专业中文名：护理学与工商管理学硕士
专业英文名：Nursing and Business Administration (MS/MBA)
学　　　制：2.00 年
学　　　费：37455 美元/年
入学时间：1,8月
领　　　域：商业管理学
申请费：75美元

This specialty is offered in conjunction with the University of Baltimore Robert G. Merrick School of Business and the University of Maryland, College Park Smith School of Business. The MS/MBA option prepares administrators with a unique blend of advanced nursing and business management expertise, that enables them to analyze, plan, implement, and evaluate innovative and creative responses to health care marketplace needs. Graduates are prepared for senior management level decision-making on financial, strategic planning, resource management, and governance issues. The MS/MBA program involves 66-72 credits of required coursework and can be completed in two years of rigorous full-time, year-round study. Part-time study over a maximum of seven years is also possible. Graduates are awarded an MS from the University of Maryland School of Nursing and an MBA from the University of Baltimore Robert G. Merrick School of Business or the University of Maryland, College Park Smith School of Business.

An overall GPA of 3.0 IELTS test takers must score no less than Band 6.5 for BSN or Band 7 for MS (total). Minimum TOEFL scores to be considered for admission are 550 on the paper-based examination, 213 on the computer-based examination, and 79 on the Internet-based examination.

First Semester Course Title Credits NURS 450 RN-to-BSN: Transition: Implications for Practice, Policy, and the Profession 3 NURS 452 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Care for the Registered Nurse 3 NURS 454 Pathophysiologic Implications to Patient Assessment 5 NURS 418 Elective 3 Total 14 Second Semester Course Title Credits NURS 418 Elective 3 NURS 460 Health Informatics for the Registered Nurse 3 NURS 467 Public Health Nursing Essentials for the Registered Nurse 5 NRSG 780 Health Promotion and Population Health 3 NRSG 782 Health Systems & Health Policy: Leadership & Quality Improvement 3 Total 17 Total Credits for BSN Program: 31 Completing the MS Degree After completing the CORE courses, you’ll begin taking courses specific to the Health Services Leadership and Management MS specialty. For more information, review the HSLM plans of study. There are 63 total credits for the RN-to-MS plan of study. Sample Plan of Full-time Study for Students Enrolled Prior to Fall 2014 Completing the BSN Degree First Semester Course Title Credits NURS 331 Gerontological Nursing 3 NURS 333 Health Assessment 3 NURS 405 Informatics and Technology 3 NURS 418 NURS 320 Directed Elective -OR- Science and Research for Nursing Practice 3 Second Semester Course Title Credits NURS 403 Community Health Nursing 5 NURS 418 Directed Elective 3 NURS 701 Research for Advanced Nursing Practice 4 Third Semester (Summer) Course Title Credits NURS 622 Systems and Populations in Health Care 3 NURS 659 Organizational and Professional Dimensions of Advanced Nursing Practice 3 NURS 418 Directed Elective 2