Master of Arts in Nursing

Prepare for advanced nursing roles in healthcare leadership or nursing education.

A dynamic, visionary program that focuses on:

Leadership in a variety of systems to promote the health of individuals and communities.
Knowledge and theories of leadership, nursing, and other disciplines to advance the nursing profession.
Integration of ethical perspectives and Christian principles in fulfilling advanced nursing roles.
Promotion of culturally competent systems that reflect the global context of healthcare.
Research and leadership roles to address system problems related to nursing.
Strategies to design organizational and policy making to improve systems that impact health.
Nursing informatics to increase effectiveness in advanced nursing roles.

Ideal learners are experienced nurses who are:

Committed to enhancing the nursing profession.
Looking for an opportunity to grow in their ability to lead others in improving healthcare.

Program concentration options

The master’s degree prepares nurses for leadership with a sequence of core courses plus additional course work that allows nurses to specialize in one of two concentrations:

1. Nursing and Healthcare Leadership

Nurses develop knowledge and skills to influence effective change in healthcare systems. Learners will achieve the following outcomes through completion of this concentration:

Identify trends in the rapidly changing healthcare arena.
Apply economic and finance principles in strategic and operational systems decision making.
Integrate Christian worldview, nursing and leadership theories, technology, and business management practices to lead organizations.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to promote organizational growth and effectiveness.

2. Nursing Education

Nurses are prepared to function in academic, staff development, or patient education roles. An excellent foundation in nursing knowledge, leadership and research skills, and adult educational theory and strategies is included. For individuals who plan to teach nursing at a baccalaureate level, this program will prepare them for doctoral study.

Apply teaching-learning strategies based on assessment of the adult learner.
Design measures to evaluate learner and curricular outcomes.
Analyze ethical, political, organizational, cultural, technological, and professional influences on educational systems.
Use leadership principles to improve nursing or healthcare educational systems.
Integrate educational theories, Christian worldview, technology, and professional standards into the design, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum.

Accreditation

Bethel's nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Complete your M.A. in Nursing

44 semester credits
Register once for the entire program
2 internships are required in the second year
Attend class with a supportive group of busy nurses who progress through the program together
Be evaluated primarily on written assignments, projects, presentations, class discussions, and small group participation

Prepare for nursing management positions with an M.A. in Nursing degree.

Schedule designed for busy, in-career nurses

Meet 1 evening a week, some courses are online
Health Care Leadership program can be completed in approximately 3 years with short summer breaks
Nursing Education program can be completed in approximately 2 years with a short summer break
Meet on Bethel's campus (near the intersection of 35W and 694)
Park for free

Get started on your M.A. in Nursing degree today!

Currently accepting applications.

Faculty

All faculty members are nurses with advanced educational preparation and diverse experience. A wide variety of clinical backgrounds is represented, including: acute care, public health, gerontology, psychiatric-mental health, and parish nursing. In addition, faculty members have unique experiences in business enterprise, management, policy development, international health, and nursing informatics. All are committed to scholarship through research and publication.

Additional graduate-level nursing programs

Certificate in Nursing Education (complete 4 courses online)

Combined Option: Earn both the B.S. and M.A. in Nursing Degrees

Licensed Registered Nurses with a bachelor's degree in another major may earn both B.S. and M.A. degrees in nursing simultaneously. This program can be completed in 3 years for the Nursing Education concentration, and in 4 years of part-time study for the Nursing and Healthcare Leadership concentration. Degrees are awarded after completing requirements for both degree programs. For more information about this option, contact an admissions advisor at gs@bethel.edu or by phone at 651.635.8000 or 800.255.8706, ext. 8000.