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 and offers more intensive preparation for nurses practicing in
community and public health.
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 51 credits 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.
Application Deadline
December 1 - for summer
entry
School of Nursing Requirements
Adult, Pediatric and Family tracks are similar in design. Students take
appropriate content for the track.
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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
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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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