MSN-MPH
Dual Degree in Nursing and Public Health
Through a cooperative arrangement between the College of Nursing and the
School of Public Health, a dual degree is offered leading to the Master
of Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Public Health
in Health Administration. The program requires a combined total of 51 credit
hours (54 credit hours with thesis option) from the Nursing and Public
Health curriculums. Applicants must meet the admission requirements for
both the College of Nursing and the School of Public Health.
Typical Curriculum
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Public Health Core, 15 hours (Each course is 3 hours)
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HADM 700, Approaches and Concepts for Health Administration
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ENHS 660, Concepts of Environmental Health Science
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HPRE 700, Public Health Education Concepts
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EPID 700, Basic Concepts and Methods of Epidemiology
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BIOS 700, Introductory Biostatistics
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Management Courses, 15 hours (Each course is 3 hours)
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HADM 712, Health Economics
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HADM 716, Quantitative Methods for Health Administration
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NURS 738, Financing of Health Care
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HADM 725, Human Resources Issues in Health Care Sector
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NURS 717, Home Health Administration
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Nursing Core, 15 or 18 hours (Each course is 3 hours, except for NURS 799)
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NURS 700, Theoretical and Conceptual Foundation for Nursing
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NURS 708, Conceptual Basis for Community Health Nursing
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NURS 770, Role Development and Professional Issues
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NURS 790, Research Methods for Nursing
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NURS 792 (3 hours) or NURS 799 (6 hours)
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Practicum, 6 hours
Program total length is 51 hours, if NURS 792 is taken, or 54 hours, if
NURS 799 is taken.
Revised: June 23, 1996 Back
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