Earn your Master of Science in Nursing
The MSN in Leadership and Education is a one track, dual focused online degree program. The dual focus of leadership and education will provide graduates with career opportunities to work in clinical leadership and/or academic nursing environments either in separate positions or simultaneously in a joint position.
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A broader range of nursing expertise is needed to cross the divide between academia and practice. Graduates from this innovative graduate program will lead interdisciplinary teams to advance the transformation of healthcare and bridge the academic/practice divide.
Upon completion, students will demonstrate the communication competence required to advance inter-professional partnerships and incorporate curriculum development and design into the implementation of health education programs.
Program Structure
The MSN Curriculum is comprised of a total of 39 credits. The transfer of master’s level courses from another university will be individually reviewed for possible course credit but only if 30 graduate-level credits are completed here.
At least 30 credits are required to be completed at UB. Semesters are broken out into 15 weeks and the program is 100% online.
Potential Career Paths
- Health System Leadership
- Manager
- Director
- Administrator
- Academic Leaders
- Faculty member
- Nurse Educator
- Administrator
- Assistant or Associate Dean
Leadership and Education are currently two areas in desperate need of graduate level nurses to align leadership skills with nurse educator knowledge in order to synthesize and strengthen the nurse of tomorrow.
Here you will find:
A MISSION OF INNOVATION, EXCELLENCE, CARING, INTEGRITY, AND DIVERSITY
EXPERIENCES FOR INTER-PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN A VARIETY OF HEALTHCARE SETTINGS
EXPERT NURSING FACULTY AND PERSONALIZED ATTENTION
COLLABORATIVE ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
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