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lean, lh~ ---------------------------------------- \111,• nliJJor lh 'ur,111, I .,cit·11u• u, n1111h Ill fC>,:1 n · 1' lmcr MASTER'S DEGREE IN NURSIN G ANNOUNCED • unr,J . 1h ·.MMEDI ATE RELEASE ti, iu1 a Ju.ite re• pn ... The first Master' s deg r ee in nursing in San Diego was announced nur he>< I h ·cl ) . 1111 ru ,',; y by Irene Palmer, Ph . D., Dean, University of San Diego Hahn l'h1l11p ) • I IJhn ' spr=-ing se mester, January 31 , 1977, and will provide options for full t ime and part time study as we l l as summer session. Presently, USO offers a Bachelor of Sci e nce i n Nursinq for registered nurses. San Diego i s th e ni nth largest metropolitan area in the nation and until now the only one without a graduate degree nursing program. A Mast e r' s degree in nurs i ng is an essential requirement for clin i cal nursing s pec i a li zation, teaching, supervision, administration, and management in nur s in g. The program will provide a Major in Family Health Nursing and grant a M. S. degree in nursing. The program of studies will require 36 unit s of study and a thesis, or 39 units of study as a non - thesi s opt i on. According to De an Pa lmer, 11 the proposals for refocusing the direction and ext e nt of health services in the nation all identify the dual goals of the prev enti on of di sease and disability and the promotion •elor' dt· re.·;' 01 0 f Nu rs i ng. ur:.1n tor Th e degree program is scheduled to begin with the

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