MSN: Nursing Leadership (online)
Course List| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|
| NUR 501 | Nursing Scholarship and Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NUR 502 | Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 3 |
| NUR 522 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NUR 520 | Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NUR 503 | Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership | 3 |
| NUR 530 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NUR 504 | Healthcare Technology and Innovation | 3 |
| NUR 505 | Advanced Nursing Practice | 1 |
| NUR 506 | Leadership Theory and Principles in Nursing | 3 |
| NUR 507 | Human Resource and Change Management for Nurse Leaders | 3 |
| NUR 508 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
| NUR 509 | Leadership Skills in Healthcare | 4 |
| Total Credits | 35 |
Curriculum Note
The semester-by-semester Learning Pathway for this program is available in the School of Nursing.
The curriculum for this program is subject to modification as deemed necessary by the nursing faculty to provide students with the most meaningful educational experience and to remain current with professional standards and guidelines.
The 35-credit Master of Science in Nursing Leadership (MSN) at Quinnipiac is an interdisciplinary program that combines elements of business and education with nursing to deliver the care coordination skills that practicing nurses need to evolve as nursing leaders. All of these courses may be completed entirely online, allowing students to focus on their careers while advancing their education.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the MSN program are prepared for higher level professional practice and leadership roles in a variety of healthcare settings, as well as advanced study at the doctoral level.
Specifically, graduates will be able to:
- Synthesize information, evidence, and the decisions of individuals and teams to inform critical thinking to enhance decision-making.
- Analyze adaptive thinking and apply when faced with challenges by exhibiting flexibility, creativity and critical analysis.
- Incorporate ethical principles into evidence-based decision making in advanced nursing practice.
- Design equitable, holistic, person-centered, and evidence-informed care coordinated to improve the health of diverse communities and populations.
- Implement evidence-based and emerging principles of safety and improvement science to enhance care delivery at the individual, organizational, and systems level.
- Demonstrate advanced use of informatics and healthcare technologies in data-informed decision-making and the enhancement of secure, efficient, effective, and regulated healthcare delivery.
- Integrate holistic self-care practices that promote well-being, resilience, and lifelong learning to sustain clinical practice and promote well-being in care environments
- Exhibit advanced leadership and advocacy by influencing care delivery and advancing the nursing profession through role modeling, collaboration, and policy engagement.
