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Advance your career with a terminal degree in healthcare, the online health science degree.  Designed for health professionals, this program examines multiple factors that impact the health and well-being of both individuals and diverse communities.  Learn to positively impact health practices while acting as a leader, advocate, educator, and scholar in health science. 

Study various theories, approaches, and strategies that will make you an effective educator and leader in diverse health-related settings.  Courses ensure students develop interprofessional, collaborative skills that may be used to offer solutions for current issues in health science and that will support best practices.  Graduates are aware of ethics, inclusivity, and cultural proficiency in decision-making, which helps them to be leaders in the modern world.

Enter or advance in a rapidly growing field with this gerontology online degree.  Designed to meet the needs of professionals who wish to work, or are currently working in, the field of gerontology, this program increases or formalizes student knowledge.  Add on to your bachelor’s degree by completing a curriculum that emphasizes the importance and relevance of the relationship between aging populations in the community and other professional providers. 

Offering a broad, interdisciplinary approach to learning, this online gerontology degree prepares you for a leadership role in the public and private sectors of healthcare.  Or you can use this program as a stepping-stone into the Master’s degree in Gerontology or another graduate or post-professional program.

University of Indianapolis offers the online Master of Public Health. This program is centered on the core public health values of community collaboration and social justice. The program intentionally combines academic preparation in current public health knowledge with planned, community-based projects.

Potential occupational opportunities:

• Director of Quality Improvement
• Global Immunization Specialist
• Program Manager or Director
• Director of Grant Programs
• Public Health Supervisor
• Project Manager
• Epidemiologist

Enter or advance in a rapidly growing field with this gerontology online degree.  Designed to meet the needs of professionals who wish to work, or are currently working, in the field of gerontology, this program increases or formalizes student knowledge.  Add on to your bachelor’s degree by completing a curriculum that emphasizes the importance and relevance of the relationship between aging populations in the community and other professional providers.  

Prepare for a leadership role in the public or private sectors of healthcare with this broad, interdisciplinary degree.  Offering both breadth and depth in promoting a positive and holistic view of aging, this online gerontology degree explains how aging is a part of life and that choices we make and things that happen to us earlier in our lives have an impact on our later lives. 

Graduates are prepared for careers that include:

• Estate and financial planning
• Personal care for seniors
• Senior foster care
• Higher education
• Social work

Advance your career regardless of your background with this Master of Science in Healthcare Administration online degree.  Combining business management and healthcare services networks, this curriculum helps students become leaders and managers in healthcare provider organizations.  Learn to effect changes, implement and refine best practices, and achieve excellence in creating a culture of health in the domestic healthcare system.  Courses focus on regulations, human resources, finance, legal and ethical issues, and more while completing this cohort-based program that allows you to network and grow relationships with your peers.

Customize your degree by choosing one of these tracks:

• Long-Term Care Management - designed for students looking to work as administrators in skilled healthcare facilities, assisted living, and residential care facilities.
• Home and Community-Based Care - designed for those interested in hospice, home healthcare agencies, and an array of outpatient care centers.

Prepare for a career in a rapidly growing field with this online gerontology degree.  This program is designed for those with an interest in learning about or working with older adults.  The broad, interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizes the importance and relevance of the relationship between aging populations in the community and other professional providers.  

Complete such courses as:

• Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging
• Physical Dimensions of Aging
• Aging in Society & Community
• Psychology of Aging

Graduates find that they are more competitive in the job market that is increasingly working to meet the needs of the growing elderly population.

The RN to BSN program from the University of Indianapolis offers flexibility to working nurses, with online coursework and an accelerated format allowing students to complete their Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in as little as 15 months. Each course is completed one at a time, in accelerated eight-week sessions. Clinical competencies can be completed through focused assignments and projects with a qualified self-selected preceptor. Nurses gain important skills and knowledge vital to managing the complex and technologically-advanced healthcare environment. 

Core nursing coursework includes studies of:

• Nursing research methods
• Pathophysiological concepts
• Health promotion across the lifespan
• Promoting healthy communities
• Managing and leading in nursing

The University of Indianapolis offers an online Executive-focused Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Students will complete practicum hours focused on leadership activities, participating in committees, and implementing an evidence-based practice project.

This online nursing administration degree prepares students to integrate nursing science and clinical reasoning with knowledge from other scientific disciplines to design and evaluate care for high quality nursing practice. Students learn how to evaluate existing research and evidence to develop nursing guidelines and improve patient and population health outcomes. Graduates will be prepared to influence healthcare policy at all levels of government and within their own organization.

In addition to practicum courses, core courses examine topics in:

• Advanced practice nursing
• Evidence-based practice
• Organizational leadership and policy

Master’s-prepared nurses can take the next step in their career with the skills and knowledge gained from this online Doctor of Nursing Practice degree. Graduates will be prepared to combine their nursing knowledge and leadership skills to take on higher levels of responsibility within healthcare systems.

Courses examine advanced nursing practice anchored in scientific theory, research, and caring. Students learn how to lead initiatives to promote disease prevention and population health. Graduates of this online nurse practitioner degree will have the ability to establish, lead, and be an active participant in interprofessional teams focused on improving patient and population health outcomes.

Practicum hours are based in leadership activities, such as:

• Conducting assessments at a selected community practice
• Participating in committees
• Planning, implementing, and evaluating your evidence-based practice project

Gain the training and skills necessary to teach and manage clinical education programs with UIndy’s online Graduate Certificate in Nurse Educator. Nurses in this program use their knowledge of clinical nursing practice to improve course curriculum and student outcomes in nursing education.

Courses examine the principles of adult learning, as well as steps to ensure education programs are culturally sensitive and using best educational practices. Students in this online Nurse Educator program learn how to plan, budget for, and deliver educational programs, conferences, and symposia. Graduates will be prepared to develop measurable behavioral objectives and competency statements for clinical education programs.

The online Nurse Leader Graduate Certificate gives students the additional skills and training necessary to become a nurse manager. The three courses can be completed fully online, with credits applied toward a MSN in Nursing and Health Systems Leadership for students who choose to further their education.

Courses examine organizational theories and principles of human resource management that can be used to improve and promote quality nursing care. Students learn budgeting strategies necessary for managing departments. Classes encourage students to demonstrate creativity and critical thinking in solving business problems in healthcare settings.

Nurses pursuing the MSN in Nursing and Health Systems Leadership gain the skills necessary to be a respected and effective leader in healthcare environments. Students learn strong negotiation and decision-making skills so they can participate in interdisciplinary teams to create the best environment for both patients and staff.

This master’s in nursing administration online program also includes a practicum experience and completion of a scholarly project under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Coursework teaches students how to improve patient outcomes through analysis of trends in healthcare and healthcare outcomes. Graduates will have a strong foundation in ethical decision making, resource management, quality improvement, and effective communication.

The MSN in Nursing Education allows nurses to help address the shortage of nursing faculty in higher education and prepare the next generation of nurses. Graduates can pursue teaching positions in academia, healthcare institutions, and the community.

Courses in this Master of Nursing Education online program examine learning theories and curriculum design models. Students will explore philosophies of education while they develop an individual educational philosophy. Graduates will be able to bridge the gap between clinical nursing practice and nursing education.

The curriculum includes discussions of:

• Health assessment for the nurse educator
• Issues and policies in healthcare
• Program design, delivery, and evaluation
• Informatics and instructional technology in health education