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MSN & MBA Joint Degree Program

The MSN/MBA program offered at Holy Names University is special. It is student-focused and designed for working adults. RNs seeking a MSN and a MBA will find this Holy Names University program very attractive because: (1) Classes convene once a month (Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday) for the MSN degree with one-additional Saturday morning class for the MBA degree in a trimester term with summer classes to efficiently complete the program; (2) A new state-ofart studio at Holy Names University brings the classroom to the workplace via video-conferencing; (3) Instruction by highly qualified faculty in an environment using state-of-art technology makes this program a must for those interested in a quality education with a faculty committed to students; (4) The MSN and MBA program can be completed in just 24 months; (5) The program requires two prerequisites, statistics and computer proficiency; (6) The MSN program received continuing accreditation in 2003 for ten years by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Curriculum
Faculty

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Required Business Courses (30 Units)

MATH 1 (3) Pre-calculus
BSAD 10 (3) Principles of Accounting
BSAD 11 (3) Principles of Accounting
BSAD 12 (3) Principles of Accounting
BSAD 129 (3) Business Finance
BSAD 207 (3) Managerial Accounting
BSAD 229 (3) Financial Management
BSAD 251 (3) Corporate Policy and Ethics
BSAD 260 (3) Marketing Management
BSAD 295 (3) Strategy in the Global Environment

Required Nursing Courses (27 Units)

NURS 211 (3) Theoretical Basis and Philosophical Foundation of Advanced Practice
NURS 212 (3) Healthcare Law and Ethics
NURS 214 (3) Health Promotion and Risk Reduction of Diverse Populations Across the Life Span
NURS 216 (3) Social Impact of Healthcare Economics in a Changing Healthcare Environment
NURS 217A (2) Scientific Inquiry in Nursing
NURS 217B (2) Capstone
NURS 223 (3) Finance and Budgeting in Healthcare
NURS 234A (2) Managing Healthcare Delivery for Diverse Populations in a Community-based Environment: Role
Development I
NURS 234B (2) Managing Healthcare Delivery for Diverse Populations in a Community-based Environment: Role
Development I
NURS 235 (4) Providing Leadership for Healthcare Delivery
for Diverse Populations in a Community-Based
Environment II

Cross Listed Courses (9 Units - choose one from each pair)

NURS 220 (3) Concepts and Theories of Nursing
Management and Development or BSAD 255 (3) Leadership and Organizational Behavior
NURS 224 (3) Human Resource Management and
Development or BSAD 230 (3) Management Dynamics
NURS 225 (3) Organization Theory or BSAD 253 (3) Building Learning Organizations

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Fay L. Bower, D.NSc., FAAN
Chair and Professor of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, M.S.N., D.NSc.
San Jose University, B.S.N.
510-436-1024
bower@hnu.edu

Edith Jenkins-Weinrub, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Nova Southeastern University, Ed.D.
California State University, Dominguez Hills, M.S.N.
University of Texas, Arlington, B.S.N.
510-436-1551
jenkins-weinrub@hnu.edu

Maria V. Mangini, PhD, FNP
Associate Professor of Nursing
University of California, San Francisco, PhD.
Pace University, Leinhardt School of Nursing, MS.
Vassar College, BA
510-436-1203
mangini@hnu.edu

Carolyn Harris-Muchell, PhD
US San Francisco, PhD, MSN
Arizona State, BSN
510.436.1476
harris-muchell@hnu.edut

Anna Mullins, DNSc
Adjunct Faculty
UC San Francisco, DNSc, MSN & BSN
510-273-2257
amullins@calnurses.org

Kristi Rochitsch, MSN
Adjunct Faculty
UC Dominguez Hills, MSN
Idaho State University, BSN
510-436-1239
christygreg@sbcglobal.net

Laura Smith McKinnon, DNSc
Adjunct Faculty
UC San Francisco, DNSc, MSN
Syracruz University, BSN
510-436-1239
lsmithmc@ncpvocational.com

Barbara Douglass, MSN, CNM
UC Irvine, MBA
Columbia, University, MSN, CNM
510-436-1239

Carolyn Haris-Muchell, MSN, PhD(c)