The Nursing Leadership and Administration track prepares its graduates to be nurse leaders in highly complex and dynamic healthcare settings. MSN graduates will have the knowledge and skills necessary to apply evidenced-based management principles to achieve high quality clinical outcomes in complete and changing healthcare environments. By mastering the precepts of organizational efficiency and effectiveness, graduates will be poised to contribute to the advancement of nursing practice and improvement of our nation’s healthcare delivery system.

Minimum Semester Credit Hours: 30
Completion Time Limit: 3 calendar years

The post-graduate program requires students, in most cases, to take only the track courses. The number of courses required will be determined during the admission interview, if offered.

Post-Graduate Completion Nursing Leadership and Administration - Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
NURS 5501W	Theoretical Found of Advanced Nursing	2
NURS 6701	Transforming Health Care Through Nursing Leadership	3
NURS 6702	Organizational Dev: Creating Cultures of Excellen	2
NURS 6702B	Nursing Leadership Practice 1	1
NURS 6703	Developing & Leading Human Performance	3
NURS 6704	Improving Organizational Quality	2
NURS 6704B	Nursing Leadership Practice 2	1
NURS 6705W	Nursing Leadership Role Focus	2
NURS 6706	Health Care Financial Management 1	2
NURS 6706B	Nursing Leadership Practice 3 1	1
NURS 6707W	Analyzing Issues in Quality Improvement	1
NURS 6708W	The Role of the Nurse Leader in Advancing the Health of Populations	2
NURS 6709W	Project Management Foundations	2
NURS 6710	Nursing Leadership Role Preceptorship	4
NURS 6711W	Healthcare Policy, Law, and Ethics	2
Total Hours		30

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If less than 2 years of financial management experience or a finance academic course completed more than 5 years ago, must take NURS 6706 Health Care Financial Management and NURS 6706B Nursing Leadership Practice 3