Dual MSN/MBA Program

Director: Nan Russell Yancey, RN, Ph.D.

Department of Graduate Studies in Nursing College of Nursing and Health Professions Lewis University One University Parkway Romeoville, IL 60446 Phone: (815) 836-5355

Graduate School of Management Lewis University One University Parkway Romeoville, IL 60446 Phone: (815) 836-5348

Total Credit Hours: 60 - 63

Registered nurses interested in obtaining an MBA as well as an MSN have the opportunity to pursue a joint degree at Lewis. Degree requirements for the joint program may vary significantly from the information provided in this catalog. Contact either the executive director of the MBA program or the director of the Department of Graduate Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions for information and program requirements.

The dual degree program Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration is based on the 2003 MSN and MBA curricula. The credit hour requirement for the MSN program is 30-33 semester hours. Requirement for the MBA program is 27 hours. The dual degree total credit hour requirement is 57-60 semester credit hours, plus 3 hours of elective.

Note: The MSN/MBA curriculum and sequence of courses are subject to change without notice or obligation. Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies in the College of Nursing and Health Professions for current information.

MSN COURSEWORK (36-39)

I. MSN Core Courses (18)
	30-522	Human Diversity and Social Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
	30-523	Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
	30-524	Advanced Nursing Research (3)
	30-525	Healthcare Outcomes Measurement (3)
	30-527	Healthcare Information Management (3)
	30-528	Program Planning and Evaluation (3)
II. MSN Specialty Tracks (6-9)
Nursing Administration (6 credit hours)
	30-553	Human Resource Management in Healthcare (3)
	30-555	The Business of Healthcare (3)
Nursing Education (9 credit hours)
	30-540	Educational Theory and the Scholarship of Teaching (3)
	30-543	Curriculum Development and Evaluation (3)
	30-545	Teaching Methodology and Delivery Systems (3)
III. MSN Elective (3)
IV. Thesis/Practicum Directed Study (9)
	30-591	Thesis (6)
	30-596	Nursing Administration Practicum (6)
	30-597	Nursing Education Practicum (6)
V. MBA Courses (27)
Phase I - Required Foundation Courses (9)
	59-650	Healthcare Management Operations and Accounting (3)
	59-660	Healthcare Marketing (3)
	59-670	Healthcare Finance and Economics (3)
Phase II - Required Core Courses (18)
	59-550	Managerial Accounting (3)
	59-554	Managerial Economics (3)
	59-568	Marketing Management (3)
	59-572	Managerial Finance (3)
	59-601	Legal, Social and Ethical Foundations for Business (3)
	59-620	Strategic Management in the Global Environment (3)

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