Master of Science Nursing Leadership
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 Sequences of Courses
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Curriculum
General Core Courses (12 credits)
| NURS 515 | Healthcare Informatics and Technologies | 3.00 |
| NURS 520 | Scholarly Inquiry, Applied Biostatistics, and Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| NURS 525 | Ethics and Health Policy | 3.00 |
| NURS 530 | Understanding the Role of a Mindful Nursing Educator | 3.00 |
Administration Speciality Courses (24 credits)
| NURS 540 | Financial and Resource Management for Nurse Managers | 3.00 |
| NURS 541 | Professional Leadership and Communication Skills for Nurse Managers | 3.00 |
| NURS 542 | Understanding Health Care Management, Effective Organizations, & Systems Management | 3.0 |
| NURS 543 | Healthcare Quality Monitoring and Quality Improvement Strategies | 3.00 |
| NURS 544 | Nursing Case Management Concepts | 3.00 |
| NURS 545 | Population Health Management for Nurse Leaders | 3.00 |
| NURS 546 | Interprofessional Practice and Systems-Based Decision Making | 3.00 |
| NURS 547 | Integration of Nursing Administration Concepts | 3.00 |