Nursing (M.S.N.) - Nursing Administration (36 hour)

Nursing (M.S.N.) - Nursing Administration (36 hour)

Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Core Courses 1
NURS 500Research 23
NURS 501Health Policy and Ethics3
NURS 502Nursing Theory and Advanced Practice3
NURS 503Managing Population Health3
NURS 521Nursing Issues, Informatics and Technology3
Total Hours15
1

Students with RN license and bachelors degree in a discipline other than Nursing must take NURS 226 Post-Licensure Research in Nursing (3 c.h.), NURS 440 Post-licensure Strategies for Community Health Care (4 c.h.), NURS 446 Post-Licensure Population Health (3 c.h.), NURS 489 Leadership in Nursing (3 c.h.), and NURS 491 Nursing Management (3 c.h.) within the first year of the program.

2

Introductory statistics course (math preferred) and an undergraduate course in health assessment (e.g. NURS 210 Pre-licensure Health Assessment (3 c.h.)) are required. For those who did not complete these courses in their undergraduate programs, they may fulfill these requirements during the first two semesters of the M.S.N. program. Students must complete the statistics course prior to enrollment in NURS 500 Research (3 c.h.)

Nursing Administration Concentration
BUSI 610Organizational Design and Structure3
BUSI 642Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management3
NURS 523Financial and Resource Management for Nurse Leaders3
NURS 524Systems Management and Leadership for Nurse Leaders3
NURS 623Nursing Administration I: The Role of the Nurse Administrator 13
NURS 625Nursing Administration III: Management of Resources 13
NURS 626Nursing Administration IV: Nursing Administration Capstone 13
Total Hours21
1

NURS 623 Nursing Administration I: The Role of the Nurse Administrator (3 c.h.), NURS 625 Nursing Administration III: Management of Resources (3 c.h.), and NURS 626 Nursing Administration IV: Nursing Administration Capstone (3 c.h.) involve practicum hours [Nurse Administrator - 200 hours]. Students must obtain a preceptor site contract along with an approved MSN or doctorally prepared nurse leader preceptor. Students must also complete all pre-practicum requirements prior to enrollment in any practicum course

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete 36 hours
  • A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No grades lower than a B- may be applied to the degree
  • Liberty University course work that is more than 5 years old may not be applied towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit
  • Degree must be completed within 5 years
  • Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Online Format

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterHours
NURS 501 Health Policy and Ethics 3
NURS 502 Nursing Theory and Advanced Practice 3
 Hours6
Second Semester
NURS 500 Research 3
NURS 503 Managing Population Health 3
 Hours6
Second Year
Third Semester
BUSI 610 Organizational Design and Structure 3
NURS 521 Nursing Issues, Informatics and Technology 3
 Hours6
Fourth Semester
NURS 523 Financial and Resource Management for Nurse Leaders 3
NURS 623 Nursing Administration I: The Role of the Nurse Administrator 3
 Hours6
Third Year
Fifth Semester
BUSI 642 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management 3
NURS 625 Nursing Administration III: Management of Resources 3
 Hours6
Sixth Semester
NURS 524 Systems Management and Leadership for Nurse Leaders 3
NURS 626 Nursing Administration IV: Nursing Administration Capstone 3
 Hours6
 Total Hours36
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