This program leads to the Master of Science in Nursing with an option in Nursing Leadership and Administration and prepares advanced nurse managers for executive leadership positions; provides the novice manager with leadership skills and advancement potential; and prepares managers for emerging non-hospital settings. Synthesis and application of nursing leadership and management is enhanced through administrative practice in selected health care settings. The program consists of 41 units and can be completed in three semesters of full-time study.
| Degree Requirements | Units | |
| GSBA 510 | Accounting Concepts and Financial Reporting | 3 |
| GSBA 543 | Managerial Perspectives | 3 |
| NURS 511 | Health Care Delivery System | 4 |
| NURS 514 | Nursing and Health Care Economics | 4 |
| NURS 560ab | Theory and Research in Nursing | 3-3 |
| NURS 562 | Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 563L | Nursing Leadership Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 566 | Advanced Seminar in Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NURS 567L | Advanced Practicum in Nursing Leadership | 2 |
| NURS 570 | Seminar on Integration into Health Care System | 1 |
| NURS 571L | Advanced Practicum Residency | 4 |
| NURS 590 | Directed Research | 1 |
| PUAD 536 | Legal Issues in Health Care Delivery | 4 |
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