Master of Science in Nursing Informatics
Why Choose Our Program?
Nurses who earn an MSN with a specialization in Informatics take on crucial IT positions within healthcare organizations such as Chief Medical Information Officer, Informatics Coordinator, and Director of EHR Support, among many others. Our degree:
is in a cohort and hybrid format
is only 14 classes
aligns with the American Nurses Credentialing Center Informatics Certification
prepares students for certification and employment options in health informatics
About the Cohort Program
The Jacksonville University Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences Keigwin School of Nursing has a long standing tradition of teaching RN-BSN and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) courses off-campus on a rotating basis at hospitals around the city.
The Cohort program is designed to afford busy working registered nurses the ability to obtain their graduate degree at a reduced tuition rate, in a setting that is familiar and convenient. Located at a satellite institution, classes are held in the evenings one night a week. Students take one course every 8-weeks, which offers the opportunity to complete a Master's degree in roughly 22 months.
Certificates
Participants of the Informatics certificate program will complete four specialization
courses plus the MSN capstone course, if they have not previously completed the course.
We offer:
- a Post-Masters certificate
- Students who possess an MSN degree are eligible to enroll in the Post-Masters certificate program.
- a Post Baccalaureate certificate in Nursing Informatics program
- Those who hold a BSN degree are eligible to enroll in the Post Baccalaureate certificate program.
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Curriculum
To obtain a Master's of Science in Nursing Informatics (MSN) degree, each student must complete 30 credit hours of graduate level coursework. The credits include MSN core courses and the specialization courses. Students matriculate a total of 10 MSN level nursing courses throughout the duration of the program.
MSN Nursing Core (18 credits)
- NUR 510: Nursing Theory & Research I (3)
- NUR 512: Organization, Delivery, and Policy in Healthcare (3)
- NUR 514: Nursing Leadership and Advanced Roles (3)
- NUR 516: Information Systems & Technology for Improved Healthcare (3)
- NUR 520: Nursing Research & Theory II (3)
- NUR 551: Advanced Role Practicum (3)
Specialization Courses in Nursing Informatics (12 credits)
- NUR 584: Foundations of Nursing Informatics (3)
- NUR 585: Advanced Nursing Informatics I (3)
- NUR 586: Advanced Nursing Informatics II (3)
- NUR 587: Population Health Informatics, Epidemiology, and Evidenced Based Nursing Informatics in a Global Society (3)
Total Credits for an MSN in Nursing Informatics: 30 credit hours
Students who are enrolled in the Post Masters or Post Baccalaureate certificate program, will take the following four informatics specialization concentrated course plus the MSN capstone course, if they have not already previously completed the course.
Certificate in Nursing Informatics (15 credits)
- NUR 584: Foundations of Nursing Informatics (3)
- NUR 585: Advanced Nursing Informatics I (3)
- NUR 586: Advanced Nursing Informatics II (3)
- NUR 587: Population Health Informatics, Epidemiology, and Evidenced Based Nursing Informatics in a Global Society (3)
- NUR 551: Advanced Role Practicum (3)
Upcoming Cohort
We do not have an MSN Informatics Cohort scheduled at this time. If your organization is interested in hosting a ground-based cohort, please contact us via email at brchscohortprograms@ju.edu or complete our Nursing Cohort Inquiry Form to be added to our email list.
Contact
Hilary Morgan, PhD, CNM
Director, Graduate Nursing Programs
- Email address hmorgan@ju.edu
Angelica Novo, M.Ed.
Cohort Coordinator
- Email address brchscohortprograms@ju.edu
- Telephone number (904) 256-7978
For information about our online MSN program, please visit the MSN Online Program website.