Graduate Degree Programs

Program Description

Doctor of Pharmacy:

This program is a 3-year course of study that will provide an educational foundation for a career in pharmacy and create a practice setting in which evidence-based practices and research, minority inclusion as well as outreach to the community, cultural diversity, public health and wellness, development of future scientists and faculty, and a belief in God can be pursued and developed.

Master of Science in Nursing:

The Program provides three different concentrations for bachelor’s prepared nurses to advance their careers in the areas of Nursing Education; Nursing Administration, Leadership, and Management; and Advanced Practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner. The courses in the Nurse Administrative, Leadership, and Management option will help the student gain advanced knowledge of organizational leadership, health policy, and evidence-based health care delivery to prepare the student for leadership and administrative roles in a variety of health care situations. The Nursing Education option is designed to prepare students for a nurse educator role in academe and reflects nurse educator competencies in clinical aspects developed by national organizations. The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) option prepares nurses to act in an advanced practice role as a provider of primary care.

Master of Science in Clinical Research:

This program will serve the graduate level educational needs of interested students in the field of clinical research and biotechnology. The program offers more comprehensive cognitive instruction at the graduate level. It particularly enables practitioners in clinical research to have sharp critical and analytical abilities as well as more in-depth and total development of interpersonal attitudes; essential attributes which will further advance and widen professional opportunities for the graduates. The program is open to bachelor degree holders and to certified healthcare professionals who desire to pursue advanced studies in clinical research.

The growing influx and development of the California and Southern California in research and particularly in the areas of Biotech, Bio- Pharmaceutical, Genetic, Medical Device and Pharmaceutical has created a great demand for well educated, highly qualified individuals to take leadership positions in this field. The number of such companies and industries related has all but created a huge gap in meeting current and future needs and the impact that such rapid growth has had on the quality of, level of service for the human population served has pressed everyone into looking at ways and means to satisfy said demand effectively.