Master of Science [M.S] [Nursing, MSN] From Ferris State University

Building upon your BSN degree this degree provides you with three specialty concentrations, all of which support career mobility options that are in high demand within the discipline of nursing. These advanced role options include nursing education, nursing administration, and nursing informatics.

The program is comprised of three components: a basic set of nursing core courses, a specialized advanced leadership role concentration and a practicum and scholarly project. All this will prepare you with the knowledge and skills needed for a variety of advanced specialty roles.

Career Opportunities

The MSN degree offers three specialty concentration options, depending on the professional career goal of the graduate student:

• Nursing Education: The current and anticipated shortage of nursing faculty reflects the general shortage in the nursing profession. The average age of current nursing faculty is 55, heralding a need to replace current faculty as they retire in large numbers over the next several years. If you have ever considered entering the academic setting as a nurse educator, this degree can be your first step to attaining that goal.
• Nursing Administration: The demand for nurses with a grounded theory base in business administration continues to increase in the health care delivery system. The basic BSN program prepares nurses for entry-level positions in nursing or health care management settings. Those nurses who desire to hold executive positions in those same settings must possess the knowledge and skills that are critical to the administrative role in these tumultuous times in the health care industry.
• Nursing Informatics: The area of nursing informatics is a growing specialty that many nurses are recognizing as an area of marked career growth in the past few years. This new practice area addresses the burgeoning need for experts who have a health care background, such as nursing, to manage the continuous expansion of information technology in the health care setting. The use of technology in the storage, dissemination and utilization of patient data has become a constantly evolving challenge for the health care industry.