Dual Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science in Management in Healthcare Administration
This dual degree option provides students the opportunity to earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science in Management in Healthcare Administration simultaneously. Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Nurse Leaders will acquire the requisite skills to succeed in a complex healthcare environment. Graduates of the dual degree option will be prepared as managers and leaders with both healthcare and business expertise.
Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is designed for nurses who hold a master’s degree in nursing or a related field and offers an educational pathway to earn the highest clinically focused doctoral degree in nursing. Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, students will possess forward thinking clinical and systems leadership skills to promote the application of evidence-based practice to address the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare needs.
*For more information regarding the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/dnp.aspx
Master of Science in Management
The MSM program is designed to prepare students for management and leadership positions in all types of business enterprises including health care organizations, financial institutions, and not-for-profit organizations. The program provides management practitioners with the scholastic depth and contemporary skills to meet the challenges of today’s healthcare organizations. By focusing on the role of the manager at the micro and macro levels, and embracing the manager-as-leader paradigm, this program recognizes the reality and challenging nature of contemporary organizational systems that require change and innovation to remain competitive.
*For more information about the Master of Science in Management program, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/business/management-master.aspx
Program Information
Admission, progression, and graduation requirements are a coordinated effort between the College of Health Professions and the College of Business. The dual Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Science in Management is 54 credits and 500 experiential engagement hours for students enrolled in the Advanced Practice DNP Concentration. Students enrolled in the Leadership DNP Concentration will complete 66 credits and 1,000 experiential engagement hours. Students will be dual advised by the DNP Program Chair and MSM Program Chair.
To be considered for the dual DNP and MSM option, students must first be accepted to the DNP program. A second graduate application is then required to add the MSM in Healthcare Administration.
Advanced Practice Concentration with MSM in HCA
(54 Credits, 18 Courses)
Both the DNP and MSM must be completed simultaneously in one enrollment.
DNP Core Courses
| DNP 7000 | Bioethics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7101 | Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7103 | Population Health (20 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 7104 | Politics and Policy in the Healthcare System | 3 |
| DNP 7105 | Healthcare Economics and the Business of Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7106 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| DNP 7107 | Applied Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7108 | QI and Systems Thinking in Healthcare (35 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
DNP Project Courses
| DNP 8000 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I (145 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 8001 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II (150 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 8002 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III (150 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
MSM Courses
One MSM Elective Required
Leadership Concentration with MSM in HCA
(66 Credits, 22 Courses)
Both the DNP and MSM must be completed simultaneously in one enrollment.
DNP Core Courses
| DNP 7000 | Bioethics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7101 | Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7103 | Population Health (20 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 7104 | Politics and Policy in the Healthcare System | 3 |
| DNP 7105 | Healthcare Economics and the Business of Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7106 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
| DNP 7107 | Applied Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| DNP 7108 | QI and Systems Thinking in Healthcare (35 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
DNP Project Courses
| DNP 8000 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I (145 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 8001 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II (150 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 8002 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III (150 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
Experiential Engagement Courses
| DNP 9001 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Experiential Engagement I (125 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 9002 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Experiential Engagement II (125 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 9003 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Experiential Engagement III (125 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
| DNP 9004 | Doctor of Nursing Practice Experiential Engagement IV (125 Experiential Engagement hours) | 3 |
MSM Courses
One MSM Elective is Required