The nursing and health care leadership major offers students a strong foundation in complex systems, organizational theory, financial management, and leadership practice. The program is completely online, allowing nurses to complete the program while continuing to work. Traditional health care administration content and new ways of thinking about organizations, management, and leadership prepare graduates for the challenges of today’s and the future’s health care environment.

The final course in this major is an intensive experience in a health care organization in which the student works with an experienced manager/administrator/executive preceptor on a collaborative project.

The contemporary curriculum prepares graduates for positions ranging from traditional management/administrative careers to emerging leadership roles in quality, safety, Magnet coordination, and provider practice management. Graduates have careers in a wide range of organizations: inpatient, ambulatory, integrated systems and community-based.

This major is also available as a Post-Graduate Certificate.