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Program Overview
Why Consider the MSN – Nursing Administration Online Program at TAMIU
Enrich your leadership and management skills across all facets of healthcare and expand your nursing practice to prepare for nurse executive roles in a variety of settings with the MSN – Nursing Administration online program from Texas A&M International University. This dynamic program empowers you to earn your MSN degree online in as few as 10 months while you continue working.
In this ACEN-accredited online master's nursing program, you will study correlations between healthcare policy and social justice issues, research methods and statistical analysis, organizational behavior, transformational leadership, finance for nurse executives, healthcare informatics, health quality outcomes, population health, and more.
Our rigorous core nursing curriculum combines topics in communication and relationship building, knowledge of the global healthcare environment, leadership, and business skills. It includes an immersive, 180-hour practicum pertaining to integrative leadership for nurse executives. You will observe and implement various administrative principles and competencies, culminating in a collaborative health project. You will also study the fiscal environment from the perspective of a nurse executive or healthcare manager.
$11,377
Total Tuition
as few as 10 months
Program Duration
31
Credit Hours
Our 100% online coursework deepens your ability to apply organizational behavior theories in healthcare settings while integrating evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes.
In this online program, you will learn to:- Critically analyze, interpret and utilize appropriate knowledge, research and theories to meet the health care needs of diverse client populations across the life span
- Collaboratively plan the delivery of culturally sensitive health care with organizations and the community
- Contribute to the advancement of nursing profession through evidence-based research and practice
- Synthesize the leadership management, negotiating, teaching/coaching and consulting roles to foster continual improvement in order to meet changing societal and environmental needs
- Operationalize ethical, legal, political, and economic principles in application to management of healthcare delivery across the life span
- Advocate for advanced nursing practice through a commitment to lifelong learning and community service
The undergraduate and graduate programs in the Dr. F. M. Canseco School of Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences are accredited by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, P. 404-975-5000, F. 404-975-5020, www.acenursing.org.
Tuition
Find Out How and When to Pay Your Tuition
Tuition for the master's in nursing administration online degree program is affordable, and can be paid by the course. All fees are included.
In-State Tuition:
The following tuition applies only to Texas residents.
*Tuition Subject to Change
Program Tuition
$11,377
In-State Tuition Per Credit hour: $367
Out-of-State Tuition:
| Program Tuition |
|---|
| $31,930 |
| Out of State Tuition Per Credit hour |
| $1,030 |
Calendar
Dates You Need to Know
The MSN – Nursing Administration program is delivered in an online format ideal for working nurses, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.
| Session | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall I 2023 | 08/28/2023 | 08/14/2023 | 08/21/2023 | 08/23/2023 | 08/25/2023 |
| Fall II 2023 | 10/23/2023 | 10/09/2023 | 10/16/2023 | 10/18/2023 | 10/20/2023 |
| Spring I 2024 | 01/16/2024 | 01/02/2024 | 01/08/2024 | 01/10/2024 | 01/12/2024 |
| Spring II 2024 | 03/18/2024 | 03/04/2024 | 03/11/2024 | 03/16/2024 | 03/18/2024 |
| Summer I 2024 | 05/13/2024 | 04/29/2024 | 05/06/2024 | 05/08/2024 | 05/10/2024 |
| Summer II 2024 | 07/08/2024 | 06/24/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 07/03/2024 | 07/05/2024 |
Admissions
Requirements for the Master's in Nursing Administration Online Program
Applying for the graduate nursing program is a simple process that includes a $35 application fee.
To be considered for admission into the nursing administration online degree, you must meet the following requirements:
- Baccalaureate nursing degree from a nationally accredited college or university
- Minimum GPA of 3.0 in all upper-division nursing coursework
- Unencumbered RN license in Texas
- No work experience as a registered nurse
- Completion of an undergraduate statistics course
Note: All admitted students must submit verification of criminal background screening and drug screening, by a company or agency designated by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, prior to completion of the first online course.
International Transcript Evaluation:
TAMIU does their own foreign credential evaluations. Graduate School does not require third party evaluations nor are obligated to accept the results, or GPA calculations, if an evaluation is submitted. If an applicant submits an official evaluation, the evaluation does not replace official transcripts or certificates of graduation.
Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended should be mailed directly from the institution(s) to TAMIU at this address:
Texas A&M International University
Graduate School
Senator Judith Zaffirini Student Success Center, Suite 223
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041
OR
Electronically to [email protected]
**Former TAMIU students DO NOT have to request TAMIU transcripts.
For documents other than transcripts, please upload to your application portal located here. If transcripts are uploaded to the portal, you will be asked to resend all official transcripts by mail or email and will delay the application process.
Have a question? Call us at 844-872-8712.
[close-]Courses
The Topics You’ll Study in Our Nursing Administration Online Curriculum
Curriculum for the MSN – Nursing Administration online program is comprised of 10 courses (31 credit hours). All courses are seven weeks in length.
You must take the following courses.
NURS 5320: Theories Influencing Practice, Research and Advanced Role
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
The focus of this course is on the exploration of selected theories and conceptual frameworks, and their relationship to nursing practice and research. Emphasis is on the utilization of theories and models in nursing as a basis for practice to provide a caring, comprehensive, and holistic approach to health care delivery within a multicultural society.
NURS 5323: Healthcare Policy & Social Justice
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on health care policy and cultural as well as ethical issues in patient care. The goal is to create leaders who provide culturally competent care and contribute to the development of policies to reduce health care disparities.
NURS 5321: Research Methods and Statistical Analysis
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the research design and methods to prepare students to be proficient in the evaluation and utilization of evidence based practice within the clinical practice setting. Students will critically examine reported research to determine the utilization of scientific knowledge in order to provide high quality nursing health care, initiate change, and improve patient outcomes.
NURS 5340: Organizational Behavior
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the application of organizational behavior theories in the health care setting. The integration of evidence-based practice to improve outcomes is emphasized. Methods for analyzing organizational systems are evaluated.
NURS 5341: Transformational Leadership
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the analysis, synthesis and application of management science to address current and emerging changes and transitions in health care systems. Leadership styles for quality/cost management, with a focus on transformational leadership, will be examined.
NURS 5343: Finance for the Nurse Executive
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the fiscal environment faced by the nurse executive and clinical manager in health care systems. Application and analysis of financial principles used in planning, budget control, risk analysis, and decision-making in health care programs are examined.
NURS 5322: Health Care Informatics
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on current informational technology strategies related to the management of individuals, groups, and organizations. Students will examine the implementation and use of nursing informatics, and the role of informatics in evidence‐based practice.
NURS 5342: Health Quality Outcomes
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on leadership's role in monitoring and measuring of quality outcomes for the consumer (patient) and organization. Students will examine tools for evaluating operations and care delivery systems, and performance management in diverse workforces and organizational cultures.
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course addresses the study of health and illness trajectories in global health systems along with frameworks designed to address these issues. Methods of predicting utilization are addressed. Topics include emerging health issues, wellness promotion and disease prevention, health education and behavior medication, and disaster preparedness.
NURS 5440: Nurse Executive Integrative Leadership Practicum
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 4
This is a 180-hour practicum course focused on observation and implementation of administrative principles and competencies covered. The preceptor, faculty, and student identify areas of focus for the practicum based on these principles. Students design practice objectives with their preceptor and faculty. Students complete an administrative collaborative health project.
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