Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.) Major in Leadership and Administration in Nursing | Texas State University

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

InstructingSpeakingLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingJudgment and Decision MakingMonitoring

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingPsychologyEnglish LanguageBiology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityNear VisionSpeech Recognition

Tasks

Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Technology

Computer based training softwareData base user interface and query softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search software

Tools

Ambu bagsAnatomical modelsAngioplasty balloon cathetersApnea monitorsArterial blood gas kitsAuto transfusion systemsAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomated medicine dispensing machinesBed trapezesBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBladder ultrasound equipmentBlood glucose monitorsBlood warmersBulb syringesCardiac chairs

Work Values

RelationshipsWorking ConditionsIndependenceAchievementRecognitionSupport

Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium25-1072.00	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	title_inference	$79,940 median$130,040 top	+16.7%	1,530

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

Nursing education program vision and strategic curriculum framework — establish and lead across undergraduate and graduate levels, aligning offerings with national nursing accreditation standards and workforce priorities.
Faculty development initiatives in clinical and didactic instruction — design and mentor nursing faculty cohorts in evidence-based pedagogy, clinical supervision, and assessment practices.
Program-wide clinical education partnerships with hospital systems and community health agencies — negotiate and sustain to ensure high-fidelity learning environments for all students.
Institutional and accreditation review processes — lead, compiling outcome data, authoring self-study reports, and representing the nursing program before bodies such as ACEN or CCNE.
Scholarship of teaching and learning research in nursing education — conduct and disseminate, contributing peer-reviewed findings that advance postsecondary nursing pedagogical practice.
Comprehensive examination and assessment policy — set at the program level, establishing standards for grading, remediation, and progression that faculty across the department implement.
Organizational resource allocation and academic scheduling — direct to optimize faculty teaching loads, clinical site assignments, and simulation lab utilization at an institutional scale.
Policy recommendations on graduate nursing curriculum — develop and advocate for at the college and professional-organization level, influencing regional and national nursing education standards.
Complex ethical and professional conduct issues involving students and clinical partners — adjudicate with authoritative judgment, applying institutional policy and nursing codes of ethics.
Culture of continuous improvement and inclusive excellence in nursing education — cultivate across the department, integrating diverse clinical perspectives and equitable instructional practices into all program activities.

Course Pathway

32 courses in this program

Program Requirements

Courses required to complete this program

NURS 5335Foundations of Leadership and Executive Nursing Practice

3 cr

NURS 5135Foundations of Leadership Practicum

1 cr

NURS 5260Organizational Development: Culture, Communication, &

2 cr

NURS 5265Evidence-Based Practice, Quality Improvement, and

2 cr

NURS 5165Quality Improvement Practicum

1 cr

NURS 5261Informatics and Innovation in Nursing Leadership

2 cr

NURS 5262Healthcare Finance and Strategic Management Foundations

2 cr

NURS 5263Fostering Human Performance and Systems Thinking

2 cr

NURS 5371Clinical Prevention and Population Health

3 cr

NURS 5391Translational Science for Evidence Based Practice and

3 cr

NURS 5285Business and Financial Management in Healthcare

2 cr

NURS 5185Financial Management Practicum

1 cr

NURS 5367Leader Within: Professional Accountability, Succession

3 cr

NURS 5368Leader Within: Professional Accountability, Succession

3 cr

NURS 5301Advanced Pathophysiology

3 cr

NURS 5209Advanced Health Assessment

2 cr

NURS 5210Advanced Health Assessment Practicum

2 cr

NURS 5351Theoretical Foundations and Role Development of Advanced

3 cr

NURS 5395Nursing Leadership and Administration Role Development

3 cr

NURS 5312Neuroscience, Epigenetics, and Psychopharmacology

3 cr

NURS 5112Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Clinical Interview

1 cr

NURS 5303Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics

3 cr

NURS 5102Advanced Health Assessment Practicum

1 cr

NURS 5230Psychiatric Mental Health Diagnostics and Clinical

2 cr

NURS 5256Geriatric Primary Care

2 cr

NURS 5340PMH Diagnostics and Clinical Management for Adult and

3 cr

NURS 5111Diagnostic Reasoning and Procedures Practicum

1 cr

NURS 5354Pediatric and Adolescent Primary Care

3 cr

NURS 5345Young and Middle Adult Primary Care

3 cr

NURS 5233PMH Diagnostics and Clinical Management for Pediatric

2 cr

NURS 5243PMH Diagnostics and Clinical Management for Adult and

2 cr

NURS 5370Psychiatric Mental Health Integrative Clinical Management

3 cr

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