The Coordinated Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration

This coordinated Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration (MSN-MBA) degree option will prepare the nurse executive to ensure excellence in client care services, and also to impact the business environment in which nurses practice. This degree option incorporates content in management, economics, finance, and marketing into a framework for nursing service and health care administration. The coordinated degree can be completed in 57-60 semester credit hours, including prerequisite courses for both Business Administration and Nursing.

In addition to the general graduate admission requirements of The University of Texas at Tyler, students applying for admission to the MSN-MBA coordinated degree option must meet the College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the College of Business and Technology requirements listed elsewhere in this catalog under the College of Nursing, the coordinated Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Business Administration.

Degree Requirements (MSN-MBA)

(See, College of Nursing and Health Sciences )

The course requirements for the coordinated degree option are as follows:

HECC 5317Biometric Methods

NURS 5308Contemporary Healthcare Ethics

NURS 5312Nursing Theory

NURS 5315Assessment of Nursing Management

NURS 5320Research Design

NURS 5324Health Care Informatics

NURS 5326Implementation of Nursing Management

NURS 5330Evaluation of Nursing Management

NURS 5334Professional Scholarship

or

NURS 5395Thesis

ACCT 5300Accounting Concepts and Processes

ACCT 5320Accounting for Management Control

ECON 5300Economic Concepts and Processes

ECON 5320Advanced Economic Analysis

FINA 5320Advanced Financial Management

MANA 5305Decision Making in Operations Management

MANA 5320Leading and Managing People

MANA 5350Strategic Human Resources Management

MANA 5360Global Business Perspectives

MANA 5395Formulating and Implementing Strategy

MARK 5320Advanced Marketing Fundamentals

MARK 5370Health Care Marketing in Contemporary Society

MANA 5395: after 27 hrs.

Students completing the MSN-MBA coordinated degree option will be awarded their two degrees in the same academic term.