Simultaneous Enrollment in M.P.H. and M.S. in Nursing Degree at Northern Illinois University
The School of Nursing and Health Studies offers the opportunity for simultaneous enrollment in the M.S. in nursing and M.P.H. degree programs to qualified graduate students. Students must be admitted to both the M.S. program in nursing and the public health program; admission to both programs must be within 18 months of each other. The requirements under the simultaneous enrollment plan and the allowance of 15 semester hours of dually used course work do not apply to students enrolled in only one of the programs. Students must have consent of the school to enroll in the programs simultaneously. Students should contact a graduate program adviser for further information.
Under the simultaneous enrollment plan, students are required to take at least 64 semester hours as follows.
Courses Applied to M.P.H. Degree (28)
PHHE 601 - Introduction to Health Systems in the United States Credits: 3
PHHE 603 - Behavioral and Social Aspects of Public Health Credits: 3
PHHE 607 - Health Services Management Credits: 3
PHHE 609 - Problems and Issues in Environmental Health Credits: 3
PHHE 611 - Applied Research Methods in Public Health Credits: 3
PHHE 669 - Community Health Planning Credits: 3
PHHE 698 - Master’s Comprehensive Examination Credits: 1
And
PHHE electives (9)
Courses Applied to Both Programs (15)
ETR 521 - Educational Statistics I Credits: 3
Or a statistics course approved by adviser (3)
NURS 695 - Advanced Internship in Community Health Nursing Credits: 6
Area of clinical study must be in public/community health.
PHHE 539 - Funding for Programs in Public Health Credits: 3
PHHE 613 - Principles and Methods of Epidemiology Credits: 3
Courses Applied to M.S. in Nursing (21)
NURS 612 - Theoretical Perspectives for Advanced Practice Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 613 - Scientific Inquiry in Advanced Practice Nursing Credits: 3
NURS 615 - Diversity Within Community Systems for Advanced Nursing Practice Credits: 3
NURS 616 - Advanced Practice Nursing Within the Health Care Delivery System Credits: 3
NURS 671 - Advanced Community Health Nursing: Analysis and Application Credits: 3
NURS 673 - Advanced Community Health Nursing: Health Promotion Credits: 3
And
NURS elective (3