Students may pursue an MBA/Doctor of Nursing Practice offered through the School of Nursing and the Carey Business School. This area of study puts a nurse in rare company alongside leaders of health care or academic institutions setting a course for the future. Graduates of this program will be prepared to create and lead new models of care delivery for communities locally, across the nation, and around the world.
For more information, please visit https://carey.jhu.edu/programs/dual-degrees/doctor-of-nursing-practice-dnp-mba
Admission Requirements
Apply through the School of Nursing website. Please visit nursing.jhu.edu/admissions/apply/index.html.
Program Requirements
The program requires 67 credits, including 42 credits for the Flexible MBA (20 credits of Flex MBA Business Foundations and 22 credits of business electives). All 42 MBA credits must be fulfilled with "BU" courses from the Carey Business School. Students must complete the MBA portion within six years. A waived course must be replaced with an equivalent number of credits in an advanced course. Dual degree recipients receive both diplomas upon completion of both programs.
MBA Curriculum - All courses taken at Carey Business School
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Foundations Courses (20 credits) | ||
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| BU.142.601 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| MBA Electives (22 credits) | 22 | |
| Select 11 two-credit courses. Students may fulfill this requirement with any Carey courses for which they meet the pre-requisites and enrollment criteria. | ||
| DNP Requirements | 25 | |
| Please refer to the School of Nursing section of this catalogue or the Sample Program tab on this entry for details regarding DNP coursework. | ||
| Total Credits | 67 | |
TYPICAL PROGRAM OF STUDY SEQUENCE
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credits | |
| Carey Business School Summer Year 1 | ||
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| Credits | 2 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Carey Business School Fall Term 1 Year 1 | ||
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| Carey Business School Fall Term 2 Year 1 | ||
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| BU.142.601 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 2 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| School of Nursing Spring 1 Year 1 | ||
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| Carey Business School Spring Term 1 Year 1 | ||
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Carey Business School Spring Term 2 Year 1 | ||
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Carey Business School/School of Nursing Summer Year 2 | ||
| NR.210.886 | Problem Discovery | 3 |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| School of Nursing Fall Year 2 | ||
| NR.210.803 | Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| Carey Business School Fall Term 1 Year 2 | ||
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| Carey Business School Fall Term 2 Year 2 | ||
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| Credits | 11 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| School of Nursing Spring Year 2 | ||
| NR.210.805 | Translating Evidence into Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.887 | Project Advancement | 3 |
| Carey Business School Spring Term 1 Year 2 | ||
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| Carey Business School Spring Term 2 Year 2 | ||
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Carey Business School/School of Nursing Summer Year 3 | ||
| NR.210.817 | Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data | 3 |
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| School of Nursing Fall Year 3 | ||
| NR.210.888 | Project Application | 3 |
| Carey Business School Fall Term 1 Year 3 | ||
| General Business Elective 9 | 2 | |
| Carey Business School Fall Term 2 Year 3 | ||
| General Business Elective 10 | 2 | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| School of Nursing Spring Year 3 | ||
| NR.210.889 | Project Evaluation and Dissemination | 3 |
| NR.210.818 | Clinical Data Management and Analyses | 2 |
| Carey Business School Spring Term 1 Year 3 | ||
| General Business Elective 11 | 2 | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Total Credits | 67 | |