The MAN curriculum is organized into 33 semester credits\u20135 semester credits of nursing<\/span> core courses that integrate a human rights foundation, 8 semester credits that focus on leading in diverse and complex healthcare systems, and 10 semester credits dedicated to the development of a quality improvement project. Practica are taken concurrently with most courses and are integrated throughout the program. Each semester credit of practicum is equal to 45 clock hours of practice.<\/span><\/p>\n Students may study full-time (6-8 credits per semester) or part-time (4 credits per semester). Time to degree completion takes an average of 24 months when studying full-time, and 32 months when studying part-time.<\/span><\/p>\n The core nursing courses integrate a strong foundation of social justice, incorporating multiple ways of knowing with curricular emphasis on nursing science, art, and theory to guide practice.<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 500 – Transcultural Health Care (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 500P – Practicum: Transcultural Health Care (1 semester credit)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 541 – Politics of Health (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 541P – Practicum: Politics of Health Care (1 semester credit)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 505 – Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 505P – Practicum: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing (1 semester credit)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 520 – Research Methods in Nursing (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR520P – Practicum: Research Methods in Nursing\u00a0 (1 semester credit, <\/span>optional)<\/span><\/p>\n The nursing leadership courses are designed to develop the nurses’ ability to lead in complex and diverse environments. Curricular emphasis is on inter-professional collaboration across care settings. Participation in nursing leadership practica in traditional and emerging care settings adds depth and meaning to classroom dialogue. Practica also provides opportunities for students to apply knowledge and gain experience partnering with diverse care providers, populations, and communities to address health inequities in creative and relevant ways.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 501 – Nursing Leadership in Complex Adaptive Systems (3 semester credits)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 501P – Practicum: Nursing Leadership in Complex Adaptive Systems (1 semester credit)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 521 -Transformational Nursing Leadership (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 521P -Practicum: Transformational Nursing Leadership (1 semester credit)<\/span><\/p>\n Students will fulfill their Master of Arts in Nursing through a final practice-focused project, which serves as the capstone of the master\u2019s program. The last two classes in the curriculum\u2013NUR 523 and NUR 525\u2014students will create and develop a quality improvement project that focuses on the application and integration of knowledge to a student-selected issue or topic relevant to nursing practice. Students present their final projects in NUR 525.<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 523 – Theory, Practice, and Research Seminar (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 523P- Practicum: Theory, Practice, and Research Seminar (2 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 525 – Graduate Field Project (3 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n NUR 525P- Practicum:\u00a0 Graduate Field Project (2 semester credits)<\/span><\/p>\n Students graduating are eligible to apply to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for certification as a <\/span>Nurse Executive, Advanced<\/span><\/i> and to the Transcultural Nursing Certification Commission (TCNCC) for advanced certification in <\/span>Transcultural Nursing<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n Practice experience is emphasized in the Master of Arts in Nursing program. Students earn 9 semester credits of practicum work that is equal to 405 clock hours of practice\u201445 clock hours per semester credit hour. Some practica are semi-structured, experiential, and led by faculty and cultural guides familiar with the communities in which the practica occur. Other practica options are student directed. Students are encouraged to immerse themselves in practice settings that serve persons underserved or excluded from mainstream health care and focus on cultural diversity and health inequities across healthcare settings. Practica focusing on experiential learning with a transformational nurse leader provides students with the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of organizational dynamics and change through a complexity science paradigm. Examples of Faculty-led Practicum include: Dismantling White Supremacy and Soul Trauma Healing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A unique opportunity for students to explore advanced nursing roles and new models and forms of practice is provided by the Augsburg Central Health Commons, the Health Commons in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, the Health Commons at the Living Room in the Harrison neighborhood of Minneapolis and Health Commons East, in East St. Paul. Each Health Commons is a nursing-led drop-in center dedicated to serving those in need and focused on healthy individuals and communities. People from diverse backgrounds, who have health experiences grounded in wide ranging cultural contexts frequent the Health Commons for health support and reassurance. Service and care are based on respect, relationship, and collaboration that connects health and hope for all participants. Health Commons partners include Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis, Fairview Health Services, Redeemer Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, People\u2019s Center, the Sanneh Foundation, and the East Africa Health Project.<\/span><\/p>\n The Department of Nursing works closely with cultural guides and nurse mentors in various contexts of care in emerging care settings at home and abroad. The Center for Global Education and Experience is a partner with the Department of Nursing in developing and facilitating study abroad opportunities in Guatemala, Mexico, Namibia, and Pine Ridge, SD. A detailed listing of practica and immersion experiences abroad and away can be found at the nursing website (<\/span>www.augsburg.edu\/nursing<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\nNursing Core Courses (15 semester credits)<\/h3>\n
Nursing Leadership to Advance Health Equity (8 semester credits)<\/h3>\n
Graduate Field Project \/Thesis Development (10 semester credits)<\/h3>\n
Practica<\/h2>\n
Augsburg Health Commons<\/h3>\n
Study Abroad and Away<\/h3>\n
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