55 semester hours

Combined degree

• Designed to prepare you to become a nurse executive
• Focused on excellence in client care services
• Impacts the business environment in which nurses practice
• Focused on the the application of specialized knowledge and skills in nursing administration
• Prepares you to be successful in mid-level and upper-level management positions
• Can be completed in as few as six full-time semesters
• Must meet the admissions requirements for both the MSN and MBA programs

Degree Requirements

For the combined MSN/MBA, the business courses provide the administrative foundation and opportunities for collaboration with students from other disciplines.

• The combined degree option prepares the nurse executive to ensure excellence in client care services, and also to impact the business environment in which nurses’ practice.
• Practica must be completed in nursing administration.
• Students complete requirements of both the MSN nursing administration track and the MBA program.
• Students enrolling for this coordinated degree option must meet the admission requirements for both Nursing and Business.

Objectives

1. Develop strategies to achieve quality outcomes in care delivery with respect to fiscal and human resources.
2. Apply management theory in the design and implementation of services in a health care system.

Practicum

240 minimum clinical practicum hours

Note:  These clinical experiences are accomplished under the guidance of a faculty member and a preceptor in field study and internship courses. All preceptors MUST hold a minimum preparation at the master’s level.