This dual degree program prepares nurses for leadership positions in a reformed health care system in all types of nursing and health care practice settings. The curriculum focuses on the disciplines of nursing, management, and business and emphasizes the delivery of quality health care services. Graduates participate fully in the strategic and operational activities of health care agencies. Students in the MSN/MBA track must take the GMAT standardized test to be accepted. Students must also be accepted by the MBA program mba@lasalle.edu.
This track requires a total of 250 clinical hours in two of the nursing courses. The clinical experiences are in NUR 645 and NUR 646. There are additional field work requirements in selected MBA courses.
Pre-program Basic Skills** 3 Courses (1 credit each)
MBA 501 The Executive Communicator: Presentation Module
MBA 502 Computer Literacy for the Contemporary Business Environment
MBA 503 Mathematical Methods Module*
*not required
**not required for most students
Core Courses
NUR 604 Research for Evidence-Based Practice I
NUR 605 Research for Evidence-Based Practice II
NUR 607 Advanced Nursing Roles in Health Care
NUR 608 Advanced Nursing Practice for Population-Based Care
MBA Foundation
MBA 610 Business Economics
MBA 615 Financial Accounting: A Customer Focus
MBA 625 Effective and Efficient Management of Operations
MBA 630 Financial Markets
MBA Core
MBA 690 Creating Customers Through Effective Marketing
MBA 691 Managerial Accounting for Decision Making, Planning, and Control
MBA 692 Financial Performance: Control and Measurement
MBA Executive Perspectives
MBA 810 Self-Assessment for Leadership
MBA 820 Information Technology for Decision Making
MBA 830 Financial Statement Analysis
Nursing Administration Track
NUR 640 Nursing Management Administration I
NUR 645 Field Study in Nursing Management/Administration II
NUR 646 Field Study in Nursing Management/Administration II
MBA Integrative Capstone
MBA 901 Competing in a Global Market I: Analysis of the Business Environment
MBA 902 Competing in a Global Market II: Analysis and Implementation of Strategy
| Course Credits - MSN/MBA | ||
| Course Number | Credits | Track |
| MBA 501** | 1 Credit | Pre-Program Basic Skills |
| MBA 502** | 1 Credit | Pre-Program Basic Skills |
| MBA 503** | 1 Credit | Pre-Program Basic Skills |
| NUR 604 | 3 Credits | Nursing Core |
| NUR 605 | 3 Credits | Nursing Core |
| NUR 607 | 3 Credits | Nursing Core |
| NUR 608 | 3 Credits | Nursing Core |
| MBA 610 | 3 Credits | MBA Foundation |
| MBA 615 | 3 Credits | MBA Foundation |
| MBA 625 | 3 Credits | MBA Foundation |
| MBA 630 | 3 Credits | MBA Foundation |
| MBA 690 | 3 Credits | MBA Core |
| MBA 691 | 3 Credits | MBA Core |
| MBA 692 | 3 Credits | MBA Core |
| MBA 810 | 3 Credits | MBA Core |
| MBA 820 | 3 Credits | MBA Core |
| MBA 830 | 3 Credits | MBA Core |
| NUR 640 | 3 Credits | NSA Track |
| NUR 645 | 4 Credits | NSA Track |
| NUR 646 | 4 Credits | NSA Track |
| MBA 901 | 3 Credits | MBA Integrative Capstone |
| MBA 902 | 3 Credits | MBA Integrative Capstone |
**not required for most students
Total 59 Credits
For course descriptions, please go to "Section 2" of the online graduate catalog.
Patricia M. Dillon
Director
Graduate Nursing, and RN-BSN and RN-MSN Programs
La Salle University
1900 West Olney Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19141 USA
Phone: 215.951.1322
Fax: 215.951.1896
E-mail: msnapn@lasalle.edu
La Salle University reserves the right to alter or change this information
at any time, without notice.