Program Overview

Nursing Practice, DNP/Business Administration, MBA

The Lubar College of Business and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing collaboratively offer a program designed to provide a combined nursing and business curriculum to strengthen the graduate's performance as a leader and manager in nursing and health care administration.

Overview

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Requirements

Admission Requirements

• Application deadlines vary by program.
• Students are admitted to both the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate programs in nursing and business administration.
• The admission requirements are consistent with those specified by the UWM Graduate School, College of Nursing, and Lubar College of Business.
• Applicants may choose to complete either the GMAT or GRE and must have a BS in Nursing degree and at least two years' practice in a health care setting.
• Three letters of reference are required, including one from a former faculty and one from a health care employer.

Credits and Courses

• The MBA foundation coursework provides the basis for the theory and practice of business.
• The MBA Program requires Bus Adm 701, Business Mathematics (2 cr), and Bus Adm 703, Financial Accounting (3 cr).
• Bus Adm 701 is waived for individuals who have completed an appropriate academic course in their background, or have earned an appropriate Quantitative sub-score on the GMAT or GRE or have passed the proficiency exam.
• Bus Adm 703 is waived for individuals who have completed an appropriate course in their background, or have passed the proficiency exam.
• Bus Adm 701 and Bus Adm 703 do not count toward the degree.
• Students are also assumed to have basic proficiency in information technology (IT), including the use of word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, and web browsers.
• For the coordinated degree program, students will complete 83 credit hours.
• A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements of an individual program—MBA or DNP—in order to receive a degree.

Course List

• Nursing Core: 47 credits
  • NURS 725: Evidence Based Practice in Healthcare
  • NURS 726: Advanced Perspectives on Cultural Diversity and Disparities in Health Care
  • NURS 728: Epidemiological Principles for Population Health
  • NURS 805: Translational and Implementation Science
  • NURS 735: Theory for Advanced Practice
  • NURS 750: Outcomes and Quality Management
  • NURS 770: Nursing Administration
  • NURS 773: Information Systems to Support Clinical Decision-Making
  • NURS 803: Health Policy
  • NURS 804: Healthcare Organization and Systems Leadership for Advanced Practice
  • NURS 826: Nurse Executive Practicum I
  • NURS 827: Nurse Executive Practicum II
  • NURS 828: Nurse Executive Practicum III
  • NURS 993: DNP Project I: Plan
  • NURS 994: DNP Project II: Proposal
  • NURS 995: DNP Project III: Leadership Practice Immersion
• MBA Core: 18 credits
  • BUSMGMT 704: Accounting Analysis and Control
  • BUSMGMT 705: Corporate Finance
  • BUSMGMT 707: Information Technology Management in International Businesses
  • BUSMGMT 708: Marketing Strategy: Concepts and Practice
  • BUSMGMT 709: Predictive Analytics for Managers
  • BUSMGMT 711: Global Supply Chain Strategies & Competitive Operations
• Dually Applied: 18 credits
  • NURS 720: Biostatistics and Applications for Nursing Practice
  • BUS ADM 738: Human Resource Management
  • BUSMGMT 706: Managing in a Dynamic Environment
  • BUSMGMT 720: Strategic Management in Health Care Organizations
• Constrained Choice: Choose two of the following
  • BUS ADM 755: Health Care Administration and Delivery Systems
  • BUS ADM 757: Managed Care and Integrated Health Networks
  • BUSMGMT 727: Health Care Accounting, Law and Ethics
  • NURS 711: Economics of Health Care and Health Care Systems

Additional Requirements

• A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements of an individual program—MBA or DNP—in order to receive a degree.
• Students must fulfill the MBA Program Boot Camp and Executive Development activities to meet all graduation requirements.
• The candidate will complete a final comprehensive clinical project as part of the leadership practice immersion experience, which demonstrates the ability to implement the principles of evidence-based practice and translation under the direction of the faculty advisor.
• The candidate must, as the final step toward the degree, pass an oral examination in defense of the DNP project.
• A candidate who does not pass this examination may apply for reexamination within one year from the initial examination date.
• Students in the coordinated MBA/DNP degree program must complete all degree requirements within seven years of the first enrollment semester as a degree student.