Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Care Leadership
16 Semester Credits / 6 Courses / 1 Course Every Session
Delivery Mode: Online
The Post-Master’s Certificate in Health Care Leadership is available to any nurse who holds at least one earned higher degree in nursing, i.e., MSN, MN, DNP, PhD., who desires to expand their knowledge in nursing leadership.
Courses taken after completion of a degree program in order to complete the certificate are not eligible for financial aid. This 16 credit 100% online certificate option requires satisfactory completion (a grade of at least a “B” for each of four courses) and includes a clinical leadership residency (100 clock hours).
Course Delivery
This certificate is tailored to meet the needs of the working professional. Courses are focused on assuring learning through a selection of engaged learning strategies such as online discussions with peers and faculty, required readings and a supervised clinical residency with a university approved preceptor in one’s locale.
Curriculum Requirements
Core Requirements
| MSN580 | Strategic Planning and Project Management in Healthcare | 3 |
| MSN581 | Innovation in Organizational and Systems Leadership | 3 |
| MSN582 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MSN584 | Quality Measures, Safety, and Improving Patient Outcomes | 3 |
| MSN586 | Entrepreneurship in Advanced Practice Nursing | 2 |
| MSN587 | Residency in Nursing Leadership and Systems Management | 2 |