Master of Science in Nursing

You’ve transformed the lives of your patients – now it’s time for you to take your experience and transform the future of healthcare.

With more than three million members, nurses represent the largest segment of workers in the U.S. healthcare workforce. Every nurse is in a unique position of leadership that impacts the direction and future of the healthcare system. With an aging population, increased access to insurance, and greater intersection between the fields of management, information technology, and healthcare, there is a real need for nurses who will rise up as leaders within the healthcare field as:

Specializations

• Clinical Nurse Leaders : who will champion and improve patient care
• Nurse Educators : who will raise up the next generation of leaders and caretakers in the nursing field.
• Nurse Administrators : taking the lead in administration and management of healthcare facilities and teams
• Nurse Informaticists : streamlining communications and improving data collection for improved care and research

Join American National University’s Master of Science :

Nursing program and:

• Prepare for key leadership certifications in your specialization, marking your preparation, skills, and experience with distinction to employers across the nation.
• Take courses online – in a timeline that fits your schedule, allowing you to continue working while you go to school.
• Gain real-world experience in a clinical practicum – in your specialization, giving you invaluable time spent working in your future career.

MSN Pathways

• RN to MSN for a student with an associate degree in nursing, who will complete both a BSN and MSN.
• RN to MSN program for a student with an associate degree in nursing and a bachelor’s degree in another field
• MSN program for a student who has a bachelor’s degree in nursing

Core Courses

• Healthcare Informatics
• Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
• Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing
• Health Policy, Regulations, and Politics for Healthcare
• Healthcare Economics and Fiscal Management
• Ethics and Legal Principles for Healthcare
• Healthcare Organizational Systems and Quality Improvement
• Nursing Leadership Development and Inter-Professional Collaboration
• Advanced Nursing Evidence-Based Practice and Research Methods

Online Courses (eLearning) Through ANU

At American National University, we believe everyone should have the opportunity to further their education and to achieve their career goals. We offer busy students in bachelor and MBA programs the option of taking classes through our convenient online learning platform. As an online American National University student, you'll receive the same career-focused education with personal attention from our faculty and staff that students receive in our classrooms... such as academic advising, mentoring, and career services. The only difference is you can choose when to study so that it works with your schedule, leaving you more flexibility to balance life's priorities.

ANU MSN Candidate Profile

The Master of Science: Nursing program at ANU welcomes nurses who are looking to take their career to the next level of leadership in the healthcare field. Whether your passion is in improving patient care, healthcare administration or to be instrumental in training up the next nurses as leaders in the field, the ANU MSN program looks forward to helping you achieve your goals.

Join the next graduating class of the ANU MSN program!

In 1886, a group of visionary educators and business people saw a need for focused, career-based training in the southeastern United States. American National University was thus born, to fulfill the need for trained business, banking, accounting, administrative, and other professionals.

American National University provides opportunities for individuals who are seeking to achieve their career goals by offering credential and degree programs through distance education and blended learning. American National University is dedicated to ensuring adult students have access to quality programs in career-focused disciplines that provide the skills needed to be competitive in today’s changing marketplace.