University at Buffalo - Buffalo
- 103 Wende Hall
- The State University of New York at Buffalo
- Buffalo, NY 14214
The University at Buffalo School of Nursing
The School of Nursing began in the 1930s and is now ranked in the top third of the nation's nursing schools and the region's only nursing program connected with a multidisciplinary health science center. Our undergraduate and graduate programs emphasize the acquisition of clinical nursing expertise. Students develop their ability to make decisions, practice creatively and imaginatively, and cope with change in a climate of scholarship, discovery, and professional example. Graduates are prepared for beginning and advanced professional nursing practice grounded in millennial knowledge in a discipline that focuses on interdisciplinary collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation.
The curriculum ensures interaction with faculty in one-to-one mentoring, small group classes, conferences, and electronic media, as well as in traditional lectures. Faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for publications, presentations, and service; two-thirds are doctorally prepared. The School of Nursing has clinical affiliations with Western New York's major health-care facilities.
Because we are committed to our students, we have made our programs and class schedules very flexible. We offer a wide range of programs, with many are available on a full or part-time basis. With approximately 200 graduate and 450 undergraduate nursing students—diverse in age, background, ethnicity, and gender—our classes are small and our faculty members are accessible.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The University at Buffalo DNP program will prepare advanced practice nurses in family, adult, mental health, and nurse anesthesia to deliver expert care, provide leadership in developing and implementing new innovations in practice, and translating evidenced-based care to the clinical setting. The DNP Program at UB utilizes an innovative curricular approach that brings students in the clinical and research doctoral programs together for their first year of full-time coursework. This educational model will encourage relationship-building between nurse researchers and clinicians, which can stimulate future research partnerships. This approach to building nursing science and practice innovations to deliver more evidenced-based care will ultimately improve nursing practice.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice will be the recognized standard for entry into advanced practice nursing in 2015. Separate admission to the program will be offered at the post-baccalaureate and post-master's level. The post-baccalaureate program is designed for completion in three years of full-time study or up to seven years of part-time study, while the post-master's program can be completed in five semesters of part-time study and may be completed through distance learning.
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Adult Clinical Nurse Specialist
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Adult Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Family Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Nurse Anesthesia
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
PhD in Nursing
The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing program was designed to prepare nurses for leadership positions in academia and research. The goal of the program is to prepare nurse scientists and academicians who will contribute to knowledge development, theory generation and hypothesis testing. Students are educated to communicate and function across disciplines. PhD graduates will be nurse scholars who:
- Develop the empirical and theoretical bases of nursing practice within a defined research program
- Utilize advanced research methodologies and technology in the pursuit of knowledge
- Demonstrate expertise in communication of research findings to the scientific and social policy communities
- Provide leadership in the development and application of knowledge to nursing research, practice and education using multidisciplinary perspectives
- Relate nursing research to the development and/or implementation of health care policy regionally, nationally and internationally
- Integrate knowledge of our multicultural society into nursing research to improve and enhance health care and reduce disparities in health outcomes
RN to BS
The RN/BS program is designed specifically for nurses who have already successfully completed a community college (associate's degree) or hospital based (diploma) nursing program, and have also passed the State licensure exam (NCLEX-RN) for registered nurses (RN). This program both supplements and builds upon the core nursing knowledge and skills which all RNs achieve prior to licensure.
Second Degree Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The accelerated second-degree program offers the undergraduate nursing curriculum as an intensive, full-time, 12-month program designed for the mature, highly motivated, career-minded student who has already completed at least an undergraduate degree in a field other than nursing.
Traditional Bachelor of Science in Nursing
The basic nursing program provides the curriculum required for a freshman or transfer student who is pursuing a nursing degree for the first time. The BS program at UB prepares generalist nurses to work in a variety of health-care settings and meet the diverse needs of individuals and families across the life span and among all community groups. The early phase of the program combines liberal arts with biomedical and social sciences. Upper-division courses focus on the knowledge and skills required to provide comprehensive nursing care in various clinical practice settings, ethical/legal dimensions of the health-care system, pharmacological components of care, nursing research, and principles and techniques of management within a health-system context.