Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation







Active and bustling –perfect for students who want to study in a professional, urban atmosphere.
Comfortable and welcoming – perfect for students who want a close-knit academic community.
Convenient and innovative – perfect for students looking to succeed on their own schedule.
Scenic and serene – perfect for students wishing to study in a small-town environment next to sparkling Lake Havasu.
A distinctive campus for interdisciplinary sciences – perfect for students who enjoy learning by doing.
BS Integrative Health
BS Health Care Compliance and Regulations
• Develop critical thinking about different therapies, modalities and practitioners.
• Apply a holistic approach to wellness focusing on the mind, body and spirit.
• Biological, Manipulative, and Body-Based Therapies.
• Technology: A Tool to Advance Innovation in Health Care.
BS Community Health
• Apply the latest regulatory and accreditation standards to policies, procedures and audits.
• Oversee privacy, information security and regulatory risk assessments.
• Data Security and Privacy in Health Care Compliance.
• Risk Management in Health Care Compliance.
BS Health Care Coordination
• Advocate for diverse individuals, families and communities.
• Provide health education, health promotion and care coordination.
• Leaders in Community Health.
• Changing Health Behaviors.
BS/BAS Health Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Encourage collaboration between providers, agencies and patients.
• Advocate for individual patient needs, and educate patients on their options.
• Population Health Policy and Legislation.
• Policy and Financial Principles in Health Care Coordination.
• Lead the design, application and testing of innovative processes and products.
• Incorporate current industry trends with interprofessional teams.
• Health Care Policy: The Innovator’s View.
• Philosophy of Science in Health Care: Understanding Paradigms of Health and Healing.
• Use evidence-based practices and clinical reasoning to provide high-quality professional nursing care.
• Support patient success by working in collaborative, interprofessional health care teams.
• Nursing Management in Health Care.
• Health Promotion Across the Life Span.
Our graduates are prepared to thrive through clinical partnerships, state-of-the-art simulation environments, engaging internships and the highest-quality academic programs.
Students gain practical work experience related to their majors through experiential learning programs offered by our industry partners in conjunction with the Edson College.
Edson College partners with many health care organizations in Arizona – including the Mayo Clinic, the VA Clinic and Phoenix Children’s Hospital – to provide hands-on learning experiences for clinical nursing students.
An annual opportunity for students to present their research projects proposing innovative solutions to health issues, providing them experience pitching their research to peers.
Two fully-equipped and state-ofthe-art simulation spaces, ready to enable more than 90,000 hours of student experiential learning: The Grace Center and the Health Futures Center.
Edson College study abroad exposes students to real world health challenges and opportunities that face communities beyond the United States.
The first-ever accelerator for ASU students, faculty and the community to launch initiatives that focus entirely on health and health care solutions.
Innovation, creating health care leaders and preparing nurses at every level to produce the best health outcomes possible, using evidence-based practice. Our cutting-edge research centers and top-notch faculty advance the
Nationally Recognized #1 in the U.S. for innovation
areas of cognitive development, dementia, family caregiving and public health. Diverse health and innovation degrees address complex challenges that take students beyond the hospital and out into the community. Health care is ripe for disruption, and no matter which degree they choose, every Edson College graduate is ready to rethink health care.
Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education and Research
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Center for Innovation in Healthy & Resilient Aging
Center for Mindfulness, Compassion and Resilience
Over 50
U.S. News & World Report national awards for distinguished faculty
American Academy of Nursing Living Legend
American Academy of Nursing Fellows (FAAN)
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Fellows (FAANP)
National Academies of Practice Fellows (FNAP)
NLN Academy of Nursing Education Fellows (ANEF)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Executive Nursing Fellows
Western Academy of Nurses (WAN)
American Journal of Nursing (AJN) Book of the Year
Addresses the multidimensional aging process, the needs of aging populations and encourages community collaborations that are both beneficial and sustainable to improve health outcomes.
Programs available:
• MS Aging
• Interprofessional Healthy Aging graduate certificate
Prepares students to lead transformation in health care. Graduates will create, lead and sustain cultures of innovation from multiple perspectives.
Programs available:
• MHI Healthcare Innovation
• Health Care Innovation graduate certificate
Prepares graduates to improve health outcomes for individuals and organizations.
Specialty Areas:
• Acute Care Pediatric
• Adult-Gerontology
• Advanced Nursing Practice
• Emergency
• Family
• Family Psychiatric Mental Health
• Innovation Leadership
• Pediatric
• Women’s Health
Prepares graduates to lead complex global clinical research operations –including fiscal, ethical and regulatory practices – for employers throughout the rapidly growing clinical research industry.
Programs available:
• MS Clinical Research Management
• MS Clinical Research Management (Regulatory Science)
• Clinical Research Management graduate certificate
Focuses on safety as a fundamental aspect of regulatory science, the application of regulations and compliance throughout the life cycle of medical or food products.
Programs available:
• MS Regulatory Science
• MS Regulatory Science (Food Safety)
• Food Safety and Protection graduate certificate
Designed for scholars who wish to pursue careers as leaders in health policy, education and research, this degree helps address a national need for faculty and researchers who are increasingly in short supply.
Programs available:
• PhD Nursing and Healthcare Innovation
Offers interprofessional students state-of-the-art training in health care simulation focused on educational, operational and assessment expertise needed to improve simulation settings.
Programs available:
• MS Health Care Simulation
Prepares nurses with the skills and education needed to advance their careers.
Programs available:
• MS Nursing
• RN to MS Nursing Bridge
• MS Nursing (Nursing Education)
• Nurse Education in Academic and Practice Setting graduate certificate
Prepares future Registered Nurses with the skills and education to impact health care. Graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX-RN.
Programs available:
• MS Nursing (Entry to Nursing Practice)
• Accelerated BSN