Nursing Administration

Degree Plan

Total Credit Hours = 37

CORE COURSES  (Credit Hours = 9)

Course Number Title

Class / Clinical

Hrs Per Week

N5327 Theory 3 / 0
N5301 Research 3 / 0
N5328 Theory  and Research Application 3 / 0

FUNCTIONAL ROLE COURSES  (Credit Hours = 6)

N5339 Role of Administrator 1 / 6
N5340 Management Seminar 1 / 6

CLINICAL MAJOR COURSES  (Credit Hours = 15)

N5311 Nursing Management 3 / 0
N5341 Financial Management 2 / 3
N5342 Management of Nursing Operations 2 / 3
N5343 Leadership and Complex Healthcare Systems 3 / 0
N5382 Nursing and Health Care Policy 3 / 0

COMPLETION OPTION  (Credit Hours = 4-6)

N5191 & 53XX

or

5192, 5292, 5392

or

N5698

Comprehensive Exams & Elective (Combination of 1 SCH for Comp Prep Seminar & 3 SCH Elective course = 4 SCH)

or

Masters Completion Project   (Two semesters of 5292 or one semester of 5192 & one semester of  5392 =  4 SCH)

or

Thesis (NURS 5398 is required prior to enrollment in NURS 5698 but will not be counted toward degree requirements = 6 SCH)

4 / 0

 

4 / 0

 

6 / 0

ELECTIVE  (Credit Hours = 3)

53XX Elective or Thesis 3 / 0
A Dual Role as an Educator can be obtained with 7 semester credit hours (N5302 and N5429) and can be substituted for 6 semester credit hours of electives.