The Healthcare Administration MSN Program is designed to prepare leaders of administrative teams in hospitals, clinics, or other healthcare organizations, who will influence and implement institutional policies during periods of healthcare reform, restructuring, and changes affecting patient outcomes.

Application Requirements

  • 2.8 GPA (inclusive of all college transcripts).
  • Graduation from an accredited entry-level nursing program.
  • Bachelor of Science degree (or other Bachelor degree with additional science coursework).
  • Registered Nurse (RN) licensure – any state.
  • English-language proficiency (see https://www.fdu.edu/admissions/international/english-proficiency/).

Optional/Preferred Requirements

  • Letter(s) of recommendation.
  • Healthcare experience. 
  • A course in health assessment (within 3 years) or intent to complete Basic Health Assessment Course (see FDU CoNAH continuing education course offering).

Curriculum

Students who have completed credits toward another master’s degree may be able to waive up to 17 credits for this MSN program after transfer credit evaluation (which occurs after program enrollment – see Transfer Credit policy in CoNAH Student Manual).

Foundational Courses (17 credits)

  • NURS 6600 Advanced Nursing Theories & Roles (3 credits)
  • NURS 7701 Advanced Research and Evidence Based Practice (3 credits)
  • NURS 7008 Information Systems for Healthcare (3 credits)
  • NURS 8010 Healthcare Quality Assessment and Outcomes (3 credits)
  • NURS 8020 Healthcare Delivery Systems and Public Policy (3 credits)
  • COMM 6020 Communication for Health Care Professionals (2 credits)

Concentration Core Courses (8 credits)

  • PUBH 6101 Public Health Leadership 101 (3 credits)
  • MGMT 6400 Organizational Behavior and Leadership (3 credits)
  • NURS 7718 Administrative Practicum (2 credits, 120 practice hours)

Interdisciplinary Courses (choose 8 credits from FDU Health)

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  • MGMT 6607 Leading Strategic Change and Sustainability (3 credits)
  • MGMT 5400 Business and Society (1 credit)
  • DSCI 6400 Data Analytics and Science (3 credits)
  • PUBH 6101 Public Health Leadership 101 (3 credits)
  • PUBH 6006 Social and Behavioral Determinants of Public Health (3 credits)
  • PUBH 7505 Interprofessional Education and Practice (3 credits)
  • MEDT 8018 Health Promotion & Population Health (3 credits)
  • MEDT 8017 Biostatistics & Epidemiology (3 credits)
  • MEDT 8019 Finance, Economics & Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
  • MEDT 8011 Leadership & Organizational Analysis (3 credits)
  • NURS 6500 Current Issues in Mental Health (2 credits)
  • MADS 6609 Productivity and Human Performance (3 credits)

Academic Program Plans (suggested)

Curriculum for Fall Start Cohort

Total credits: 33. Total practice hours: 120.  

Curriculum for Spring Start Cohort

Total credits: 33.  Total practice hours: 120.  

To apply for this program:

Apply for this graduate program through the FDU Graduate Admissions webpage.  After navigating to this page, look for “Customized Applications” and choose “MSN – Nurse Practitioner or Administration.”  This will bring you to the Nursing CAS application webpage which has instructions for establishing an account and filling out your application. Applicants are encouraged to upload unofficial transcripts as we can often facilitate a conditional admission decision using these unofficial transcript copies while we await receipt of official transcripts.

Contact Information
James Brennan (for PRE-APPLICATION and PREREQUISITE questions)
brennanj@fdu.edu
(201) 692-2519
Contact Information
Elizamer Miguel (for APPLICATION and ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT questions)
NursingCAS@fdu.edu
Contact Information
Gina Lugo (for COURSE REGISTRATION and POST-ENROLLMENT questions)
CONAH@fdu.edu
(201) 692-2882