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Admissions Criteria for MS MPH

The purpose of the MS/MPH Dual Degree is to prepare nurses for professional roles as educators, administrators, and advanced practice nurses seeking to link clinical and/or nursing education goals with public health practice. The curriculum combines core in nursing and public health practice together with student-selected electives for specialization. Two degrees are awarded – the Master of Science in nursing from the Graduate School and the Master of Public Health from the Medical School.

Program Planning and Degree Requirements

Students applying to the MS/MPH program submit applications to both the School of Nursing and the Medical School (Department of Population Health) and are formally admitted by both programs. Students are assigned an advisor in both programs. Programs of study are individually arranged to address the interests of students, meet the requirements of both degrees and emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration.

The MS/MPH program requires a minimum of 66 credits, including a maximum of 12 credits overlapping between programs. A maximum of 9 credits may be transferred from other institutions. The program can be completed in as little of 6 semesters of full-time study. The program may be completed on a part-time basis. The structure of the two degrees is presented in the following table. Some role specializations (e.g. nurse practitioner) may require additional credits to fulfill certification requirements.

Master of Science in Nursing

  

Master of Public Health
Course Number/Title
Credits
  
Course Number/Title
Credits

N700 Nursing Research

3

  

PHS 780 Public Health Principles & Practice

3

N701 Interpretive Research in Health Care Setting

3

  

PHS 650 Health Management and Policy

3

N702 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse Communities

3

  

Biostat 511 Introduction to Biostatistical Methods in Public Health

3

**N703 Health Care and PublicPolicy in the US

3

  

PHS 797 Introduction to Epidemiology

3

N704 Leadership in Nursing Roles, Ethics, and Systems of Care

2

  

PHS 471 Introduction to Environmental Health

3

N798 Research Practicum

3

  

PHS 650 Social and Behavioral Science

3

NXX Public Health Nursing Role Seminar

1

  

PHS 702 Introduction to Public Health Seminar

1

Nursing role specialization (nurse educator, nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist)

9

  

PHS 703 Field Work Seminar

1

N719 Independent Field Study in Clinical Nursing

3

  

PHS 650 Field Experience

6

Electives

6

  

PHS 704 Culminating Experience

2

 

 

  

Electives

14

Total Credits Required

36

  

Total Credits Required

42

** PHS 650 Health Management and Policy may be substituted to meet the policy requirement.

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Sample Programs

Sample Program for Dual Degree - MS in Nursing (Nurse Educator Role) and Master of Public Health can be downloaded as a PDF.

For further information

For questions about the MS/MPH curriculum, contact:
Linda Bauman, Professor
ljbauman@wisc.edu
(608) 263-5272

or

Susan Zahner, Assistant Professor
sjzahner@wisc.edu
(608) 263-5282

To receive additional information on the MS program, including an admissions packet, contact Marcia Voss in the Graduate Programs Office, mlvoss@wisc.edu, (608) 263-5258.

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