Master of Science in Nursing Curriculum

At Benedictine University, we're preparing our students to fill the Nursing jobs of the future in the rapidly growing health care industry. Our graduates become highly sought-after nurse leaders, health educators and nurse administrators. It all starts with our comprehensive curriculum. Benedictine's Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program offers extensive training in the most relevant issues facing the health care industry today.

Customize Your Degree

Benedictine's Online MSN degree offers something that no other school offers. Our students can select their elective courses to build a truly unique Area of Focus and a custom Master of Science in Nursing degree.

Here's how it works:

  • You choose the individual courses from our six available Areas of Focus to create a custom concentration
  • Or choose from one of our predetermined "Area of Focus" tracks.

Available Areas of Focus include:

It's a practical, innovative way to prepare for your professional goals. It fosters the in-depth understanding you'll need to rise to the top of the nursing profession. You will complete your custom program with a capstone experience that will tie all of the concepts together helping you apply your academic preparation during a practicum experience.

Complete Your Degree in As Little As 16 Months

Benedictine's Master of Science in nursing degree program can be completed in as little as 16 months. Electives can be taken concurrently with core nursing courses. Courses generally run eight weeks in duration and are taken one at a time. This unique approach allows students to become fully immersed in the subject matter of each course.

Benedictine's Online MSN program offers a dynamic curriculum. It's designed to get you ready for the nursing jobs of the future. Courses include:

CORE COURSES

NRHL 510 Transforming Nursing Roles: The Educator, Administrator and the Socially Sculptured Professional Nurse
3 credits
NRHL 520 Global Leadership: Foundations of Nursing and Health Care
3 credits
NRHL 530 Ethical and Culturally Competent Health Care Professional
3 credits
NRHL 540 Health Care Information Systems and Technology
3 credits
NRHL 650 The Teacher Scholar, Administrator, Visionary Leader
3 credits
NRHL 660
Measuring Quality in Health and Education Systems
3 credits
NRHL 670 Management, Human Resources and Financial Planning in Health and Education Systems
3 credits


ONLINE AREAS OF FOCUS

Choose from a preexisting Area of Focus or select individual courses to create your own:

ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: PUBLIC HEALTH  Local / National / International

NRHL 602/MPH 602 Health Systems 3 credits
NRHL 604/MPH 604 Epidemiology
3 credits
NRHL 605/MPH 605 Environmental Health
3 credits
NRHL 603/MPH 603 Ethical and Political Issues in Public Health
3 credits

 

ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: HEALTH EDUCATION

NRHL 601/MPH 601 Behavioral & Social Aspects of Public Health
3 credits
NRHL 632/MPH 632 Public Health Education Methods
3 credits
NRHL 688/MPH 688 Community Health and Risk Education
3 credits
NRHL 609/MPH 609 Cultural Context of Health Care in the U.S.
3 credits

 

ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS

 

NRHL 664/MPH 664 Marketing of Health Care Services
3 credits
NRHL 610/MPH 610 Health Policy
3 credits
NRHL 662/MPH 662 Management of Health Services Organizations
3 credits
NRHL 608/MPH 608 Financial Planning in Health Care Organizations
1.5 credits
NRHL 623/MPH 623 Legal Aspects in Health Care Administration
      1.5 credits

 

Students will be registered in both MPH 608 and MPH 623 in one session. Each course is 4 weeks in length.

 

ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE

NRHL 521/MBA 520 Leadership & Ethics In a Global Environment
3 credits
NRHL 531/MPH/MBA 530 Organizational Behavior
3 credits
NRHL 500/MPH/MBA 500 Financial Accounting
3 credits
NRHL 511/MBA 510 Economics
3 credits
NRHL 687/MBA 687 Multicultural Management
     3 credits

 

ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT

NRHL 651/MPH 650 Principles of Emergency and Disaster Management
3 credits
NRHL 654/MPH 654 Psychology and Sociology of Disasters
3 credits
NRHL 656/MPH 656 Disaster Assessment and Mitigation
3 credits
NRHL 657/MPH 657 Disaster Management in Public Health
3 credits

 

ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: HEALTH POLICY

NRHL 609/MPH 609 Cultural Context of Health Care in the U.S.
3 credits
NRHL 623/MPH 623 Legal Aspects in Health Care Administration
1.5 credits
NRHL 610/MPH 610 Health Policy
3 credits
NRHL 602/MPH 602 Health Systems
3 credits
NRHL 582/MGMT 582 Conflict Management
1.5 credits

Students will be registered in both MPH 623 and MGMT 582 in one session. Each course is 4 weeks in length.

 

CAPSTONE

NRHL 680 Synthesis and Transformation of Knowledge Capstone
3 credits
 
Total Credit Hrs:
36

 

At Benedictine University, we're excited about educating the nurse leaders, educators, case managers, healthcare consultants and administrators of the future. We are looking for highly qualified nurses to join our academic community.

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Have more questions about our Master of Science in Nursing degree?

We'll help you to decide which specialization is right for you. Please feel free to give us a call at (866) 295-3104, or request information here.