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The aging of America’s population is driving significant growth in the healthcare industry. At the same time, rapid innovation in healthcare technology and the growing complexity of delivery systems requires increasingly skilled nurses who can adapt to and shape the future of health care. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for nurses will grow more than 23 percent over the next decade. To meet this demand, and ensure the continued quality of nursing care, Benedictine University’s School of Health Sciences offers its Online Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) to prepare registered nurses to become administrators, leaders and educators.
The M.S.N. program emphasizes interrelated academic preparation in areas of leadership, education, administration, and global health care. Nurses will study these content areas in the context of emerging demographic trends such as the expected increase in the elderly population and/or trends in caring for vulnerable populations including the homeless, those with chemical addictions, HIV/AIDS, the poor and those with catastrophic illnesses.
Truly Innovative Curriculum
Benedictine University’s M.S.N. curriculum is truly innovative. Unique relative to other M.S.N. programs, the Benedictine M.S.N. curriculum combines an eight course core with the flexibility of four additional elective courses that can be combined to develop a custom area of focus. Integrated into the eight core courses are the critical skills necessary to lead, educate and administer in health care. But students also have the opportunity through the elective courses to reach across different academic disciplines to create a truly custom and inter-disciplinary M.S.N. degree.
Prior to the completion of the core nursing courses, students will work with a student advisor and the M.S.N. Program Coordinator to select specific courses from Benedictine’s Master of Business Administration, Master of Science in Management and Organizational Behavior, and/or Master of Public Health programs to fulfill the elective requirements. The flexibility offered by the elective courses allows nurses in the M.S.N. program to “dive deep,” taking multiple elective courses in a specific discipline, or gain broad-based exposure to a number of different areas, taking one course from each discipline. This offers the student an opportunity for a truly personalized academic and career growth plan that also meets the skill demands of current and future professional settings.
Your advisor can also help you to choose elective options that support nursing certifications including:
- Certified Nurse Educator (National League of Nursing)
- Certified Nurse Executive (American Nurses Credentialing Center )
- Certified Nurse in Disaster Management (Benedictine University)
Elective options encourage in-depth cross-professional collaboration with students of business, health and human services and education programs, as well as students from the global community. Students will examine topics with colleagues and experts in the fields of:
- Business
- Finance/Accounting
- Leadership/Management
- Organizational Development and Design
- Public Health
- Health Service Administration
- Education
- Disaster Management
Students may take elective courses concurrently with the nursing core during the program which will accelerate completion from 24 months to approximately 16 months.
A Nursing Degree That Works for Working Adults
For more than 25 years, Benedictine University has offered cutting-edge nurse education programs for working adults. The Master of Science in Nursing program at Benedictine University is tailor-made for working adults who want to get ahead. At Benedictine University we understand that nurses have busy professional and personal lives. We designed our fully Online M.S.N. program so you can learn on your schedule, at your own pace and earn your degree in just under two years. Our online degree is affordable, flexible and totally customizable to suit the needs of busy professionals. Take a few minutes and check out our Online M.S.N. program. We designed it for nurses just like you.
Advance Your Career
At Benedictine University, we put students first. Our M.S.N. program is designed to help our nurses meet the changing skill demands of nurses in the 21st century and beyond. Our Online M.S.N. can help current nurses in a number of professions including the following:
- Nurse Executive
- Nurse Leader
- Nurse Educator
- Nurse Administrator
- Care Coordinator
- Case Manager
- Managed Care Consultant
See What We Have to Offer
At Benedictine University Online, we're proud of the high-quality education we provide our students. We strive every day to deliver an educational experience that our students, faculty and alumni can be proud of.
Dr. Ethel Ragland
Director of the School of Health Sciences
Benedictine University
"The role of the nurse is rapidly moving beyond bedside care. Increasingly nurses are taking on new challenges managing large clinics, overseeing million dollar budgets, and educating the next generation of nurses to meet growing demand.
Our program is uniquely designed to provide nurses with a strong foundation so that they can flexibly adapt to and positively shape the future of healthcare".
Dr. Bonnie Beardsley
M.S.N. program coordinator
"Nurses cannot be leaders without being educators; nurses cannot be specialized to deliver care without the cultural competence and academic preparation that is inclusive of foundations of knowledge particular to education, leadership, and cultural literacy in a global society. This program provides the Nurse with the skills required to practice in any setting drawing from skills that define the meaning of ‘nurse’!"