Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management Online Post-Master’s Certificate
Transform health care through strategy, advocacy and efficiency.
Gain the skills to lead innovative health care systems by collaborating with other health care professionals, analyzing data to make data-driven decisions and promoting complex care services to people across the lifespan.
Choose Duquesne University’s Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management Post-Master’s Certificate and build the skills necessary to adopt a holistic approach to identifying problems, formulating solutions and adapting to change in the health care environment.
Program Information
Lead innovative health care systems by collaborating with other health care professionals, analyzing data to make data-driven decisions and promoting complex care services to people across the lifespan in this online Post-Master's Certificate.
Admissions
Admissions Requirements
- Hold a current, unencumbered RN license.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree (nursing or non-nursing) from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA or higher. BSN preferred.
- Hold an MSN (required) from an accredited college or university with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
- Must have completed an undergraduate statistics course with a “C” or higher or a graduate statistics course with a “B” or higher.
Note: Prefer strong leadership experience.
Admissions Process
- Resume or curriculum vitae
- Professional goal statement
- Official transcript(s)
- Two electronically submitted references (one academic and one professional in a supervisory
role)The supervisor reference letters must come from a direct supervisor who is responsible
for your performance evaluation
- If you have been out of school more than five years, please speak with your Enrollment Advisor for advice
- An interview may be required
Transfer Credit Policy for PMC Executive Nurse Leadership and Health Care Management Students
- A maximum of 9 graduate credits, completed within the past 5 years from a previously earned graduate degree, may be transferred.
- A grade of “B” or higher is required.
- The Advanced Standing Request form must be submitted during the admissions process for transfer credits to be considered.
Curriculum
- GPNG 928 Social Justice and Vulnerable Populations (3 credits)
- GPNS 956 Nursing Informatics and Data Management (3 credits)
- MGMT 601 The Entrepreneurial Manager (3 credits)
- MGMT 605 Leadership & Motivation for Executives (3 credits)
- MGMT 619 Budgeting & Finance for Leaders (3 credits)
- MGMT 620 Leading Strategic Change (3 credits)