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Advance your career in sport and recreation with the Master of Science in Sports Management online degree.  This degree is designed for working adults with degrees in such subjects as sport management, marketing, business administration, communications, or related fields.  The online nature of this online sports management degree allows students to balance their educations with other obligations.  An accelerated version is available for those wishing to complete their degree within one academic year.  

Courses help students:

• Communicate effectively and persuasively
• Work with diverse groups and organizations
• Promote equality and social justice 
• Work with others as a professional in the sport industry

Future-proof your career with a cutting-edge understanding of artificial intelligence. Learn how to harness the vast power of AI to advance corporate objectives and outpace competition.

Advance your knowledge and career with this online radiology degree.  It is designed with working adults in mind.  Complete one course at a time or take a full course load with this flexible and affordable degree that allows students to access courses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The curriculum is comprised of Radiologic and Imaging Sciences major courses, core general education courses, and courses in an area of specialty.  Available areas of specialty are:

• Clinical Education 
• Radiology Management 
• MRI and CT 

Many, if not all, of the general education credits can be completed by transferring credits in from a previously completed associate degree in this or a similar field.

Advance your career with this online physical therapy degree.  This program is designed for practicing Registered Respiratory Therapists with the RRT credential.  Expand your knowledge from your RRT education with an individualized plan of study that integrates previously earned credits from an Associate degree.  

The curriculum is comprised of core respiratory therapy courses and non-respiratory support courses.  Courses in this online physical therapy degree will likely include:

• Respiratory Therapy Disease Management Concepts
• Advanced Critical Care Management
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Geriatrics
• Professional Issues in Respiratory Therapy

USI offers the online Master of Health Administration which allows professionals to build competencies, skills, and knowledge necessary for advanced roles in the growing field of healthcare.  The program's curriculum is based on evidence-based practice enriched by fully integrated research activities with faculty and community partners. Choose from Healthcare Leadership or Post-Acute Care Leadership tracks.

Program topics include, but are not limited to:

• Healthcare economic analysis
• Managerial epidemiology
• Health informatics
• HR and labor relations management
• Quality improvement

The online RN to BSN degree completion program from University of Southern Indiana offers registered nurses a solid professional foundation to excel in their nursing careers. The curriculum focuses on critial thinking and creative problem solving, as well as strong communication skills. Courses address current topics including:

• ​Global Health
• ​Evidence-Based Practices
• ​Informatics

The Doctor of Nursing Practice with a concentration in Advanced Nursing Practice is an online nurse practitioner program for those seeking to advance their careers and take on leadership positions in healthcare.  This is an evidence-based and practice-focused doctorate, emphasizing the importance of credible research findings.  The goal of the DNP curriculum is to broaden the student’s knowledge base, enabling the student to use this knowledge to benefit patients, improve outcomes, and contribute to nursing quickly and effectively.  

While all DNP students complete the same courses, assignments within each course depend on the concentration.  Students will Integrate nursing science with knowledge from ethics, and biophysical, psychosocial, analytical, and organizational sciences as they serve as leaders in the development and implementation of healthcare delivery and policy.  Graduates are prepared to collaborate with interprofessional teams to improve client, population, and system health outcomes; advocate for patients and the nursing field; lead quality improvement initiatives within diverse health care environments; and develop initiatives that increase patient safety while reducing medical error.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice with a concentration in Organizational & Systems Leadership is an online nursing administration degree for those seeking leadership positions.  This is an evidence-based and practice-focused doctorate, emphasizing the importance of credible research findings.  The goal of the DNP curriculum is to broaden the student’s knowledge base, enabling the student to use this knowledge to benefit patients, improve outcomes, and contribute to nursing quickly and effectively.  

The Organizational & Systems Leadership concentration focuses on leadership knowledge and skills, healthcare policy, healthcare resources, and information systems within the healthcare system.  Courses in this online nursing administration program are:

• Systems Leadership and Interprofessional Collaboration 
• Healthcare Policy and Strategic Planning 
• Resource Utilization in Healthcare 
• Healthcare Technology and Informatics

You will examine the impact of Healthy People 2010 objectives throughout the curriculum.

The University of Southern Indiana offers an online adult nurse practitioner program, the MSN with a concentration in Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner degree.  This program is designed for nurses seeking to advance their careers and roles in patient-care.  Working with patients that range from late adolescents through adulthood, graduates are able to provide direct health care services.  You will not only advocate for disease prevention and health promotion but will also serve as an advocate for patients and their families to provide cost-effective, culturally competent, ethical, quality care.  Courses prepare students to prevent diseases and manage acute and chronic illnesses using critical thinking, patient and diagnostic test data, differential diagnoses, and therapeutic interventions. 

Graduates are competent and responsible providers working in such clinical settings as:

• Acute care hospitals
• Long term care facilities
• Physician offices
• Urgent care centers
• Ambulatory care centers

The MSN with a concentration in Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist degree is an online adult nurse practitioner program that prepares students to act as expert clinicians, leaders, researchers, educators, and consultants.  You will work with patients and their families, nursing personnel, and organization systems as you care for individuals across their lifespans.  The goal of the program is to prepare competent, outcome-oriented practitioners who are ready to work with complex patients to encourage health, well-being and quality of life.  In addition to working to produce positive patient outcomes, students also learn to integrate and coordinate patient care services with professionals in other areas and to collaborate with other members of the health care team.  Graduates will educate others to promote positive health care and disease prevention and will treat patients with common acute and chronic illnesses.

Are you interested in advancing your career while taking more of a leadership role in healthcare?  The online nurse practitioner degree from the University of Southern Indiana can help you with these goals.  The online MSN in Family Nurse Practitioner degree provides the knowledge and experience nurses need to become primary care providers to patients of all ages.  Focusing on the care of patients and families, you will promote health and wellness, disease prevention, and management of common acute and chronic illnesses.  Plus, you will be able to work with others in healthcare to provide patients with the best possible outcomes through management plans and therapeutic interventions.

Are you looking to advance your career while indulging your love of teaching?  The online MSN in Nursing Education degree can prepare you to do this!  Some of the best people to teach the next generation of nurses are nurses themselves with not only the required knowledge and skills but also the experiences that can only be found while performing a job. 

In the online nurse educator degree, you will study curriculum development and implementation, teaching strategies for both the classroom and clinical settings, and measurement of student and program outcomes.  Not only will graduates be prepared to teach others in healthcare, but they are also able to:

• Facilitate relationships between students and clinical agencies
• Advocate for students
• Understand diversity and develop mutual respect with students
• Advise, counsel, and convey a sense of caring

As the stigma against mental illness disappears, more people are seeking psychiatric assistance.  At the same time, many psychiatrists are retiring, making this online psychiatric nurse practitioner program even more valuable.  Graduates of this online MSN in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree are prepared to act as primary mental health care providers to individuals of all ages.  You will be able to:

• Diagnose patients
• Provide and/or recommend therapy
• Prescribe and manage medications

As a mental health provider, you’ll promote healthy lifestyles, work to prevent diseases, consult with family and other health care workers, educate others about this field, and manage mental health symptoms.