MSN-MPH

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 courses plus 1 PUBH elective) and MSN in Health Leadership Program (6 courses) for a total of 16 courses for the joint degree program for nursing students in the Health Leadership Program.

Masters in Public Health: 10 courses required [10 CUs]

1. PUBH 501: Introduction to Biostatistics

2. PUBH 502: Introduction to Principles and Methods of Epidemiology

3. PUBH 503: Environmental & Occupational Health

4. PUBH 504: Public Health Theories & Frameworks

5. PUBH 505: Public Health Administration and Policy

6. PUBH 506: Methods for Public Health Practice

7. PUBH 507: Public Health Law & Ethics

8. PUBH 508: Capstone Seminar I

9. PUBH 509: Capstone Seminar II

10. Public Health elective

Masters of Science in Nursing, Health Leadership: 6 courses required (6 CUs)

Please note that NURS 500: Introduction to Principles of Epidemiology is required in both programs

1. NURS 748: Leadership Development in Healthcare

2. NURS 749: History, Health and Social Policy

3. NURS 500/PUBH 502: Introduction to Principles of Epidemiology (counts in PUBH total)

4. NURS 650: Systems Thinking in Patient Safety

5. NURS 540: Current Issues in Health and Social Policy

6. NURS 699: Advanced Roles in Administrative Nursing Practice

7. Nursing Elective

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 additional information contact:

Moriah Hall, MPH Associate Director: 215-573-8841, moriahh@pennmedicine.upenn.edu