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Accelerated Master of Science in Nursing Requirements

Administration Option (30 credits)

MSN Core Courses (18 credits)

Course Title
NUR 506 Critical Thinking for Patient Safety and Quality
NUR 518 Organizational and Systems Leadership
NUR 527 Advanced Health Promotion
NUR 585 Statistical Methods in Healthcare
NUR 589 Evidence-based Nursing Practice
NUR 599 Capstone Practicum*

Nursing Administration Concentration (12 credits)

Course Title
NUR 555 Budgeting and Finance in Healthcare
NUR 557 Leadership and Management in Nursing Administration
NUR 566 Nursing Administration Practicum**
____ Elective course to be selected from:
NUR 519, 556, 568 or 588, or any NURNIP course

* NUR 599, Capstone Practicum, is designed as a final synthesis course to be taken near the end of the student’s course of study.

** NUR 565, NUR 566 and NURNIP 565 are designed as a role practicum, and students should have completed the theory courses associated with the concentration prior to registering for the practicum.


Education Option (30 credits)

MSN Core Courses (18 credits)

Course Title
NUR 506 Critical Thinking for Patient Safety and Quality
NUR 518 Organizational and Systems Leadership
NUR 527 Advanced Health Promotion
NUR 585 Statistical Methods in Healthcare
NUR 589 Evidence-based Nursing Practice
NUR 599 Capstone Practicum*

Nursing Education Concentration (12 credits)

Course Title
NUR 528 Curriculum and Instruction
NUR 529 Evaluation Methods
NUR 565 Nursing Education Practicum**
____ Elective course to be selected from:
NUR 519, 556, 568 or 588, or any NURNIP course

* NUR 599, Capstone Practicum, is designed as a final synthesis course to be taken near the end of the student’s course of study.

** NUR 565, NUR 566 and NURNIP 565 are designed as a role practicum, and students should have completed the theory courses associated with the concentration prior to registering for the practicum.


Nursing Informatics Course (30 credits)

MSN Core Courses (18 credits)

Course Title
NUR 506 Critical Thinking for Patient Safety and Quality
NUR 518 Organizational and Systems Leadership
NUR 527 Advanced Health Promotion
NUR 585 Statistical Methods in Healthcare
NUR 589 Evidence-based Nursing Practice
NUR 599 Capstone Practicum*

Nursing Informatics Concentration (12 credits) 

Course Title
NURNIP 505 System Development Life Cycle
NURNIP 507 Clinical Information Systems and Decision Support
NURNIP 508 Informatics Nurse Specialist Role Implementation
NURNIP 565 Nursing Informatics Practicum**

* NUR 599: Capstone Practicum is designed as a final synthesis course to be taken near the end of the student’s course of study.

** NUR 565, NUR 566 and NURNIP 565 are designed as a role practicum, and students should have completed the theory courses associated with the concentration prior to registering for the practicum.

MSN Dual Concentration Administrative/Education Concentration (42 credits)

MSN Core Courses (18 credits)

Course Title
NUR 506 Critical Thinking for Patient Safety and Quality
NUR 518 Organizational and Systems Leadership
NUR 527 Advanced Health Promotion
NUR 585 Statistical Methods in Healthcare
NUR 589 Evidence-based Nursing Practice
NUR 599 Capstone Practicum*

Nursing Administration Concentration (12 credits)

Course Title
NUR 555 Budgeting and Finance in Healthcare,
or BUS 587, Financial Management in Healthcare
NUR 557 Leadership and Management in Nursing
NUR 566 Nursing Administration Practicum**
____ Elective course to be selected from:
NUR 519, 556, 568 or 588, or any NURNIP course

Nursing Education Concentration (12 credits)

Course Title
NUR 528 Curriculum and Instruction
NUR 529 Evaluation Methods
NUR 565 Nursing Education Practicum**
____ Elective course to be selected from:
NUR 519, 556, 568 or 588, or any NURNIP course

* NUR 599: Capstone Practicum is designed as a final synthesis course to be taken near the end of the student’s course of study.

** NUR 565, NUR 566 and NURNIP 565 are designed as a role practicum, and students should have completed the theory courses associated with the concentration prior to registering for the practicum.


MSN/MBA Dual Degree Option (54 credits)

MSN Core Courses (18 credits)

Course Title
NUR 506 Critical Thinking for Patient Safety and Quality
NUR 518 Organizational and Systems Leadership
NUR 527 Advanced Health Promotion
NUR 585 Statistical Methods in Healthcare
or MBA 535, Data Analytics
NUR 589 Evidence-based Nursing Practice
NUR 599 Capstone Practicum*

Nursing Administration Concentration (18 credits)

Course Title
MBA 515 Financial Management
MBA 525 Organizational Behavior
NUR 557 Leadership and Management in Nursing Administration
NUR 555 Budgeting and Finance in Healthcare,
NUR 566 Nursing Administration Practicum**
____ Elective course to be selected from:
NUR 519, 556, 568 or 588, or any NURNIP course

MBA Courses (18 credits)

Course Title
MBA 505 Accounting Concepts and Applications
MBA 506 Applied Economics
MBA 507 Global Business
MBA ___ Select any MBA Elective or MBA 527, Healthcare Systems
MBA ___ Select any MBA Elective or MBA 528, Law and Ethics in Healthcare Systems
MBA 599 Capstone Experience

Students applying to the MSN/MBA program must show evidence of successful completion of undergraduate coursework in business-related content for economics, statistics, finance, and accounting. If the admitted student has not completed academic courses in one or more of these areas, the student will be required to successfully complete online primer courses in the areas of deficit prior to registering for the relevant MBA course at the graduate level. 

* NUR 599: Capstone Practicum is designed as a final synthesis course to be taken near the end of the student’s course of study.

** NUR 565, NUR 566 and NURNIP 565 are designed as a role practicum, and students should have completed the theory courses associated with the concentration prior to registering for the practicum.

*** MBA 599 is a capstone course and intended to be taken at the end of the student’s course of study.


Post Master's Certificate in Nursing Informatics (12 credits)

Students who complete this certificate program will be didactically prepared to take the ANCC Informatics Nursing certification exam.

 Nursing Informatics Concentration (12 credits)

Course Title
NURNIP 505 System Development Life Cycle
NURNIP 507 Clinical Information Systems and Decision Support
NURNIP 508 Informatics Nurse Specialist Role Implementation
NURNIP 565 Nursing Informatics Practicum**

** NURNIP 565 is designed as a role practicum.