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Master of Science in Nursing
Health Care Systems Management Curriculum

Our Master in Nursing is offered in Health Care Systems Management specialization. This targeted curriculum will prepare you for a management and leadership roles on healthcare industry.

The MSN-HCSM program provides education in:

• Nursing Administration
• Management
• Leadership
• Finance
• Quality Assurance
• Health Promotion
• Disease Prevention/Management
• Integrated Delivery Systems
• Managed Care Strategies
• Workforce Management
• Outcomes Management

The HCSM program requires 36 credit hours of graduate coursework, 12 of which are devoted to core courses and 24 of which are devoted to HCSM major courses. The HCSM Master’s program is designed to be completed in 24 months. Thus, a student typically completes one course at a time, allowing the student to give undivided attention to each course in the curriculum.

The Health Care Systems Management curriculum:

NURS G700	Theoretical Perspectives in Nursing	3 credits
NURS G704	Advanced Role Integration	3 credits
NURS G709	Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Care	3 credits
NURS G712	Financial Resources I	3 credits
NURS G716	Managed Care Methodologies	3 credits
NURS G724	Outcomes Measurement & Data Management	3 credits
NURS G732	Disease Resource Management	3 credits
NURS G735	Advanced Research Methods	3 credits
NURS G740	Health Care Systems	3 credits
NURS G744	Financial Resources II	3 credits
NURS G748	Human Resource Management	3 credits
NURS G752	Practicum	3 credits

Call (866) 789-9809 to speak to a Program Manager about specific curriculum questions.

Certification Exams: The HCSM curriculum adheres to the standards identified by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American Organization of Nurse Executives, and the Standards of Practice for Case Managers (published by the Case Management Society of America). Graduates will be prepared to sit for the American Nurses Association Certification Exam in Nursing Administration Advanced and/or the Commission for Case Manager Certification Exam