MSN-MPH Program Guidelines for Current and Prospective Nursing Students at the University of Pennsylvania
Curriculum Graduate students are offered the opportunity to enroll in joint MPH/MSN degree programs. The MSN in Health Leadership combined with the MPH degree is outlined below.
Students will complete the core requirements of both the MPH [9 core plus 1 PUBH elective cu's] and MSN in Health Leadership [6.5 cu’s] Programs for a total of 16.5 cu’s for the joint degree program for nursing students in the Health Leadership Program
Masters in Public Health: 10 courses required [10 c.u.’s]
- N500/PubH 502Introduction to Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
- PubH 501: Introductory Biostatistics
- PubH 503: Environmental & Occupational Health
- PubH 504: Social & Behavioral Sciences in Public Health
- PubH 505: Public Health Administration and Policy
- PubH 506: Methods for Public Health Practice
- PubH 507: Public Health Ethics, Law and Policy
- PubH 508: Capstone Integrative Experience (2.0 CU)
- PUBH xxx: Public Health prefix elective
Masters of Science in Nursing, Health Leadership: 6.5** course units required core
Please note that N500: Introduction to Principles of Epidemiology is required in both programs, making the actual number of combined core course units of 16.5 cu’s)
- N748: Leadership Development for Health
- N749: Historical and Theoretical Foundations of the Nation’s Health
- N500/Pubh 502: Introduction to Principles of Epidemiology**
- N650: Health Systems Analysis
- N540: Current Issues in Health and Social Policy
- NXXX: Negotiation for Change Agents
Additional dual degrees have been approved with the following degrees offered by Penn's School of Nursing:
Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program
Nurse-Midwifery Program
Family Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
For addtional information contact: Rosemary Frasso, Director of Education at 215.746.8554 or rofrasso@mail.med.upenn.edu.