Upon completion of the MSN/MPH track the graduate is able to:

  1. Express caring as a central and core value of nursing by demonstrating ethical professional behaviors in helping-trusting, relationships with aggregates, clients, patients, students, staff and colleagues in the education setting.
  2. Participate knowledgeably in the development, implementation, revision, and evaluation of nursing curricula and nursing programs to ensure quality education in health care.
  3. Participate in the development of nursing knowledge through the use of education and nursing theories and scientific processes.
  4. Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and educational resources in collaboration with other health professionals and educators to facilitate theoretical and practicum learning experiences.
  5. Using a broad understanding of relevant social issues, integrate the philosophy and mission of a school of nursing or an agency into the development and evaluation of nursing/health care curricula.
  6. Utilize a variety of advanced community health nursing strategies in collaboration with other health professionals to promote the health of aggregates and communities
  7. Function as an advocate within an education and community health care environment.
  8. Respect diversity and the complex multifaceted health promotion and disease prevention needs of all persons, including un-served and under-served aggregates and communities in the role of nurse leader and educator.
Core Courses for MPH/MSN Credits
NURS 706 Theoretical Foundations 3
PUBH 701 Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Health 3
PUBN 725 Health and Environment 3
PUBH 674 Epidemiology 3
PUBH 780 Research Methods and Applied Biostatistics 3
PUBH 755 Planning, Administration and Evaluation in Public Health 3
PUBH 785 Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Policy

3

Core Courses for MPH/MSN Educator and Community Health CNS

NURS 708 Nursing Theories and Family Health Patterns 3
NURS 716 Advanced Ambulatory Pharmacy 3
NURS 717 Advanced Pathophysiology 3
NURS 718 Health Promotion 3
NURS 719 Advanced Community Theory 3
NURS 750 Advanced Health Assessment and Promotion 3
NURS 760

Advanced Nursing Care of Specialized Populations I

6

Core Courses for Nurse Educator

NURS 780 Curriculum Development and Evaluation in Nursing 3
NURS 781 Instructional Design & Evaluation in Nursing Education 3
NURS 782

Nurse Education Role Practicum

5

Core Courses for Community Health CNS

NURS 761 Advanced Nursing Care of Specialized Populations II 6
NURS 761 Advanced Nursing Care of Specialized Populations III 6
NURS 797

Thesis (Plan A)

6

OR

NURS 798 Research Project (Plan B) 3
NURS 795 Comprehensive Examination 1
Elective 3
Total Credits/Units 62-64