International Health (MSN-MPH Only)
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The Emory University School of Nursing, in
partnership with the Rollins School of Public Health,
offers an innovative program leading to dual Masters
degrees in International Health, the International
MSN-MPH. This program aims to prepare leaders in
international nursing and public health, granting dual
degrees in Nursing (MSN) and Public Health (MPH). The
program is housed in the Lillian Carter Center for
International Nursing in the Emory University School of
Nursing. This center was born of Emory’s strong
partnership with the Carter Center and the nursing
school’s commitment to the global advancement of health
through nursing.
Emory University is rich in campus resources and is
based in Atlanta, a city that is home to key actors in
international health. This international
environment presents students unique opportunities for
professional growth. The CDC, Task Force for Child
Survival, CARE, CNN, and American Cancer Society are all
located here. Students in the International
MSN-MPH will be offered many opportunities to
collaborate with these organizations.
This program is for:
- Nurses with experience in International health
returning for mid-career training;
- International nurse leaders, including those from
outside the United States, aiming to incorporate
public health and nursing into practice and/or
nursing curricula in other countries;
- Nurses interested in working for governmental or
non-governmental organizations including faith-based
organizations. Baccalaureate-prepared nurses
with limited international experience can gain
knowledge and skills necessary for such work;
- Non-nurses with a bachelor’s degree in a field
other than nursing. Such students would be
required to complete the nursing bachelors level
course work before beginning graduate work.
The program is designed so that students may complete
the academic requirements for both the Masters of
Science in Nursing and the Masters of Public Health
degrees in two calendar years. Fifty-nine semester
hour credits are the required minimum for the dual
degree. Students apply both to the School of
Nursing and the School of Public Health, specifically
the Department of International Health.
Students must complete 27 semester hours in the
School of Nursing and 32 semester hours in the School of
Public Health. The program can be completed in 5
semesters of full-time study although it is recommended
that a sixth semester be used for a practicum.
These practica are often in an international setting.
| Program of Study |
|
| |
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| FALL (Semester 1) |
Credit Hours |
| EPI 505/530 Epidemiology |
3-4 |
| IH 501 International Policy |
3
|
| BIOS 503/4 Biostatistics |
3 |
| NRSG 586 Leadership I:
Professional and Personal Development as a Leader
in Health Care |
3 |
| IH/NRSG 507/686 Health and Social
Justice |
1 |
| Directed Study |
|
| |
|
| Spring (Semester 2) |
Credit Hours |
| IH 542 Strategies for
International Health |
3 |
| NRSG 687 Leadership III:
Community Building and Collaborative Leadership
for Health Promotion |
3 |
IH 555 Research Design or
NRSG 507 Research and Theory Applications |
2 or 3 |
| NRSG 600 International Nursing
Practice |
3 |
| |
|
| Summer (Semester 3) |
Credit Hours |
| NRSG 535 Program Design and
Evaluation |
3 |
| This summer semester may be used
for practicum/travel. |
|
| |
|
| Fall (Semester 4) |
Credit Hours |
| IH 557 International Health:
Anthropological Perspectives |
2 |
| EOH 500 (IH) Perspectives in
Environmental Health |
2
|
IH 521 International Health
Program Management or
NRSG 530 Management of Financial Resources
|
2 |
BSHE 524 Community Needs
Assessment or
NRSG 511 Population-based Needs Assessment |
3 or 4 |
| |
|
| Spring (Semester 5) |
Credit Hours |
| NRSG International Nursing:
Building Healthy Communities |
2 |
| NRSG 674 Teaching and Learning
|
3 |
| IH 590 International Health
Seminar |
2 |
| Electives |
|
| Directed Study |
|
| |
|
| Summer (Semester 6) |
Credit Hours |
| NRSG 535 Program Design and
Evaluation |
3 |
| IH 598/9 Special Project or
Thesis |
3 |
|
