Online M.S.N./M.B.A. Dual Degree Courses

Provides the context for understanding nursing as a scientific discipline and profession. Incorporates theories from the arts and humanities to expand the scope of the profession. Students will engage with other disciplines, using current evidence to implement innovative approaches to address complex professional and clinical issues.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Engages in the use of research and evidence to improve outcomes for patients, families and communities. Students will differentiate research studies from quality improvement projects and determine which is best to implement to address a practice issue. Students will explore the use of models to guide a project and evaluate the M.S.N. leader’s role in research and evidence-based practice.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Analyzes the best evidence and practices for the application of information and communication technologies to provide cost effective safe care and improve outcomes. Students will evaluate the use of informatics and technology to address educational needs, policy development, clinical assessment and gaps in care provided.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Leads team-based change initiatives grounded in quality and process improvement methods. Based on the integration of outcomes metrics students will initiate recommendations for policy change. Leading the dissemination of outcomes, students will have the opportunity to advance quality improvement practices. Students assume an advocacy role for initiatives that support a culture of work environment safety.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Analyzes essential budget and financial knowledge for nurse leaders. Evaluates the cost of care and reimbursement, space needs, staffing costs, and the financial impact of adverse events on the organization. Students will evaluate the need for interprofessional collaboration to provide safe quality care and control costs. Students will examine the role of the M.S.N. leader as a financial steward, collaborator, mentor, and advocate for safe quality care to improve outcomes.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Advocates for nursing’s professional responsibility to ensure optimal care outcomes. As a servant leader the student fosters a practice environment that promotes social justice and health equity. Students model behaviors that advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in their practice.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Collaborates within the organization and with community partners address population healthcare needs. Students create opportunities for individuals and organizations to improve population health and address the needs of the vulnerable within the community. Students develop a plan to provide education to vulnerable population within the communities they serve and contribute to decision-making, and evaluation for disasters and public health emergencies. Students analyze policy and advocacy to secure resources and optimize cost-effective healthcare for populations.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Utilizes self-reflection to advance personal and professional leadership development. Analyzes the nurses’ role in accountability and commitment to developing and conveying professional identity. Demonstrates leadership in advancing the profession of nursing by being a role model, promoting lifelong learning, personal health and wellbeing, and becoming a mentor.
Prerequisite: Admission to the M.S.N. program. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Focuses on integrating newly acquired knowledge into clinical practice and collaborating with interprofessional team members to design and implement an evidence-based quality improvement project to enhance health outcomes. As part of the preceptor-guided practicum, students develop advanced nursing practice competence and grow in their capacity for leadership. A minimum of 250 clock hours of planned clinical practice experiences are completed.
Prerequisites: NRHL 5700, NRHL 5702, NRHL 5704, NRHL 5706, NRHL 5720, NRHL 5722, NRHL 5724, NRHL 5726. This is a practicum course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Builds upon NRHL 6600 Advanced Nursing Practice I to complete implementation of the quality improvement project, evaluate its outcomes, address sustainability, and disseminate results to relevant stakeholders. Students demonstrate advanced nursing practice competence and identify strategies to promote life-long personal, professional, and leadership growth. A minimum of 250 clock hours of planned clinical practice experiences are completed.
Prerequisites: NRHL 6600. This is a practicum course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Concentrates on the preparation, interpretation, and analysis of the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows. Emphasizes the rationale for and implications of important accounting concepts, the selection of alternatively acceptable accounting methods and their varying effects of valuation and net income determination and reporting. Provides student with an opportunity to understand the complex accounting data they will receive as operational managers
Prerequisite: None. 3 credit hours. Credit cannot be earned in both ACCT 5100 and ACCT 5501.

Fundamental concepts of macroeconomics, including supply and demand, measurements of and determination of economic performance, such as GDP, inflation, and unemployment are studied. Other topics include the causes of instability in the economy and corrective measures such as fiscal and monetary policy, money and banking, and the Federal Reserve System. This is a foundational course requiring a minimum letter grade of “B”.

Covers the basic theory and application of administration and management. Emphasizes organizational behavior, including problems of motivation, leadership, organizational design and organization culture. Credit cannot be earned in both MNGT 5101 and MNGT 6101.

This course introduces the measurement, communication, and interpretation of cost data for management decision-making, planning, control, and evaluation of results. Students are shown how to use accounting information as an effective management tool for coordinating managerial activities. Course material is explored in the context of the extensive changes being implemented in the area of manufacturing, service delivery technologies, and control systems. This course uses case studies to emphasize the application of concepts.
Prerequisite: ACCT 5501 or waived.

Applies microeconomic tools to business decision making. Topics include optimization, consumer behavior, elasticity of demand, the use of regression analysis to estimate demand (revenues) and costs, marginal analysis and market structure.
Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived, ECON 5101 or waived.

Develops an understanding of financial theory and its application through case analysis. Topics include capital management, operating and financial leverage, costs of capital, investment, and financing decisions. Techniques for the evaluation of investment alternatives using net present value and internal rate of return concepts are covered including the identification of cash flows relevant for capital budgeting. Emphasis is placed on the application of these concepts to the valuation of a going concern. Extensive use of pro-forma modeling of financial statements is made throughout the course.
Prerequisite: ACCT 5501 or waived, BALT 5101 or waived, ECON 5101 or waived.

Introduces students to the theory, practice, and current trend of brand and marketing management. Students explore consumer behavior, market research, new product development, pricing, distribution, and promotional considerations. Learn current marketing principles and practices applied in various industries. Includes discussion of the emerging role and impact of big data, data mining, text mining, and artificial intelligence on marketing automation and brand management. Analyze business cases to appreciate the successes and failures of major brands.
Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived.

Introduction to strategic human resource management. Covers the relationship of business and HR planning and the changing character of the workforce. Provides systemic overview of recruiting, training, compensation, and diversity, inclusion, legal issues, and employee relations.
Prerequisite: MNGT 5101 or waived, or MNGT 6101.

This course focuses on the strategic role of operations, developing an appreciation for operations activities, and how to improve them. Issues include continuous quality improvement, the critical importance of the customer and consideration of selected quantitative techniques.
Prerequisite: BALT 5101 or waived.

The art and science of project management as applied to a variety of business and technology settings. Discusses how to initiate, plan, execute and control, and close projects within budget and on schedule. This course emphasizes planning, while introducing project management fundamentals and principles from the standpoint of the project manager who must plan, organize, execute, and monitor and control non-operational activities to deliver projects on-time, under-budget and within performance objectives. Topics include organization and charters; scope and work breakdown structures; project life cycles, responsibility matrixes; as well as. planning and control methods such as PERT/CPM, Gantt charts, and earned value.

This course requires students to use and integrate the disciplines and techniques learned in previous required courses. Strategy formulation and implementation concepts are discussed using theory and cases.
Prerequisite: ACCT 6101, ECON 6101, FINA 6101, MKTG 6101, MNGT 6301, and MNGT 6501.