Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Requirements for Master of Science in Nursing

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Mission

The mission of the College of Nursing is to prepare courageous future nurse leaders who are ethical, communicate effectively and therapeutically respecting the diversity of peoples in all health care settings to improve the human condition. 

 

End of Program Student Learning Outcomes (EPSLOs)

Dillard University’s College of Nursing (DUCON) has one set of end of program learning outcomes for its masters degree program and competencies for each of its program options.

The graduate will be able to:

1. Communicate effectively through both oral and written formats with various forms of media and technology inclusive of artificial intelligence for the inehancement of culturally diverse healthcare client care.
2. Incorporate leadership skills in advanced nursing roles to cultivate interpersonal relationships for diverse people in a variety of settings.
3. Practice according to current ethical, legal, faith-based and evidence-based professional standards of nursing for advanced nursing roles.
4. Institute strategies in collaboration with inter-professional teams to provide and maintain delivery of quality culturally competent precision healthcare.

 

Master Competencies

Nurse Educator Competencies

1. Communicate effectively in the presentation of didactic content and clinical skills in a variety of learner environments, inclusive of simulated learning.
2. Role model for future professional nurses the educator’s use of leadership skills.
3. Complete clinical practicums that foster the development of nursing students’ values and knowledge of legal, ethical, and professional nursing standards.
4. Utilize nursing education strategies which improve inter-professional collaboration and nursing students’ knowledge and delivery of nursing students culturally competent care
5. Disseminate educational scholarly evidence-based works as a future educator.  

Nurse Administrator Competencies

1. Employ effective communication to facilitate relationship building and influence behaviors in nurse management venues.
2. Utilize leadership practices exemplary of change management, adaptive thinking and decision making that foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3. Apply management practices that demonstrate professionalism, accountability, advocacy, and governance.
4. Utilize business skills and principles in a variety of healthcare systems that foster inter-professional collaboration to improve quality of care in a culturally diverse society.
5. Disseminate scholarly work as a future nurse manager or administrator.

Nurse Entrepreneur Competencies

1. Convey ideas and facts through effective communication in interactions with teams, clients, and consumers of health.
2. Execute entrepreneurial practices that motivate and empower the organizational mission and goals of actual or future healthcare ventures for improved access to healthcare.
3. Complete entrepreneurial tasks and milestones that foster the values and professional standards of nurse entrepreneurs.
4. Implement measures that bridge diverse disciplines and consumers in the establishment of healthcare partnerships and health literacy.
5. Disseminate an original scholarly work or healthcare venture as a future nurse entrepreneur.

The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree is a 12-course, 36-39 credit hour hybrid degree program designed to be completed in four consecutive semesters for full time students and six semesters for part time students. Program options include Nurse Educator, Nurse Administrator, and Nurse Entrepreneur.

Transfer Credit

A student can transfer up to nine (9) credit hours of graduate nursing courses (excluding NUR 511 ). 

Plans of Study

The organization of the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is as follows:

Graduate nursing core – 18 credit hours NUR 501 – NUR 511

Role development 6 credit hours – NUR 608 – NUR 616

Role strategies 6 credit hours – NUR 600- NUR 606

Research - 6 credit hours/ 9 credit hours   – NUR 620 -624

Total Credit Hours - 36 credit hours, non-thesis option; 39 credit hours thesis option.

 

Nursing Core - 18 credit hours
Nursing Cognates - 18 credit hours (Non Thesis Option) or 21 credit hours (Thesis Option)

• The College of Nursing adheres to the following grading scale for all nursing courses:

	A = 90 - 100
	B = 80 - 89
	C = 70 - 79
	D = 60 - 69
	F = 0 - 59

*Grading scale range can be calculated in terms of percent for any number in total points accumulated, e.g. 90% of 1000 (1000-900 = A), 80% of 1000 (800-899 = B), etc.

 

Effective May 3, 2023, this nursing program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on May 3, 2025.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400

Atlanta, GA 30326

(404) 975-5000

http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp

Note: Upon granting of initial accreditation by the ACEN Board of Commissioners, the effective date of initial accreditation is the date on which the nursing program was approved by the ACEN as a candidate program that concluded in the Board of Commissioners granting initial accreditation.