The Certificate of Graduate Study (post-master's certificate) in Healthcare Leadership is for students who hold a master’s degree in nursing and choose to pursue additional knowledge in the area of Healthcare Leadership. The program’s curriculum is designed to prepare professional nurses to enter leadership roles and work within interdisciplinary teams to improve system and population health services in a variety of health care settings.

Graduates of the program may be eligible to sit for certification examination as a nurse manager or nurse executive.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate professionalism as a nurse leader in a healthcare organization.
2. Pursue quality, effectiveness, and innovation in shared leadership of interprofessional health teams.

Requirements for Earning the Certificate Include the Following

• Completion of an approved program of study;
• a GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on all courses attempted for graduate credit and all courses numbered 700 and above;
• a GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on all courses on the approved program of study

Coursework

(Total program 18 credit hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
NURS 720	Clinical Application of Population Analysis	3
NURS 734	Conceptual Basis of Health Systems	3
NURS 738	Financing of Health Care	3
NURS 740	Facilitative Processes in Health Care Leadership	3
NURS 741	Coordinating Processes in Health Care Leadership 1	3
NURS 742	Integrative Processes in Health Care Leadership 1	3
Total Credit Hours		18

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Indicates courses with practicum hours.