Dual Degree Option: MSN/MTS
MSN Course Requirements
Graduate Core(6 Hours)
- MBA613 Organizational Behavior (3)
- NUR500 Advanced Statistical Methods (3)
Select One Ethics Course:
- MBA600 Business and Society (3)
- HTS3501 Theology, Ethics & Disability (2)
- HTS3502 Ethics, Medicine, Human Future (2)
- HTS3504 Christian Ethics and Environmental Issues (2)
- HTS3050 The Church and Political Ethics (2)
- HTS3507 Business Ethics and the Ministry of the Laity (2)
- HTS2051 Christian Ethics (2)
(The quantitative methods course must be completed before the 700 level nursing courses. The ethics course counts toward the 16.8 MALM elective hours.)
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.)
MALM Requirements
MTS Core (10 hours)** - BL1011 Introduction to the Bible (2.7)
- HTS1021 Themes in Church History (2.7)
- HTS1043 The Christian Faith (2.7)
- MN1001 Person in Ministry (2)
Distribution (8 hours)** - Bible Courses (4)
- Ethics or Missionology (2)
- Church History or Theology (2)
(Select courses within these categories with advisor approval).
Concentrate (21.5 hours)**
Select One Area of Concentration:
- Lay Ministry
- Christian Education
- Youth Ministry
- Church Leadership & Administration
(Select courses within these categories with advisor approval).
MTS Electives (16.8 hrs)**
(These electives are met through the Nursing Core Courses and the Ethics Course in the Graduate Core.)
Minimum requirements for both these degrees when taken together are 65.5 semester hours. They must be completed within the degree completion guidelines of 5 years.