Dual MSN/MBA

Registered nurses interested in obtaining an MBA as well as an MSN have the opportunity to pursue a dual degree at Lewis. Degree requirements for the dual program may vary from the information provided in this catalog. Contact the MBA department in the College of Business or the Department of Graduate Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences for information and program requirements.

The dual degree program Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration is based on the MSN and MBA curricula. The credit hour requirement for the MSN program is 33 semester hours. Requirement for the MBA program is 30 hours. The dual degree total credit hour requirement is 63 semester credit hours.

NOTE: The MSN/MBA curriculum and sequence of courses are subject to change without notice or obligation. Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences for current information.

 

MSN/MBA Healthcare Systems Leadership (63)

Program: MSN-NRSM-5
Concentration: HCSL
Program: MBA-BSAD-2

Degrees Offered:  Master of Science in Nursing / Master of Business Administration

Total Credit Hours:  63

MSN:  33

MBA:  30

All students in the MSN/MBA program must complete the following courses.

I. MSN Core (15)

NURS-53200	Applied Biostatistics for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS-51700	Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy	3
NURS-53000	Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS-53400	Population Health	3
NURS-53300	Scholarly Inquiry	3

II. MSN Specialization (18)

NURS-54900	Leadership Strategies for Administration and Nursing Practice	3
NURS-55200	Dynamics of Healthcare Organizations	3
NURS-55400	Evidence-Based Performance in Healthcare	3
NURS-55700	Financial Management for Nurse Leaders	3
NURS-59200	Practicum Preparation	3
NURS-59600	Healthcare Systems Leadership Capstone Project	3

III. MBA Core (24)

BSAD-52000	Fundamentals of the Business Enterprise	3
BSAD-50800	Contemporary Management Practice	3
ACCT-55000	Managerial Accounting	3
BSAD-53000	Ethical Strategic Management	3
BSAN-67500	Introduction to Healthcare Informatics	3
PROJ-51000	Foundations of Project Management	3
FINA-57200	Managerial Finance	3
ECON-55400	Managerial Economics	3
BGEN-69600	Accreditation Assessment Exam	0

IV. Micro-Credential Courses (6)

Choose one micro-credential OR choose both BSAN-67700 and PROJ-53000 to attain both the Healthcare Informatics and Project Management Micro-credential.

Finance (6)

FINA-57900	Investment Analysis	3
FINA-60300	Financial Statement Analysis	3

Organizational Leadership (6)

ORGL-50900	Leadership: Theories, Practices and Context	3
ORGL-51200	Assessing Leadership Skills	3

Business Analytics (6)

BSAN-67900	Business Intelligence & Data Analysis	3
BSAN-54000	Data Mining for Business Decisions	3

Healthcare Informatics (3)

BSAN-67700

Healthcare Data Analysis and Design

3

Project Management (3)

PROJ-53000

Project Leadership in Teams

3

Digital Marketing (6)

MKTG-60400	Digital Marketing Strategies	3
MKTG-60500	Digital Marketing Analytics	3