Master of Business Administration - DNP
Program Description
The Executive Nurse Leader (ENL): Dual Degree option prepares individuals with baccalaureate degrees in nursing to assume leadership positions as doctoral prepared nurses. The ENL program builds upon the student’s previous educational preparation at the baccalaureate level and provides a robust, interprofessional curriculum in leadership and advanced practice nursing. Upon successfully completing this rigorous academic program of graduate study, graduates will be awarded a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Consistent with the mission of the Department of Nursing, the Henrietta Schmoll School of Health, the MBA program, and the Graduate College at St. Catherine University, these graduates will be prepared to assume leadership roles in healthcare organizations and systems.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 70 credits (the curriculum effective Fall 2021 will require 67 credits). The overall minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required. Students in the DNP program complete a systems change project prior to graduation.
Years to Complete the Program
This is a three-year program. Students are expected to complete the DNP program within seven years of initial enrollment.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DNP Courses | ||
| MBA 6100 | Personal and Team Leadership | 3 |
| MBA 6150 | Managing Innovative Talent and Teams | 1 |
| MBA 6202 | Financial Accounting for Managers | 2 |
| MBA 6300 | Managerial Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| MBA 6400 | Strategic Marketing-Building Value and Brand | 3 |
| MBA 6500 | Healthcare Systems and Policy | 3 |
| MBA 6900 | Behavioral Economics and Decision Making | 3 |
| MBA 7150 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| MBA 7450 | Agile Project Management | 3 |
| HLTH 6010 | Principles of Epidemiology and Biostatistics I | 3 |
| INDI 8515 | Outcome Evaluation | 1 |
| NURS 6012 | Basic Graduate Nursing Informatics 1 | 2 |
| NURS 6063 | Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7463 | Quality and Safety Outcomes in Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8200 | Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 8200 | Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 8500 | Underpinnings of the Discipline of Nursing | 4 |
| NURS 8501 | DNP Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 8502 | DNP Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 8503 | DNP Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 8511 | DNP as Change Agent | 2 |
| NURS 8512 | Nursing and Social Justice | 2 |
| NURS 8514 | DNP Practicum | 1 |
| NURS 8520 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 4 |
| NURS 8525 | Advanced Informatics | 2 |
| NURS 8535 | Leadership in Organizations and Systems: Implications for Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8540 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 4 |
| NURS 8600 | DNP Project 2 | 4 |
| Total Credits | 67 | |
| 1 | NURS 6012 is a prerequisite course taken only by students with no prior course work in nursing informatics. |
| 2 | May also be completed by taking NURS 8610 DNP Project: Part 1 and NURS 8620 DNP Project: Part 2 (2 cr each) or four 1-credit courses. |