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Nursing Health Systems Leadership
“BE THE DIFFERENCE” AS A LEADER IN HEALTH CARE.
Are you interested in developing effective systems of care? Leading the changes needed at all levels of our health care system? Would you agree the health care system desperately needs well prepared nurse leaders? In this rapidly advancing healthcare field, there is a growing need for well-educated, forward thinking and progressive nurse leaders. If you answered yes to these questions a career in health system leadership may just be the fit you are seeking. you are naturally drawn to leadership positions and see opportunities as improvements rather than challenges, a career in health system leadership and management may be the fit you are seeking.
Program Highlights
- Prepare for leadership roles through gaining the knowledge, competency and skills in navigating and changing complex systems, evidence-based innovation, effective and persuasive communication, managing relationships, creating systems in which a commitment to equity and inclusion is hardwired and requisite business skills.
- After graduation, you’ll be academically eligible to take certification exams in nursing (American Organization for Nursing Leadership – AONL; American Nurses Credentialing Center - ANCC) or health care administration (American College of Health Care Executives - ACHE).
- Online format with 3 one-credit immersive on campus learning experiences.
- Cohort admitted each fall…learn together become colleagues for life!
- Expert instructors with a range of real-life work experience.
What degree is right for me?
| Post-Master's Certificate | MSN | Post-BSN DNP* |
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Credits: 18-24 MSN required Program delivery: online |
Credits: 36 BSN required Program delivery: online |
Credits: 63 BSN required Program delivery: online |
*Post-MSN DNP tracks also offered.
All programs have rolling admission.
Tuition Cost Per Credit: $1,220.00
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Post- Master's Certificate- 18-24 Credits
Health Systems Leadership: Managing Populations and Access
Quality Improvement Science
Informatics, Technology and Professional Issues
Marketing and Economics in Healthcare
Workforce Solutions: Culture, People, and Processes
Leadership Change, Strategy, and Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare Financial Literacy
Professional Role Development - Clinical hours
Immersive learning experiences (three, 1-credit immersions)
MSN Courses- 36 Credits
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
Research & Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing
Ethics, Policy, and Health Care Advocacy
Health Systems Leadership: Managing Populations and Access
Quality Improvement Science
Informatics, Technology and Professional Issues
Marketing and Economics in Healthcare
Workforce Solutions: Culture, People, and Processes
Leadership Change, Strategy, and Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare Financial Literacy
Professional Role Development - Clinical hours
Immersive learning experiences (three, 1-credit immersions)
Post- BSN DNP Courses- 63 Credits
Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
Research & Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing
Ethics, Policy, and Health Care Advocacy
Health Systems Leadership: Managing Populations and Access
Quality Improvement Science
Informatics, Technology and Professional Issues
Marketing and Economics in Healthcare
Workforce Solutions: Culture, People, and Processes
Leadership Change, Strategy, and Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare Financial Literacy
Professional Role Development - Clinical hours
Immersive learning experiences (three, 1-credit immersions)
Health Care Policy
Translational Research
Epidemiology
Outcomes Management
Applied Statistics for Health Sciences
Residency appropriate to specialization
Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone 1
Doctor of Nursing Practice Capstone 2
Additional courses as approved by adviser.
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Application Deadline: Priority deadline is May 1. Applications will be accepted through August 1 on a space-available basis.
Application Requirements
Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges/universities.
- Three completed recommendation letters prepared by previous or present employers and teachers familiar with graduate education in nursing. (Post-master's certificate requires only one completed recommendation.)
- A resume and written statement of professional goals, including reasons for pursuing graduate study.
- International applicants only: TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
- All applicants must be registered in the United States as a professional nurse. Graduates of nursing schools in foreign countries must successfully complete the certification program administered by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and must be licensed in Wisconsin.
For a comprehensive listing of merit-based aid (graduate assistantships/fellowships), visit the departmental financial aid webpage. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to apply for need-based federal aid (loans) to help fund their educational expenses as well.
Graduate Program Recruiter
Lizzie Kerrick- email Lizzie
Program Advisor
Taylor Rose Pamperin, M.Ed.- email Taylor