Nursing Leadership
Executive, Educator, or Legal Nurse Consultant
Master of Science in Nursing
Program Requirements
Courses are not listed in the order of completion. Students are advised to begin their course of study with courses that are offered beginning in the fall and spring Block l sessions. MSN 6500 
and MSN 6501 are recommended to be taken early in the course of study; MSN 6606 is the pre-requisite for MSN 6607 . Capstones are to be taken after all other courses as the completion to the program.
Core MSN Courses (12-15 credits)
- MSN 6501 Advancement of Nursing Science
- MSN 6606 Research in Nursing Practice
- MSN 7741 Politics and Policy in the Healthcare System
- MSN 7750 Teaching and Learning in Nursing
Executive Concentration Requirements (24 credits)
MSN 6500 Leadership Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice
MSN 6607 Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Nursing
MSN 6641 Philosophical Perspectives of Nursing Leadership
OR MSN 6645 Bioethics in Nursing Practice Students
Students select three from the following courses:
HCA 7730 Health Insurance and Reimbursement
HCA 7740 Legal Aspects in Health Care
MGT 6501 Organizational Theory and Design
MGT 6503 Leadership Development and Change Management
MHR 7830 Finance and Accounting for Managers
MSN 8400 Capstone
MSN 8500 Capstone
Educator Concentration (24 credits)
MSN 6500 Leadership Roles in Advanced Nursing Practice
MSN 6607 Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Nursing
MSN 6641 Philosophical Perspectives of Nursing Leadership
Or
MSN 6645 Bioethics in Nursing Practice
MED 7710 Technology and the School Environment
MSN 7753 Curriculum Development
MSN 7752 Clinical Teaching and Evaluation
MSN 8400 Capstone
MSN 8500 Capstone
Legal Nurse Consultant Concentration (24 credits)
- MSN 6607 Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Nursing
- MSN 6645 Bioethics in Nursing Practice
- MSN 7310 Legal Issues in Nursing Practice
- MSN 7320 Practices in the Realm of Nursing and the Law
- MSN 7330 Entrepreneurship for Nurses
- MSN 7350 Forensic Nursing: Clinical and Legal Implications
- MSN 8600 LNC Capstone
- MSN 8700 LNC Capstone
Capstone
The six-credit capstone is earned by completing a field practicum, a small project or research study and by submitting an integrated portfolio of work or final paper. The student works with an individual faculty in a collaborative effort throughout the process.
This program may be completed in 24 to 27 months. However, students do have up to five years to complete the program. Students must complete all courses, consisting of 36 credits, while maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Up to six transfer credits may be accepted if the course content corresponds to required courses.
This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2012-2013 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2012 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.
