Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

One MSN degree, multiple tracks to choose from

IU School of Nursing offers a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with multiple tracks to choose from. Whether you are interested in a career as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, or Nurse Leader, you’ll be taught by nationally-recognized faculty engaged in cutting-edge research in the field.

Our MSN programs are based out of the IU Indianapolis campus, but most courses are offered online or in a hybrid-distance format to make them accessible to students throughout the state. Clinical/practicum experiences can be completed in your home community within Indiana and are arranged cooperatively by students and faculty.

Find out about the technical requirements for online/hybrid-distance learning.

Our program learning outcomes

Domain 1: Knowledge for Nursing Practice: Synthesize knowledge from nursing and related disciplines to inform clinical judgment and innovation in advanced nursing practice. 

Domain 2: Person-Centered Care: Practice to the full scope of education using effective communication and a systematic approach to coordinate person-centered care, empower advanced decision making, and promote self-care management. 

Domain 3: Population Health: Improve population health outcomes through partnerships, advocacy, and policies that improve health equity within systems and at local, regional, national, and global levels. 

Domain 4: Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline: Advance the science of nursing through ethical scholarship and innovative and evidence-based approaches that advance the profession, improve health, and transform healthcare. 

Domain 5: Quality and Safety: Apply quality improvement principles to establish a culture of patient, provider, and work environment safety to reduce and mitigate risk, safeguard care delivery, and improve nursing practice outcomes. 

Domain 6: Interprofessional Partnerships: Facilitate a climate of mutual respect, improved communication, and quality collaboration within interprofessional teams that optimize care delivery.  

Domain 7: Systems-Based Practice: Lead and respond to changes in complex systems through policy and coordination of resources for diverse populations in an equitable and fiscally responsible manner. 

Domain 8: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies: Evaluate and use information and communication technologies and informatics tools integrating best practices, regulatory standards, and ethical, legal, social implications in direct and indirect care roles. 

Domain 9: Professionalism: Embody the core values and professional identity of nursing by advocating for social justice and integrating ethical, legal, regulatory, and professional standards. 

Domain 10: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development: Engages in personal and professional development to promote self-advocacy, resilience, and well-being to expand one’s own nursing leadership capacity and contribute to the advancement of the nursing profession. 

Licensure and certification

Indiana University School of Nursing academic programs are designed to prepare you to obtain necessary regulatory authority to practice in an advanced nursing role in Indiana.

Learn more about recognition to practice as an advanced practice nurse in the state of Indiana. If you plan to pursue authority to practice in an advanced nursing role in a state other than Indiana, please review each state’s educational requirements for licensure or other regulatory mechanism. Specific information regarding each state’s licensure requirements can be found on the NCSBN website.

If you have questions regarding licensure and or certification, please contact IU School of Nursing Student Services at 317-274-2806.