The Master of Science in Nursing program at the University of Phoenix is designed to provide nurses with a unique blend of advanced nursing and healthcare related business skills to manage in today’s evolving health care delivery systems. The program combines essential elements that provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively examine and evaluate issues and trends impacting health care. 

The Master of Science in Nursing program is designed for those nurses who want to pursue more advanced positions in today’s challenging health care environment. The program blends nursing theory and advanced practice concepts necessary to successful work within the structure, culture, and mission of any size health care organization or educational setting. 

This Master’s Degree program consists of three major areas: the core, the major, and the cognate. The core incorporates the theory of nursing influence, influence of nursing research, and the advanced practice of nursing. The major includes advanced course work in nursing: management of families and aggregates, administration, and education. The cognate focuses on the content related to finance, economics, policy, quality improvement, marketing, and strategic planning. In addition, students complete course work in concepts related to public health, long term care and health care informatics.