Nursing Leadership
Executive, Educator, or Legal Nurse Consultant

Master of Science in Nursing

Program Requirements

Prerequisite Course Requirements

All students are required to have prerequisite knowledge of statistics. If the student has not completed an undergraduate course in statistics with a grade of “C” or better, he or she will be required to complete statistics prior to consideration for degree candidacy (completion of 12 credits). The following course is appropriate:

  • MAT 308 Fundamentals of Statistics

Course Requirements (Total 36 credits)

Courses are not listed in the order of completion but MSN 6501 is recommended early in the course of study and MSN 6606 is a prerequisite for MSN 6607. Capstone credits are taken near the program’s completion.

Core MSN Courses (12-15 credits)

  • MSN 6500 Leadership Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing
  • 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

Core Leadership Courses (15 credits)

  • Students in the executive or educator concentrations may select one of the following:
    • MSN 6641 Philosophical Perspectives of Nursing Leadership
    • MSN 6645 Bioethics in Nursing Practice (mandatory for LNC concentration)
  • MSN 6500 Leadership Roles in Advanced Practice Nursing
  • MSN 6607 Evidence-Based Decision-Making in Nursing
  • MSN 8400 Capstone*
  • MSN 8500 Capstone*
  • MSN 8600 LNC Capstone
  • MSN 8700 LNC Capstone

*Student selects a field practicum, small project or research study.

Students take a range of credits (9-12 depending on the program) in the Executive Practice, Education, or Legal Nurse Consulting concentrations.

Executive Concentration (9 credits)

Students are required to select three of the following courses (advisor may approve other choices):

Educator Concentration (9 credits)

Students are required to take the following courses (advisor may approve other choices):

  • MED 7710 Technology and the School Environment
  • MSN 7753 Curriculum Development
  • Students may select one of the following courses:

Legal Nurse Consultant Concentration (12 credits)

  • 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

Capstone

The six-credit capstone is earned by completing a field practicum, small project or research study. The student works with faculty in a collaborative effort.

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2008-2009 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2008 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.