Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a specialization in Health Care Systems Management (HCSM).
Today's health care system want strong leaders and management skills, and you can enhance your career through Loyola University's interactive curriculum. Management skills comes from within. Gain the traits, skills and ways of thinking that define management in a number of career fields from Loyola University.
Loyola University New Orleans offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a specialization in Health Care Systems Management (HCSM). The HCSM program focuses on knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a variety of nursing leadership positions in health care organizations. Loyola University New Orleans is accredited by the *Higher Learning Commission, a Commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to award bachelor, master, and doctor (juris doctor) degrees.
The HCSM program includes content in nursing administration, management, leadership, finance, quality improvement health promotion, disease prevention/management, integrated delivery systems, managed care strategies, and workforce management.
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Master of Science in Nursing
If you are a Registered Nurse (RN) who is in possession of a non-nursing bachelor's degree, you may still be admitted to Loyola's Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program without first obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. To be admitted to the MSN program, you must complete Loyola's MSN B.L.E.N.D. (Bridge to Leadership Education for Nurses at a Distance) program, which is now offered fully online. The online blend program incorporates higher level, undergraduate Nursing courses that serve as prerequisites to 700-level (graduate) nursing courses. This 6-credit bridge program covers important themes including Leadership, Health Promotion, Community, and Professional Development.
Accreditation:
Loyola University New Orleans is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Loyola's MSN programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC).
Requirements:
Must have a current RN license and a Bachelor of Science from an accredited institution.
Master of Science in Nursing Health Care Systems Management
For busy nursing professionals looking for career advancement, Loyola University offers a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in Health Care Systems Management. The HCSM program focuses on the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in a variety of nursing leadership positions in health care organizations. The HCSM program includes content in nursing administration, management, leadership, finance, quality improvement health promotion, disease prevention/management, integrated delivery systems, managed care strategies, and workforce management. Today's health care industry wants strong leaders with management skills, and you can enhance your career through Loyola University's interactive curriculum. Gain the traits, skills and ways of thinking that define management in a number of career fields from Loyola University. Some of the positions graduates fulfill are case manager, nurse executive, care coordinator, nurse manager, and managed care consultant. The HCSM program requires 36 credit hours of graduate coursework, 12 of which are devoted to core courses and 24 of which are devoted to HCSM major courses.
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Designed in response to a growing need for criminal justice experts, Loyola's MSCJA appeals to both public and private practitioners already working in the field. Long-term trends indicate modern public law enforcement agencies and corporate governance and security entities employ many of the same concepts, skills, and frameworks. Our MSCJA takes into account the needs and demands in both sectors and provides an overview of the foremost scientific knowledge, legal cases, administrative and management practices, and technical innovations employed in the public and private sectors.
Loyola's MSCJA online program is highly recommended for individuals who want to advance in the public or private sector and/or those public law enforcement professionals seeking careers in the private security and loss prevention sector. The core curriculum integrates such topical areas as:
• Practical applications of crime and organizational theory
• Crisis management and media relations
• Budget development, analysis, and management
• Assessment techniques for evaluation of organizational performance
• Ethics in public and private justice administration
• Resource development and grant writing
The Forensic Science Administration specialization is designed to provide professionals within the criminal justice field training in the proper use and management of forensic science tools and knowledge, including their limitations. Areas of study include relevant case law and legislation, standards of professionalism, and critical issues influencing the use of forensic science techniques, which may apply in various settings ranging from the crime scene to the courtroom.
