Augsburg University’s Master of Arts in Nursing program has a new name: Nursing Leadership to Advance Health Equity.
The name change, effective in Fall 2025, reflects Augsburg’s deep, long-standing commitments as well as a core focus of the discipline of nursing for the future.
“Nurses are on the front lines when it comes to improving health outcomes for diverse and underserved populations,” said Associate Professor Katie Clark MAN ’10, DNP ’14, who chairs Augsburg’s nursing department. “Our alumni are passionate leaders who are equipped to advance health equity and address the social determinants of health at every level—in the clinic, within complex health care systems, and beyond.”
Students in the nursing leadership program take a total of 33 semester credit hours — eight 3-semester credit hour courses plus 9-semester credits of practicum. Local and global immersion practicum experiences provide 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. Short-term immersion experiences are offered in places like Mexico, Guatemala, Namibia, and Italy.
“At Augsburg, our commitment to mission is not just a discussion—it’s a call to action, and it is woven into everything we do,” said Clark. “This name change represents more clearly who we are as a department and who we aspire to be as a collective with our students.”
Within Augsburg’s School of Health, nursing students focus on interprofessional collaboration to foster just and inclusive care, alongside students studying social work, physician’s assistant/physician’s associate studies, and clinical psychology. In addition to the Master of Arts in Nursing Leadership to Advance Health Equity, Augsburg offers a range of nursing programs and pathways:
- RN to BSN (online)
- Accelerated RN-BSN to MAN
- Graduate Certificate in Health Equity and Racial Justice
- DNP – Family Nurse Practitioner
- DNP – Transcultural Nursing Leadership
Learn more at augsburg.edu/nursing.