Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration Degree Program

Jacksonville University offers a dual degree program in which qualified students may obtain both a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. This innovative program allows cross crediting of coursework.

This dual degree program is designed for nurses interested in executive-level management careers. Jacksonville University’s program offers broad exposure to advanced-level nursing knowledge in managing and planning health care services. Students enrolled in the dual MSN/MBA degree program complete graduate level core courses in nursing and business. Graduates are awarded a Master of Science in Nursing and a Master in Business Administration. If students complete the MSN requirements prior to the MBA requirements they will be issued a letter indicating the completion of the MSN. The degree is a dual degree and will be conferred at the completion of both programs.

Program Requirements

Students who choose the dual MSN/MBA degree program will be required to apply to and be admitted into both the MSN and MBA programs. They will be required to complete 42 credits in the Davis College of Business Graduate Program in addition to the 15 credits of MSN core. Because the MSN curriculum includes graduate courses in Leadership and Information Technology, the MGT 548-Leading People and Organizations, and DSIM 518-Competing through Innovation and Information Technology will not be required of the MSN/MBA students.

The MSN/MBA program requires the following credit hours of Graduate Nursing and Business prerequisite courses before the student may enroll in higher-level MBA coursework:

Graduate Nursing and Business Prerequisites:

ACCT 509Essentials of Accounting

3

Or

ACCT 510Fundamentals of Accounting

3

DSIM 509Essentials Quantitative Methd

3

Or

DSIM 510Fundamentals Quantatv Methods

3

ECON 509Essentials of Economics

3

Or

ECON 510Fundamentals of Economics

3

FIN 509Essentials of Finance

3

Or

FIN 510Fundamentals of Finance

3

MGT 566Legal &Ethical Environ of Bus

3

MGT 610Strategic Human Resource Mgt

3

NUR 551Advanced Role Practicum

3

Total Credit Hours:21

ECON 509 and ECON 510: May substitute two semesters of undergraduate Economics.

NUR 551moved from the MSN core

The dual MSN/MBA degree requires the following MBA coursework in addition to the prerequisite courses listed above:

MBA Courses

ACCT 522Accounting Managerial Control

3

DSIM 535Quant Approach Dcsn-Making

3

DSIM 577Managing Prod and Srvc Oper

3

ECON 520Economics of High Performance

3

FIN 534Optimizing Financial Perfrmnc

3

INB 555Competing in the Global Econ

3

MGT 545Global Corp Strategy and Poli

3

MKG 540Strategic Mkg in Digital Econ

3

Total Credit Hours:24

MSN Core

Total Credit Hours:15

Total Credit Hours: 60