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MN Study Option: Leadership in Healthcare
The Leadership in Healthcare curriculum option provides nurses with the skills and knowledge to become leaders and change agents in the evolving healthcare environment. The curriculum focuses on leadership, healthcare management and evaluation, and human and fiscal oversight to foster effectiveness, innovation, and change.
Students in this curriculum option:
- Gain competencies in leadership behaviors
- Develop skills related to human and fiscal resource management
- Develop skills related to healthcare management, evaluation, and the ethics of healthcare systems and organizations
- Gain competencies in clinical outcomes management
- Evaluate policies that relate to healthcare delivery
- Develop skills in the use and evaluation of technology in healthcare environments
Graduates function as managers or administrators in healthcare systems, governmental agencies or community organizations.
Faculty adviser for Leadership in Healthcare: Ruth Rea
Part-Time, Year 1 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (6 credits) |
T NURS 507: Leadership Behaviors for Evolving Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| T NURS 527: Healthcare Systems and Health Policy | 3 | |
| Winter (6 credits) |
T NURS 520: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Related Coursework | 3 | |
| Spring (6 credits) |
T NURS 539: Healthcare Business Strategies: Optimizing Resources | 3 |
| T NURS 521: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice II | 3 | |
| Summer (3 credits) |
Related Coursework | 3 |
Part-Time, Year 2 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (7 credits) |
T NURS 509: Evaluation and Decision-Making in Healthcare | 3 |
| T NURS 510: Society, Justice, and Health | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects (seminar) | 1 | |
| Winter (7-12 credits) |
T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| Related Coursework | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Spring (7-12 credits) |
T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| Related Coursework | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Total credits | 45-48* | |
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* Students selecting the thesis option will earn 48 credits. |
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Full-Time, Year 1 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (9 credits) |
T NURS 507: Leadership Behaviors for Evolving Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| T NURS 527: Healthcare Systems and Health Policy | 3 | |
| T NURS 510: Society, Justice, and Health | 3 | |
| Winter (9 credits) |
T NURS 520: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Related Coursework | 3 | |
| Related Coursework | 3 | |
| Spring (10-16 credits) |
T NURS 539: Healthcare Business Strategies: Optimizing Resources | 3 |
| T NURS 521: Scholarly Inquiry for Nursing Practice II | 3 | |
| T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Summer (3 credits) |
Related Coursework | 3 |
Full-Time, Year 2 |
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| Quarter | Course | Credits |
| Autumn (10-16 credits) |
T NURS 503: Advanced Fieldwork | 3 |
| T NURS 509: Evaluation and Decision-Making in Healthcare | 3 | |
| Related Coursework | 3 | |
| T NURS 598: Scholarly Projects or T NURS 700: Master's Thesis | 1-6 | |
| Total credits | 45-48* | |
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* Students selecting the thesis option will earn 48 credits. |
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