In the MSN-MBA program the typical total credit hours needed to graduate are 64.
Elective choice is available in either of the dual degree programs.
In both dual degree programs, nursing courses focus on nursing research and theory, ethics, policy, organizational analysis, and health management practica. The management courses focus on the management of human and material resources, finances and accounting, statistics, program evaluation, strategic planning and operations, economics and marketing, as well as leadership theory and behavior, law, and the social impacts of management. Capstone courses aid the student in integration of the theory and practical application from coursework Faculty in the program bring perspectives grounded in clinical and management experience, informing their teaching and research in lively and interesting ways. Student advisors are drawn from faculty in nursing, business, and public administration. Because of careful positioning of courses, particularly in the dual degrees, students are encouraged to plan a course of study that meets individual career goals and schedules.