Master's Programs
Nurse Practitioner with a Public Health Nursing Focus
The MSN/MPH option is offered jointly with the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. This program combines the MSN Nurse Practitioner Option and the MPH. The program is designed for nurses seeking to integrate nurse practitioner clinical practice with a population-based public health perspective. The MSN-NP/MPH is designed specifically for nurses seeking to link their clinical interests with public health practice. This combined program prepares nurse practitioners with a focus in community health, and knowledge of population-based public health science and practice. Nurses in advanced practice often return to school at a later time for a degree in public health to make their approach to individual health problems more comprehensive. Obtaining the joint degree at the outset, students acquire the complementary skills, knowledge and perspective of both disciplines. Graduate education in nursing equips students with advanced mastery of nursing theory and practice, while public health training provides a population-based, multi-disciplinary team approach. The programs include core courses from each school's masters program. The remaining courses fulfill each program's requirements. Students choose a patient population (adult, pediatrics, or family) focus in the nurse practitioner program. Graduates are eligible to apply for American Nurses Credentialing Center, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners certification. Students must complete a total of 41 credits for Adult NP and Pediatric NP, and 51credits for Family NP at the School of Nursing as well as 60 didactic units at the School of Public Health. Students will work closely with faculty academic advisers in the School of Nursing and the School of Public Health to plan individual academic curriculum. The program consists of a total of 500 clinical hours. Students have five years to complete the program from the date of matriculation. The MSN/MPH begins in July of each year.
School of Nursing Requirements
Adult, Pediatric and Family tracks are similar in design. Students take
appropriate content for the track.
| NR110.500 |
Philosophical, Theoretical and Ethical Basis of Adv. Practice Nursing |
3
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| NR110.502 |
Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3
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| NR110.503 |
Application of Research to Practice |
3
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| NR110.504 |
Context of Health Care |
3
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| NR110.508 |
Clinical Pharmacology |
3
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| NR110.549 |
Adv. Health Assessment & Measurement |
2
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| NR110.536* |
Adv. Health Assessment & Measurement -Adult/Geriatric Variation |
1
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| NR110.537* |
Adv. Health Assessment & Measurement -Pediatric Variation |
1
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| NR110.589 |
Human Development Across the Lifespan |
3
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| NR110.547 |
Diagnosis, Symptom and Illness ManagementI -Adult |
2
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| NR110.548 |
Diagnosis, Symptom and Illness Management I -Pediatric |
3
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| NR110.557 |
Diagnosis, Symptom and Illness Management II -Adult |
2
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| NR110.558 |
Diagnosis, Symptom and Illness Management II -Pediatric |
2
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| NR110.551* |
Advanced Practice in Primary Care I -Adult |
4
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| NR110.552* |
Advanced Practice in Primary Care I -Pediatric |
4
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| NR110.553* |
Advanced Practice in Primary Care II -Adult |
3
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| NR110.554* |
Advanced Practice in Primary Care II -Pediatric |
3
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| NR110.569* |
Advanced Practice in Women's Health |
4
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| NR110.583* |
Family as a Unit-Clinical Integration |
4
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| NR110.572 |
Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics |
2
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| NR110.560 |
Program Design and Evaluation |
2
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| NR500.607 |
PHN/NP Capstone |
1
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*Course has a clinical component
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Joint Requirements
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NR 500.601
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PHN: Theory and Practice
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3/5
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NR 500.602*
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PHN: Theory and Practice Practicum
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3/5
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NR 500.605
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PHN: Leadership and Management
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3/5
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NR 500.606*
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PHN: Leadership, Management, and Evaluation Practicum
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3/5
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*Course has a clinical component
Credit for joint courses are applied to both the MSN and the MPH requirements.
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Quantitative Sciences
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Option 1: SHPH 140.611-612
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Statistical Reasoning in Public Health
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4/6
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Option 2: SHPH 140.621-623
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Statistical Methods in Public Health
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5/12
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Option 3: SHPH 140.651-654
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Methods in Biostatistics I-IV
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5/16
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School of Public Health Requirements
| SPH 300.645 |
SPH Making Changes Through Policy |
5
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| SPH 180.601 |
Environmental Health |
5
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| SPH 340.601 |
Principles of Epidemiology |
5
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| SPH 550.863 |
MPH Individual Goals Analysis |
P/F
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Quantitative Sciences Requirement - 3 options |
6-16
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Biological Sciences Requirement - 15 options |
2-6
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Management Sciences Requirement - 6 options |
3-5
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Social & Behavioral Sciences Requirement - 9 options |
3-4
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