Lead Efforts to Promote Better Health for All
Designed for registered nurses (RNs) with or without a bachelor’s degree, the online MSN-PH offers advanced knowledge and skills in a format that blends 100% online didactic coursework with in-person clinical experience. As a graduate of this program, you will be able to:
- Create effective health promotion and prevention strategies.
- Describe the impact of cultural humility on client care in a public health role.
- Learn how cultural humility enhances client care in your public health journey.
- Analyze the impact of policy on the planning and delivery of care.
- Coordinate population-based care in diverse public health settings.
- Integrate epidemiology into population-based practice.
- Implement the role of the public health nurse in a variety of settings.
From clinics to communities, our program prepares you for the role of public health nurse in a variety of settings.
Your clinical placement is our pledge.
We understand securing clinical placement as part of an MSN degree program is one of the biggest concerns students face. At Herzing, we offer guidance and support through our step-by-step Clinical Guidance Process to ensure you can get the clinical practice experiences you need.
As a Herzing student, we’ll encourage you to find your own preceptor and clinical sites as there are many benefits to doing so. However, we provide extensive support should you find difficulty along the way. With Herzing, you are never on your own.
Because of our strong relationships with healthcare providers across the U.S. and our comprehensive Clinical Guidance Process, we are confident in our ability to help you find clinical placement. So much so that if you are unable to find a clinical site on your own, we pledge to step in and help you secure clinical placement.*
*Subject to terms and conditions outlined in the enrollment documents.
What Will I Learn in the Online MSN-PH Program?
Our program focuses on understanding the factors that influence public health outcomes and on practical skills for leading programs to evaluate or enhance the health of populations.
Core MSN courses include:
- Health Policy and Management
- Theoretical Foundations for Nursing
- Technology and Nursing Informatics in Advanced Practice
- Organizational Systems and Behaviors
- Research Methods and Evidence-Based Practice
Concentration courses in Public Health include:
- Foundations of Public Health Nursing
- Public Health Nursing Advocacy and Policy
- Public Health Promotion and Education Clinical Practicum
- Professional Practice in Public Health Nursing Clinical Practicum
Take the next step: Request more info about Herzing’s MSN – Public Health program.
Multiple Pathways to the
MSN – Public Health Concentration
Herzing makes it possible for you to pursue an MSN with a concentration in Public Health in a way that fits with your background and career goals. Choose from the following options:
BSN to MSN Pathway
16 Months
36 credit program
135 clinical practicum hours
Accelerated RN to MSN Pathway
28 Months
52 credit program
180 clinical practicum hours
RNs with an associate degree can also earn a BSN on the way to their MSN if their employers require it.
After completing our MSN program, you can qualify to earn the Herzing Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. A DNP equips you for the highest level of leadership in research, administration, and clinical practice.
The Herzing University Difference
Herzing’s focus is empowering your success in nursing. This means offering the knowledge you need in a format that fits your busy life—plus support to help you stay on track. That’s why we provide:
- Mentorship from clinically experienced nursing faculty
- Flexible, 100% online didactic coursework that offers you more control over your schedule
- Access to virtual technical support, tutoring, library resources, and more
- Career advising that you can access any time before you graduate—and for the rest of your career
- Our clinical placement pledge
- Certification exam preparation as part of your program*
Our dedication to your education is why we’ve been ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges for Online Graduate Programs in Nursing for 2023.
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