MSN - Leadership (Full-Time)

The MSN – Leadership degree pathway includes a total of 36 credits: 15 credits of General Core Courses and 21 credits of Administration Specialty Courses. In addition, as required by the curriculum standards set by the 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials, this degree will weave a minimum of 500 hours of academically supervised clinical practice hours across the curriculum. A "B” or higher must be earned to pass each course within the curriculum.

Suggested Sequence of Courses

Full-Time Status (36 credits)

Twelve (12) months to degree completion

Semester 1

NURS 515Healthcare Informatics and Technologies

3.00

NURS 520Scholarly Inquiry, Applied Biostatistics, and Epidemiology

3.00

NURS 525Ethics and Health Policy

3.00

NURS 530Understanding the Role of a Mindful Nursing Educator

3.00

Semester 2

NURS 540Financial and Resource Management for Nurse Managers

3.00

NURS 541Professional Leadership and Communication Skills for Nurse Managers

3.00

NURS542Understanding Health Care Management, Effective Organizations, & Systems Management

3.0

NURS543Healthcare Quality Monitoring and Quality Improvement Strategies

3.00

Semester 3

NURS544Nursing Case Management Concepts

3.00

NURS545Population Health Management for Nurse Leaders

3.00

NURS546Interprofessional Practice and Systems-Based Decision Making

3.00

NURS547Integration of Nursing Administration Concepts

3.00