CURRICULUM
The MSN curriculum addresses three focal areas: the graduate nursing core, advanced clinical expertise, and role preparation. All nursing courses are taught in person with online components or as hybrids (both online and face-to-face).
RN-to-MSN Option
Registered Nurses, who have bachelor's degrees in non-nursing fields from accredited institutions recognized by Oklahoma City University and meet admission requirements, may progress directly to the MSN courses by taking the following BSN-level courses during their first semester. No other bachelor's level courses of any type are required.
NURS 4403 RN-to-BSN Health Assessment
NURS 4605 RN-to-BSN Community Health Nursing
NURS 4805 RN-to-BSN Nursing Leadership
NURSING EDUCATION TRACK
Graduate Nursing Core (18 credit hours)
NURS 5003 Communication for Health Care Professionals (3)
NURS 5103 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 5123 Nursing Informatics (3)
NURS 5703 Ethics and Health Care Policy (3)
NURS 6323 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
NURS 6603 Master’s Project (3)
Role Preparation (15 credit hours)
NURS 5153 The Adult Learner (3)
NURS 5203 Curriculum Development in Nursing Education (3)
NURS 5403 Teaching Strategies for Nursing (3)
NURS 6153 Nursing Education Evaluation Strategies (3)
NURS 6503 Nursing Education Practicum (3)
Suggested Course Sequence for Fulltime Students:
Fall Semester
NURS 5003 Communication for Health Care Professionals
NURS 5103 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 5153 The Adult Learner
Spring Semester
NURS 5203 Curriculum Development in Nursing Education
NURS 5403 Teaching Strategies for Nursing
NURS 6323 Advanced Nursing Research
Summer Semester
NURS 5123 Nursing Informatics
NURS 5703 Ethics and Health Care Policy
Fall Semester
NURS 6153 Nursing Education Evaluation Strategies
NURS 6503 Nursing Education Practicum
NURS 6603 Master’s Project
NURSING ADMINISTRATION TRACK
Graduate Nursing Core (18 credit hours)
NURS 5003 Communication for Health Care Professionals (3)
NURS 5103 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 5123 Nursing Informatics (3) or IT 5603 Information Technology Operations Management if in MSN/MBA option (3)
NURS 5703 Ethics and Health Care Policy (3)
NURS 6323 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
NURS 6603 Master’s Project (3)
Transition Courses (course prerequisites)
ACCT 5083 Essential Concepts in Accounting (3)
FIN 5083 Essential Concepts in Finance (3)
Role Preparation (21 credit hours)
FIN 5053 Financial Policy for Managers (3)
NURS 6303 Administration of Nursing Services I (3)
FIN 6333 Health Care Financial Management (3)
NURS 6403 Administration of Nursing Services II (3)
NURS 6623 Nursing Administration Practicum (3)
MGMT 6723 Medical Law and Regulation (3)
MGMT 6733 Strategy, Policy, Standards, and Quality Assurance for Health Care Executives (3)
Suggested Course Sequence for Fulltime Students:
Summer Semester
ACCT 5083 Essential Concepts in Accounting
FIN 5083 Essential Concepts in Finance
Fall Semester
NURS 5003 Communication for Health Care Professionals
NURS 5103 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice
FIN 5303 Financial Policy for Managers
Spring Semester
NURS 6323 Advanced Nursing Research
FIN 6333 Health Care Financial Management
NURS 6303 Administration of Nursing Services I
Summer Semester
NURS 5703 Ethics and Health Care Policy
NURS 5123 Nsg Informatics or IT 5603 Information Technology Operations Management if in MSN/MBA option
Fall Semester
NURS 6403 Administration of Nursing Services II
NURS 6623 Nursing Administration Practicum
MGMT 6733 Strategy, Policy, Standards, & Quality Assurance for Health Care Executives
Spring Semester
MGMT 6723 Medical Law and Regulation
NURS 6603 Master’s Project
MSN/MBA OPTION
Students in the Nursing Administration track may also earn a Master's of Business Administration (MBA) degree through the university by completing an additional 24 credit hours towards the MBA. Admission to the MBA requires a TOEFL of 560 (international students only), a GPA of 2.8, and admission into the MBA program by the Meinders School of Business. Such students will have a faculty advisor from each program to help assure proper completion of the two degrees. Students may work on the degrees sequentially or concurrently and may start the MBA option at any time, but must also take the GMAT during the first semester of the MBA program.
Requirements for the MSN are the same as the Nursing Administration track. The MBA option for MSN students requires the following courses. Courses within each of the blocks below must be taken in the sequence listed. Students may not enroll in more than two of the blocks at the same time. (*MSN courses not repeated for the MBA)
Foundation Courses
*ACCT 5083 Essential Concepts of Accounting
*FIN 5083 Essential Concepts of Finance
Environmental Block
ECON 5203 Managerial Economics
ACCT 5403 Accounting for Managers
MGMT 5503 The World Economy and International Business
*IT 5603 Information Technology Operations Management
Functional Block
MKTG 5103 Strategic Marketing Decisions
ECON 5213 Productions, Operations, & Quantitative Analysis
*FIN 5303 Financial Policy for Managers
MGMT 5713 Organization & Managerial Processes
Specialization Block
MKTG 6143 Marketing of Health Services
*FIN 6333 Health Care Financial Management
*MGMT 6723 Medical Law and Regulations
*MGMT 6733 Strategy, Policy, Standards, and Quality Assurance for Health Care Executives
Capstone Block
MGMT 6543 Global Competitive Strategy and Administrative Policy
