LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATION (NURSING)
- Nursing Leadership and Education (36 credits) – 100% online
- Full-time students take six to nine credit hours per semester, one course at a time
- A quality education based on flexibility and relationship
About Leadership and Education (Nursing)
NNU’s Department of Nursing offers an online Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with an emphasis in Leadership and Education. This program is designed to prepare the baccalaureate registered nurse for the role of a nurse leader and educator. Utilizing an online cohort model and supporting an interactive learning environment, the MSN program can be completed in two years by nurses with a baccalaureate degree. Full-time students take six to nine credit hours per semester, one course at a time.
If a quality education based on flexibility and relationship is important to you, then this program will be a great fit. The online cohort MSN program is designed for the working professional nurse. It is offered in a fully online learning environment, providing you with the flexibility to work and go to school full-time. You’ll learn from caring faculty with over 160 years of experience. As your professors pass on their years of knowledge to you, they will prepare you to do the same for others.
Tuition Costs
$640 per credit, $150 per semester technology fee
Program Goal
Program Outcomes
Master of Science in Nursing graduates will:
- Role model Christ-like ethical behavior; be exemplars of integrity and honesty in the role of a nurse with an advanced degree
- Describe the foundations of care and the art and science of the nursing profession and practice as it relates to self, individuals, families and clinical populations across the lifespan
- Demonstrate scholarly activity in utilizing evidence-based practice and transferring research findings to clinical practice in order to deliver quality care
- Role-model clinical, leadership, and educational expertise to improve health outcomes of communities served in diverse healthcare settings
- The graduate nurse advocates for diverse populations and demonstrates social justice in healthcare delivery which promotes and preserves healthy communities through collaboration with the interprofessional healthcare team
Accreditation & Regulations
Notice Out-of-State Students
Since this is a program that leads to professional licensure, prospective students should review important information about NNU’s participation in the National Council of State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and Professional Licensure about this program. Individual states often have different expectations for professional licensure; so it is in a prospective student’s best interest to investigate whether NNU’s degree program will help them achieve licensure in their home state.
career paths
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Medical and Health Services Managers
Social and Community Service Managers
Meet the Team
Rebekkah Hulen
Associate Professor of Nursing; Undergraduate BSN Program Chair
Linda C. Valenzuela
Associate Professor of Nursing; Director of MSN L/E Program
Jeremy Olson
Nursing Resource Coordinator
Felicia Wright
Adjunct Faculty
Brennan Carmody
Associate Professor of Nursing
Bethany Mello
Associate Professor of Nursing; Director of FNP
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