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.

Course Plan: Required Courses

Students who completed another master’s degree cannot transfer any courses in to complete this master’s degree.

Nursing Core: 6 credits

  • NURS 6600 Intro to Adv. Nursing Philosophies, Theories, Roles & Issues (3 credits)
  • NURS 7701 Theory Development & Adv. Research (3 credits)

Advanced Nursing Courses: 11 credits

  • NURS 8002 Healthcare Delivery Systems & Public Policy (3 credits)
  • NURS 8008 Information Systems for Healthcare (3 credits)
  • NURS 8010 Health Quality Assessment & Outcomes (3 credits)
  • NURS 7718 Administrative Practicum (2 credits)

Public Health Courses: 9 credits

  • PUBH 6006 Social & Behavioral Determinants of Public Health (3 credits)
  • PUBH 6101 Public Health Leadership 101 (3 credits)
  • PUBH 7505 Interprofessional Education & Practice (3 credits)

MBA courses: 7 credits

  • MGMT 5400 Business and Society (1 credit)
  • MGMT 6400 Org Behavior and Leadership (3 credits)
  • MGMT 6607 Leading Strategic Change & Sustainability (3 credits)

Total credits: 33

Total clinical hours: 120

Curriculum Plan

24 month program: January of one calendar year through December of the next year

Spring of Academic Year 1

  • PUBH 6006 Social & Behavioral Determinants of Public Health (3 credits)
  • PUBH 7505 Interprofessional Education & Practice (3 credits)

Summer of Academic Year 1

  • NURS 6600 Intro to Adv. Nursing Philosophies, Theories, Roles & Issues (3 credits)
  • NURS 8008 Information Systems for Healthcare (3 credits)

Fall of Academic Year 2

  • MGMT 5400 Business and Society (1 credit)
  • MGMT 6400 Org Behavior and Leadership (3 credits)

Spring of Academic Year 2

  • NURS 8002 Healthcare Delivery Systems & Public Policy (3 credits)
  • MGMT 6607 Leading Strategic Change & Sustainability (3 credits)

Summer of Academic Year 2

  • NURS 8010 Health Quality Assessment & Outcomes (3 credits)
  • NURS 7701 Theory Development & Adv. Research (3 credits)

Fall of Academic Year 3

  • PUBH 6101 Public Health Leadership 101 (3 credits)
  • NURS 7718 Administrative Practicum (2 credits)

For More Information

Please contact: Gina Lugo: (201) 692-2882 or email at lugo@fdu.edu