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Master of Science in Nursing Curriculum

A Unique Curriculum, A Custom Built Degree

At Benedictine University, we're preparing our students to fill the nursing jobs of the future in the rapidly growing healthcare industry. Our graduates become highly sought-after nurse leaders, nurse 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:

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

Elective Courses
(12 credit hours) 		Semester Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation
Prerequisites
MPH 602 / U.S. Health Systems 3
None

MPH 604 / Epidemiology

 3
None

MPH 605 / Environmental Health

 3
None

MPH 603 / Ethical and Political Issues in Public Health

 3
None
 


ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: HEALTH EDUCATION

Elective Courses
(12 credit hours) 		Semester Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation
Prerequisites

MPH 601 / Health Behavior

 3
None

MPH 632 / Public Health Education Methods

3
None

MPH 688 / Community Health and Risk Education

 3
None

MPH 609 / Cultural Context of Health Care in the U.S.

 3
None
 


ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: ADMINISTRATION OF HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS

Elective Courses
(12 credit hours) 		Semester Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation
Prerequisites

MPH 664 / Marketing of Health Care Services

 3
None

MPH 610 / Health Policy

3
None

MPH 662 / Management of Health Services

3
None

MPH 608 / Financial Planning in Health Care Organizations

 1.5
None
MPH 623 / Legal Aspects in Health Care Administration
1.5
None

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

Elective Courses
(12 credit hours) 		Semester Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation
Prerequisites

MBA 520 / Leadership & Ethics In a Global Environment

 3
None

MPH/MBA 530 / Organizational Behavior

3
None

MPH/MBA 500 / Financial Accounting

3
None

MBA 510 / Economics

3
None
MBA 687 / Multicultural Management
3
None


ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Elective Courses
(12 credit hours) 		Semester Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation
Prerequisites

MPH 650 / Principles of Emergency and Disaster Management

3
None

MPH 654 / Psychology and Sociology of Disasters

3
None

MPH 656 / Disaster Assessment and Mitigation

3
None

MPH 657 / Disaster Management in Public Health

3
None


ONLINE AREA OF FOCUS: HEALTH POLICY

Elective Courses
(12 credit hours) 		Semester Credit Hrs. Towards Graduation
Prerequisites

MPH 609 / Cultural Context of Health Care in the U.S.

3
None

MPH 623 / Legal Aspects in Health Care Administration

1.5
None

MPH 610 / Health Policy

 3
None

MPH 602 / U.S. Health Care Systems

 3
None

MGMT 582 / Conflict Management

 1.5
None

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.

Meet Our Outstanding Master of Science in Nursing Faculty.

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.