The Advanced Population Health Nursing (APHN) Program is a distance-based master’s degree for registered nurses who wish to practice in Hawaii, the US mainland or in an international setting. The program focuses on population-level health, wellness, and health promotion and disease prevention. The student learns critical population health skills such as community and population assessment; complex project/program management; disaster nursing, health services research; and health policy analysis.
Curriculum
The Advanced Population Health Nursing (APHN) Program is a 30 credit curriculum. The student may select the thesis option and enroll in an additional 9 credits.
Sample Full-Time Course of Study
| Year 1 30 Credits |
|
|---|---|
| Fall 12 credits |
NURS 620 Nursing Research and Theory (3) NURS 641 Global Health (3) NURS 662 Leadership, Role, Identity and Organizational/System Change (3) NURS 671 Biostatistics (3) |
| Spring 12 credits |
NURS 600 Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing (3) NURS 609 Health Policy (3) NURS 626 Advanced Population Health Nursing (3) NURS 672 Advanced Population Health Nursing Capstone Practicum (3) |
| Summer 6 credits |
NURS 670 Disaster Nursing (3) NURS 672 Advanced Population Health Nursing Capstone Practicum (3) |
Total # of Credits: 30 credits
Effective: Fall 2017
Updated: August 14, 2017
Sample Part-Time Course of Study
| Year 1 | |
|---|---|
| Fall 6 credits |
NURS 620 Nursing Research and Theory (3) NURS 671 Biostatistics (3) |
| Spring 6 credits |
NURS 600 Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing (3) NURS 626 Advanced Public Health Nursing (3) |
| Summer 3-6 credits |
NURS 670 Disaster Nursing (3) NURS 672 Advanced Population Health Nursing Capstone Practicum (v 1-6) |
| Year 2 | |
| Fall 6-9 credits |
NURS 609 Health Policy (3) NURS 641 Global Health (3) NURS 672 Advanced Population Health Nursing Capstone Practicum (v 1-6) |
| Spring 3-6 credits |
NURS 662 Introduction to Leadership & Management of Health Organizations (3) NURS 672 Advanced Population Health Nursing Capstone Practicum (v 1-6) |
Total # of Credits: 30 credits
Effective: Fall 2017
Updated: August 14, 2017
Thesis Option (Plan A): 9 Additional Credits
| Thesis Option | |
|---|---|
| Variable | NURS 692 Methods for Nursing Research (3) NURS 700 Thesis (6) |
Total # of Credits with Thesis Option: 39 credits
Effective: Fall 2017
Updated: August 14, 2017
Contact
Advanced Population Health Nursing Program Director & Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 413
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-3390
Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: glauberm@hawaii.edu