Overview

The Nursing Leadership program of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston prepares graduates to be nurse leaders in highly complex and dynamic healthcare settings.

MSN graduates will have the knowledge and skills necessary to apply evidenced-based management principles to achieve high quality clinical outcomes in complex and changing healthcare environments. By mastering the precepts of organizational efficiency and effectiveness, graduates will be poised to contribute to the advancement of nursing practice and improvement of our nation’s healthcare delivery system.

The Curriculum

The MSN program is grounded in standards of practice for nursing leadership and administration and essential nurse manager knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This curriculum fully meets national quality standards and guidelines for graduate education in nursing leadership and administration. Leadership theory, evidence-based management, business concepts, finance, and advanced knowledge of nursing and healthcare management are included in this program of study.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Transforming Healthcare through Nursing Leadership

Project Management Foundations

Preparation of Scholarship Skills in Advanced Nursing Practice

Nursing Research and Epidemiology for Evidence-Based Practice

Organizational Development: Creating Cultures of Excellence

Healthcare Financial Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 42 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-15 00:00:00
Starting 2024-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Starting 2025-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-09-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

38 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

Nursing Leadership View 785 other Masters in Leadership in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A completed online application

$60.00 non-refundable application fee

Official transcript from each post-secondary institution attended

A Baccalaureate degree in nursing earned from an accredited program. Applicants must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

A completed basic statistics course.

Three (3) satisfactory academic/professional references. Supply individual references with an applicant letter of reference form (pdf)

A course-by-course evaluation of international credentials by Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) for individuals with degrees/courses from outside the US

A professional curriculum vitae or resume

An interview may be required of qualified applicants. All interviews are by invitation

Writing samples may be required at the time of an interview

Tuition Fee

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International

4940 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17290 USD for the full programme during 42 months.
National

4940 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17290 USD for the full programme during 42 months.
In-State

4940 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17290 USD for the full programme during 42 months.

Living costs for Houston

1067 - 1950 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Nursing Leadership.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

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