Management includes health promotion, health maintenance, and health restoration.
Also accentuated are principles of health education and counseling, behavior change, communication, advocacy, accountability, autonomy, problem-solving, and professional role development. Class size and composition vary depending on the course. Clinical seminars facilitated by experienced nurse practitioner faculty provide students with an opportunity for small group discussion about actual clinical situations and exemplar cases. Many courses will include other students from other specialty areas. The work for the student's Master's thesis or project is generally done independently with the oversight of the Supervisory Committee of the student's choosing.