Executive Master of Public Administration: Concentration for Nurse Leaders
Meet Tomorrow's Nurse Leaders.
What's Distinctive About This Program?
Whether you're currently supervising other nurses in your unit or thinking about advancing your career, you are already making critical decisions that affect your future.
An NYU Wagner Executive MPA combines the latest in health care management research with opportunities for real world application to prepare nursing professionals to provide effective leadership in today's complex hospital and healthcare systems.
Highlights include:
- Convenience of class time and location. Required classes are held on-site at NYC hospital facilities.
- Networking opportunities. Special programs bring executives from the field to meet with students.
- Experienced caring faculty. Faculty is invested in student success and available for one-on-one meetings throughout your studies.
- Direct professional applicability. Coursework enables students to immediately start making informed management decisions on the job.
Is this program right for me?
The Nurse Leaders program is designed for bachelor's degree-prepared registered nurses who are either already in leadership and management roles or looking for advancement . Admission is based on a candidate's full profile including prior academic record, professional achievements, letters of reference, and a personal statement.
The program may be completed part-time over two academic years and will provide the highest level of service possible to students as they continue their professional work concurrent with their studies.
Academic Requirements and Curriculum
Students complete 36 credits consisting of four core courses (16 credits), four electives (16 credits), and a Capstone end event (4 credits).
I. Required Core Courses (4 courses, 4 credits each)
II. Sample Elective Courses (4 courses 16 credits)
Students will work with a faculty advisor to select 16 credits of elective coursework from NYU Wagner's offerings as well as the other Schools at New York University including the College of Nursing. Up to 8 credits may be taken outside of the Wagner School.
- P11.1901 Reflective Practice: Learning from Work
- P11.2170 Performance Measurement and Management
- P11.2811 Politics of Nursing
- P11.2821 Healthcare Management Information Systems
- P11.2832 Human Resources Management in Health Care Organizations
- P11.2842 Financial Management for Health Service Organizations
- P11.2845 Advanced Healthcare Payment Systems
- P11.4112 Building Effective Teams
- P11.4121 Locating Evidence
- P11.4135 Nonprofit Governance
- P11.4142 Tools for Managing Nonprofits: Compliance, Internal Controls and Ethics
- P11.4146 Large Scale Change: Process and Techniques for Public and Private Settings
- P11.4203 Managing Diversity
- P11.4216 Financial Statement Analysis for Health Care and Nonprofit Organizations
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III. End Event
Working in teams and under the supervision of a NYU Wagner faculty member, students use an evidence-based approach to design and recommend management interventions to respond to organizational challenges and opportunities for a client organization in the health care field. The Capstone course is completed in two semesters during the student's final year in the program. Capstone teams are required to share their project results during a special end event which is open to the entire Wagner community.
- P11.3890 Capstone: Advanced Project for Nurse Leaders
- P11.3891 Capstone: Advanced Project for Nurse Leaders
Beyond the Classroom
The Executive MPA for Nurse Leaders is specially designed to be a cohort-based program. To facilitate the development of a strong sense of community and provide learning opportunities that are not available in the traditional classroom, the following extra-curricular activities are offered:
- Specialized orientation
- Individualized and group advisement
- Guest Lecturers
- Field Trips
- Networking Opportunities
Application Deadline is April 15, 2010. Please note that the Nurse Leaders program begins during the fall semester only.
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