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M.S. in Nursing and Master of Business Administration
Several factors are evaluated in determining a candidate's admissibility to the two programs that make up the dual degree. Included in the assessment of a candidate's potential to perform satisfactorily in the programs are the undergraduate grade point average, accredited nursing baccalaureate degree, academic performance in any previous graduate coursework, GRE/GMAT scores, three letters of recommendation, and a candidate's record of successful professional experience. Program Requirements: All courses are 3 credits hours MBA Foundation Courses* (15 credit hours) BUS 340 Managing Organizational Behavior MBA 501 Economic Analysis MBA 502 Fundamentals of Accounting MBA 504 Probability and Statistics for Business Decision Making MBA 505 Financial Management (Prerequisites: MBA 501, 502, 504)
MBA Core and electives (30 credit hours) MBA 611 Introduction to Organizational Change (Prerequisite: BUS 340) ACC 630 Management Accounting Systems (Prerequisite: MBA 501, 502) MBA 615 Ethical and Legal Issues in Business MBA 62X Select Finance course (Prerequisite: MBA 505) MBA 670 Management Science (Prerequisite: MBA 504) MBA 674 Topics in Information Systems Management MBA 675 Production/Operations Management (Prerequisite: MBA 670) MBA 698 Practicum (Taken in the final semester of coursework.) Electives (9 credits - fullfilled by Theorectical Nursing Core)
Theoretical Nursing Core (21 credit hours) NUR 603 Nursing Theory and Knowledge Development NUR604 Nursing Research NUR 606 Leadership, Health Policy, and Role NUR 608 Applied Theories for Advanced Interpersonal Skills (Must precede or be concurrent with NUR 658) NUR 658 Graduate Clinical Project (Prerequisite NUR 604 & NUR 603) NUR 697 Nursing Management Clinical Immersion I NUR 698 Nursing Management Clinical Immersion II (Prerequisites NUR 697) Total Graduate Program credits: 51 M.S. in Nursing & MBA
For more information on this concentration and courses, go to the CONHP area of the USM graduate catalog and the School of Business section of graduate catalog For questions or comments, please contact us. last updated - 07-6-08
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The dual master's degree in nursing and business administration at the University of Southern Maine is designed for students in the health professions who wish to combine advanced nursing practice with the analytical tools of business. 
