 Hours)

• CNHP 6000 - Research for the Health Professions 3 Credit Hours

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• CNHP 7150 - Database Systems in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours

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• CNHP 8000 - Trends Affecting Health Policies, Practices, and Laws 3 Credit Hours

• or CNHP 7800   Interperfessional Collaboration for Advanced Practice or CNHP 6010   Graduate Medical Terminology 

• CNHP 8010 - Leadership and Ethics in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours

Specialization Curriculum (61 Hours)

• RT 6005 - Clinical Cardiopulmonary Physiology 3 Credit Hours
• RT 6111 - Respiratory Care Procedures I 4 Credit Hours
• RT 6025 - Patient Evaluation 4 Credit Hours
• RT 6030 - Pulmonary Function Diagnostics 3 Credit Hours
• RT 6040 - Respiratory Care Pharmacology 3 Credit Hours
• RT 6027 - Pulmonary Diseases 3 Credit Hours
• RT 6112 - Respiratory Care Procedures II 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7010 - Teaching Practicum 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7011 - Ventilatory Support I 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7012 - Mechanical Ventilation II 4 Credit Hours
• RT 7020 - Advanced Clinical Preceptorship 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7030 - Advanced Mechanical Ventilation 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7040 - Advanced Practice Monitoring 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7050 - Statistical Research II 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7060 - Critical Care Therapeutics 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7070 - Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2 Credit Hours
• RT 7075 - Patient Care Management 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7080 - Pediatric Respiratory Care 2 Credit Hours
• RT 7081 - Neonatal Respiratory Care 2 Credit Hours
• RT 7085 - Professional Practice: From Current Trends to Extended Care 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7090 - Seminar in Respiratory Care 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7095 - Special Problems in Respiratory Care 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7995 - Directed Studies in Respiratory Care 3 Credit Hours
• RT 7096 - End of Life Issues 1 Credit Hours

Clinical Curriculum (15 Hours)

• RT 6050 - Clinical Practice I 1 Credit Hours
• RT 6051 - Clinical Practice II 4 Credit Hours
• RT 6052 - Clinical Practice III 1 Credit Hours
• RT 7051 - Clinical Practice IV 4 Credit Hours
• RT 7052 - Clinical Practice III 5 Credit Hours

Thesis/Non-thesis Option (6 Hours)

• Thesis Option RT 7999: 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 RT 7995: Respiratory Therapy students will take six hours of RT 7995, Directed Studies in Respiratory Therapy. These courses must be taken in consecutive semesters.

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