Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Leadership, Integrated Healthcare Track

Integrated Healthcare Track: This track supports students to meet their career goals and can be customized with a total of 3 electives in varied concentrations and a one semester practicum. Electives in areas of management, education, palliative care and informatics are some of the options.  Both the Clinical Systems and Integrated Healthcare track has the same number of total credits. STUDENTS DECIDE ON THE TRACK OF THEIR CHOICE AFTER COMPETING THE CORE COURSES AND IN COLLABORAITON WITH THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR.

Students are able to choose a concentration in Informatics Nursing within the Integrated Healthcare track of the MSN Nursing Leadership program. Students in this concentration would complete nine credits of coursework in Informatics Nursing and a four-credit clinical practicum in Informatics Nursing. 

Graduate Core Courses
NURS 6521Healthcare Leadership Roles for Systems Improvement3
NURS 7601Epidemiology and Biostatistics3
NURS 7605Advanced Health Policy3
NURS 7608Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice3
Practice Core Courses
NURS 7604Advanced Health Assessment4
NURS 7620Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology3
NURS 7641Advanced Pharmacology3
Integrated Healthcare Leadership Specialty Courses
NURS 6951Master's Leadership Practicum4
NURS 7614Information Technology for Healthcare Improvement3
Electives
Select 3 graduate-level electives (Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering)9
Total Credits38

Informatics Nursing Concentration

To fulfill a concentration in Informatics Nursing, students will complete the following courses as their required electives:

DATA 6100Fundamentals of Analytics3
ISOM 6900Contemporary Topics Seminar Contemporary Topics Seminar3
MGTN 5415Information Systems3
Total Credits9

Integrated Healthcare Leadership 3-year curriculum plan. Please note there is a 4-year curriculum plan available to discuss with the Program Director.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
NURS 6521 Healthcare Leadership Roles for Systems Improvement 3
NURS 7620 Advanced Concepts in Pathophysiology 3
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 7604 Advanced Health Assessment 4
NURS 7641 Advanced Pharmacology 3
 Credits7
Second Year
Fall
NURS 7608 Research Methods for Evidence-Based Practice 3
Master's Elective (Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering) 3
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 7601 Epidemiology and Biostatistics 3
NURS 7614 Information Technology for Healthcare Improvement 3
 Credits6
Third Year
Fall
NURS 7605 Advanced Health Policy 3
Master's Elective (Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering) 3
 Credits6
Spring
NURS 6951 Master's Leadership Practicum 4
Master's Elective (Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering) 3
 Credits7
 Total Credits38