Nursing Practice, Executive Leadership with Business Administration (DNP/MBA)

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Courses toward the joint DNP/MBA degrees are offered through both the Division of Nursing and the Master of Business Administration program. The DNP degree is completed over seven (7) semesters. The MBA degree is then completed over the following 5 semesters. Both degrees can be completed over a total of 13 semesters. If a student wants to complete a single degree after matriculation, he/she must petition both program directors and request re-classification as a single degree student.

The FT Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership with MBA Program curriculum is based on the sequential completion of 20-21 required courses (62-69 credit hours) plus the completion of the Scholarly Project, over 11 semesters or three (3) calendar years. There are no free elective requirements in the program.

The PT Doctor of Nursing Practice in Executive Leadership with MBA Program curriculum is based on the sequential completion of the same 20-21 required courses (62-69 credit hours) plus the completion of the Scholarly Project, but over 17 semesters or five (5) calendar years. There are no free elective requirements in the program.

Program Structure

DNP Courses

NU - 800 Leadership for Practice Credits: 3
NU - 801 Financial & Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
NU - 802 Evidence Based Practice I Credits: 3
NU - 805 Marketing Management Credits: 3
NU - 807 Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics Credits: 3
NU - 808 Health Policy and Ethics Credits: 3
NU - 809 Business Computing Credits: 3
NU - 810 Translational Research Credits: 4
NU - 812 Health Care Informatics Credits: 3
NU - 813 Special Topics Credits: 1-7 (only as needed)
NU - 816 Scholarship Residency Credits: 3 /225 clinical hours
NU - 818 Leadership Residency Credits: 4 /225 clinical hours
NU - 820 DNP Scholarly Project Credits: 3 /75 clinical hours
NU - 822 Scholarly Project Advisement Credits: 0 (only as needed)

MBA Courses

FD - 505 Foundations of Business Credits: 3
CR - 505 Organization Management Credits: 3
CR - 506 Financial Management Credits: 3
CR - 510 Capstone-Policy and Strategy Credits: 3
HC - 502 Fiscal Issues in Health Systems Management Credits: 3
HC - 503 Legal Aspects of Health Systems Management Credits: 3
HC - 505 Healthcare Payment Systems and Value Based Reimbursement Credits: 3
MG - 501 Management of Human Resources Credits: 3
Total DNP in Executive Leadership with MBA Credits: 63-69 credits
Total Clinical Residence Hours: 525 hours

Executive Leadership Tracks

For the Executive Leadership tracks, the Director of the DNP Program will perform a gap analysis of all Post-Master’s applicant transcripts to determine the number of hours of clinical/practicum hours attained in the MSN Program. The DNP Program will provide up to 1,000 post-baccalaureate practice hours as part of a supervised Special Topics course. The practicum experiences in NU 813 are guided by the DNP competencies (AACN, 2006), AACN DNP Essentials (AACN, 2011), DNP Program Student Learning Outcomes, and individual course student learning outcomes.