The MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership Track prepares graduates who are exceptional at patient care and safety as well as effecting change at the health care leadership and corporate levels. With an MSN/MBA from Johns Hopkins, graduates will crunch the data and help set organizational policy and priorities but will always account for the patient—and family—at the other end of every decision. Through this degree, graduates become strong leaders who can blend an understanding for the bottom line—medical, economic, regulatory, ethical—and turn that balancing act into a high-functioning daily routine. The 61 credit dual program is offered by the School of Nursing and the Carey Business School. For a dual degree, all coursework must be completed before either degree is awarded.
The development of the nursing curriculum is based on:
- AACN Masters Essentials
- AONL Competencies
- ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Nurse Administrators
Number of practicum hours: Practicum in HOL I (112 hours), HOL II (168 hours), and HOL III (224 hours) for a total of 504 practicum hours. Some MBA courses may require a residency component that can be done virtually.
Certification: Certification for Nurse Executives and Nurse Executives, Advanced is based on experience and hours of practice, not educational preparation. Graduates are eligible to take a certification exam as a certified nurse manager and leader or nurse executive through the American Nurses Credentialing Center www.nursingworld.org/our-certifications and the American Organization of Nurse Executives www.aone.org/resources/certification/about_certifications.shtml.
Students matriculated in the JHU School of Nursing are required to satisfy all academic requirements and adhere to all policies of the School. Students are expected to complete degree requirements according to the plan of study to which they are admitted within six years of enrollment.
Program Requirements
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| HOL Specialty Courses | ||
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| MBA Required Courses – Courses taken at the Carey Business School | ||
| 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.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.121.610 | Negotiation | 2 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| MBA Electives (16 Credits) | 16 | |
| Select eight 2-credit courses. Students may fulfill this requirement with any Carey courses for which they meet the pre-requisites and enrollment criteria with one exception. MBA/MSN-HOL students may not use BU.142.601 as one of their MBA electives. | ||
| Total Credits | 61 | |
Program Total: 61 Credits [cr]/ 504 Practicum Hours
Programs of Study
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership/MBA Dual Degree Program of Study: Full Time
All Business courses are taken at the Carey Business School
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| BU.121.610 | Negotiation | 2 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Total Credits | 61 | |
Program Total: 61 Credits [cr]/ 504 Practicum Hours
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership/MBA Dual Degree Program of Study: Part Time
All Business courses are taken at the Carey Business School
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.121.610 | Negotiation | 2 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Ninth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 61 | |
Program Total: 61 Credits [cr]/ 504 Practicum Hours
Programs of Study
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership/MBA Dual Degree Program of Study: Full Time
All Business courses are taken at the Carey Business School
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 9 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 10 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 11 | 2 | |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 65 | |
Program Total: 65 Credits [cr]/ 504 Practicum Hours
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership/MBA Dual Degree Program of Study: Part Time
All Business courses are taken at the Carey Business School
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| NR.110.653 | Leadership: Organizational Dynamics, Complexities, and Change | 3 |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Ninth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Tenth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 9 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 10 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 11 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 65 | |
Programs of Study
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership/MBA Dual Degree Program of Study: Full Time
All Business courses are taken at the Carey Business School
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| BU.142.601 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 2 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 9 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 10 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 11 | 2 | |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Total Credits | 65 | |
Program Total: 65 Credits [cr]/ 504 Practicum Hours
MSN Healthcare Organizational Leadership/MBA Dual Degree Program of Study: Part Time
All Business courses are taken at the Carey Business School
| First Semester | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| NR.110.651 | Leadership Role Identity and Career Development | 2 |
| BU.510.601 | Statistical Analysis | 2 |
| BU.120.601 | Business Communication | 2 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| BU.231.620 | Corporate Finance | 2 |
| BU.210.620 | Accounting and Financial Reporting | 2 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| BU.220.620 | Business Microeconomics | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| NR.110.652 | Leadership and Organizational Culture: Theories & Practice in Contemporary Healthcare | 3 |
| BU.150.620 | Strategic Management | 2 |
| BU.142.601 | Leadership and Organizational Behavior | 2 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| NR.110.655 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum I | 2 |
| NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| BU.410.620 | Marketing Management | 2 |
| Credits | 7 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| NR.110.656 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum II | 3 |
| BU.520.601 | Business Analytics | 2 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| NR.110.657 | Healthcare Organizational Leadership Practicum III | 4 |
| BU.680.620 | Operations Management | 2 |
| General Business Elective 1 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 2 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 3 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 4 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 5 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Ninth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 6 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 7 | 2 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Tenth Semester | ||
| General Business Elective 8 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 9 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 10 | 2 | |
| General Business Elective 11 | 2 | |
| Credits | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 65 | |