Program Overview
The Master of Science in Respiratory Care program prepares graduates for leadership roles in various healthcare settings. The program offers three concentrations: Leadership, Sleep, and Clinical Specialization. Students complete a core curriculum in cardiopulmonary physiology, research methods, and patient education, along with a concentration-specific curriculum. The program is taught online and prepares graduates for careers in academia, clinical practice, and research.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Science in Respiratory Care (M.S.R.C.) program prepares graduates for leadership roles in acute care, specialty clinics, pulmonary rehabilitation, home care, and academic settings. Graduates will be equipped with advanced knowledge and skills in cardiopulmonary physiology, clinical practice guidelines, research methods, patient education, leadership, and diagnostics/therapeutics. The program offers three concentration options: Leadership, Sleep, and Clinical Specialization.
Outline:
The 36-credit-hour non-thesis program consists of a core curriculum and a concentration curriculum.
Core Curriculum:
- Cardiopulmonary physiology
- Clinical practice guidelines/protocols
- Research methods/design
- Patient education
- Academic leadership
- Diagnostics/therapeutics
Concentration Curricula:
- Leadership Concentration:
- Leadership
- Sleep
- Clinical specialization
- Sleep Concentration:
- Polysomnography
- Sleep disorders
- Sleep management
- Clinical Specialization Concentration:
- Advanced respiratory care techniques
- Critical care respiratory care
Teaching:
The program is taught online using an advanced learning management system. Students work with faculty and peers in a supportive environment to hone knowledge and expertise.
Careers:
Graduates of the program may pursue careers as:
- Faculty member in an academic institution
- Director of clinical education in a respiratory care program
- Program director of a respiratory care program
- Director/manager in a hospital respiratory care department or sleep lab
- Clinical specialist in a healthcare/equipment company
- Research scientist
- Research project manager
- Clinical educator for a hospital or respiratory care company
- Bedside clinician as a respiratory therapist or sleep technologist
