Accelerated Master of Arts in Nurse Executive Role
Additional Degree Information
Master of Arts
The Masters of Arts degree offers preparation for nursing and healthcare management positions as well as preparation for roles in nursing education. Two specializations are offered: administration studies, emphasizing the basic skills and concepts of management; and professorial studies, which prepares learners for beginning positions in teaching.
The accelerated program at the M.A. level in both specializations is a cohort program that meets one day per week on Fridays. It runs for four semesters. Tuition will be billed at the standard, per credit Teachers College tuition rate.
Sample Full-Time Program Plan for the Master of Arts NURSE EXECUTIVE ROLE
A part-time Program Plan is possible by selecting two or three offered classes per semester.
Semester I
- ORL 4014 Legal issues in healthcare organizations (3)
- ORL 4054 Leadership and management in healthcare organizations (3)
- ORLN 4005 Theories of nursing (3)
- HUDM 4120 Basic concepts in statistics (3)
Semester II
- ORL 4003 Crisis intervention (3)
- ORL 4011 Personnel management in healthcare (3)
- ORLN 5000 Nursing science (3)
- ORLN 5013 Informatics in nursing (3)
Semester III
- ORLN 4013 Fiscal management of the nursing organization (3)
- ORLN 5040 Methods in nursing research (3)
- ORLN 5530 Seminar: Clinical teaching and evaluation (3)
- HUD 4120 Methods of empirical research (3)
Semester IV
- ORLD 4051 How adults learn (3)
- ORLN 4050 Health problems and issues in society (3)
- ORLN 5010 Administration of a nursing organization (3)
- ORLN 6501 Seminar in professional nursing (3)
Sample Full-Time Program Plan for the Master of Arts NURSE EDUCATION ROLE
Semester I
- ORL 4014 Legal issues in healthcare organizations (3)
- ORL 4054 Leadership and management in healthcare organizations (3)
- ORLN 4005 Theories of nursing (3)
- HUDM 4120 Basic concepts in statistics (3)
Semester II
- ORL 4003 Crisis intervention (3)
- ORLD 4053 Facilitating adult learning (3)
- ORLN 5000 Nursing science (3)
- ORLN 5013 Informatics in nursing (3)
Semester III
- ORLD 4844 Helping adults learn (3)
- ORLD 5055 Staff development and training (3)
- ORLN 5040 Methods in nursing research (3)
- ORLN 5530 Seminar: Clinical teaching and evaluation (3)
Semester IV
- ORLD 4051 How adults learn (3)
- ORLN 4050 Health problems and issues in society (3)
- ORLN 5230 Fieldwork in nursing education (3)
- ORLN 6501 Seminar in professional nursing (3)
* Courses and/or sequence are subject to change.