Students in the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) nursing administration track may also earn a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree through the Meinders School of Business by completing an additional 30 credit hours. Applicants to the M.B.A. are subject to the admissions requirements described in this graduate catalog. Such students will have a faculty advisor from each program to help assure proper completion of the two degrees. Students may work on the degrees sequentially or concurrently and may start the M.B.A. option at any time.
Requirements for the M.S.N. are the same as the nursing administration track. The M.B.A. option for M.S.N. students requires the following courses. Courses within each of the blocks below must be taken in the sequence listed.
BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS FOR M.B.A./M.S.N. Credit Hours: 39
Foundation Block ACCT 5013 Essential Concepts in Accounting* FIN 5023 Essential Concepts in Finance*
Environmental Block ECON 5203 Managerial Economics ACCT 5403 Accounting for Managers MGMT 5503 World Economy and International Business IT 5603 Information Technology and Operations Management
Functional Block MKTG 5103 Strategic Marketing Decisions ECON 5213 Management Science and Quantitative Analysis FIN 5303 Financial Policy for Managers MGMT 5713 Organizational and Managerial Processes
Specialization Block MKTG 6143 Marketing of Health Services FIN 6333 Health Care Financial Management* MGMT 6723 Medical Law and Regulations* MGMT 6733 Strategy, Policy, Standards, and Quality Assurance for Health Care* Executives
Capstone Block MGMT 6543 Global Competitive Strategy and Administrative Policy *These courses are counted toward the M.S.N. program.
