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 & Technology 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 509 | Essentials of Accounting | 3 |
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| ACCT 510 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
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| DSIM 509 | Essentials of Quantitative Methods | 3 |
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| DSIM 510 | Fundamentals Quantitative Methods | 3 |
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| ECON 509 | Essentials of Economics | 3 |
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| ECON 510 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 |
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| FIN 509 | Essentials of Finance | 3 |
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| FIN 510 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
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| MGT 566 | Legal & Ethical Environment of Business | 3 |
| MGT 610 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| NUR 551 | Advanced Role Practicum | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 21 |
May take higher-level economics course as substitute.
NUR 551: moved 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 522 | Accounting for Managerial Control | 3 |
| DSIM 535 | Quantitative Approaches Decision-Making | 3 |
| DSIM 577 | Managing Production and Service Operati | 3 |
| ECON 520 | Economics of High Performance | 3 |
| FIN 534 | Optimizing Financial Performance | 3 |
| INB 555 | Competing in the Global Economy | 3 |
| MGT 545 | Global Corporate Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| MKG 540 | Strategic Mkg in a Digital Economy | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
MSN Core
Total Credit Hours: 60