Dual Degree Option: MSN/MBA
MSN Course Requirements
Graduate Core (These courses are met through the MBA Core Courses.)
Nursing Core (9 hours)
- NUR510 Nursing Science & Theory (3)
- NUR520 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
- NUR530 Nursing Informatics (3)
(These courses may be taken in any order and at any time prior to the 700 level nursing courses. These 9 hours meet the MBA Elective requirement.)
Synthesis & Application (9 hours minimum)
- NUR755 Role Development in Advanced
Practice Nursing (3)* - NUR765 Program Development in a Changing
Health Care System (3)*
Select one of three options:
- NUR767 Proposal Writing (1)* and NUR770 Thesis (3 hours minimum)*
- NUR767 Proposal Writing (1)* and NUR785 Project (3 hours minimum)*
- NUR772 Synthesis and Integration (3)* and NUR773 Comprehensive Examination (1)*
(These capstone courses, which build on preceding experiences, should be taken toward the end of the program. All 600 level nursing core courses must be completed first. NUR770 or NUR785 meets the MBA Project requirement.)
MBA Course Requirements
MBA Core (32 hours)**
- MBA 500 MBA Essentials (5)
- MBA600 Business and Society (3)
- MBA611 Analytical Methods for Managers (3)
- MBA612 Managerial Economics (3)
- MBA613 Organizational Behavior (3)
- MBA614 Managerial Accounting (3)
- MBA710 Marketing Management (3)
- MBA720 Financial Management (3)
- MBA730 Production/Operations Management (3)
- MBA900 Business Policy & Strategy (3)
MBA Electives (8 hours)**
(These electives are met through the Nursing Core Courses.)
The minimum requirements for both these degrees when taken together are 49 semester hours. They must be completed within the degree completion guidelines of 5 years.