The Online Advanced Population Health Nursing (APHN) Program is a distance-based master’s degree that prepares registered nurses for leadership roles in population health nursing. The program is geared towards registered nurses who wish to practice in Hawaii, the US mainland, or in an international setting. APHN program coursework is completed online and includes individual and group learning, as well as fieldwork activities conducted locally in the student’s own community.
Advanced population health nurses practice using outcome-driven strategies to manage health for groups of individuals. The APHN program equips graduates with skills to engage with patients in diverse contexts and develop valuable insight into how health care affects individuals, families, and communities. The program focuses on population-level health, wellness, social determinants of health, health promotion, and disease prevention. Students learn critical population health skills such as community and population assessment; leadership, complex project/program management; disaster nursing, health services research; and health policy analysis.
The 30-39 credit program can be completed in one year as a full-time student or in two years or longer as a part-time student. Students in the (APHN) program complete a six-credit capstone project that includes 270 hours of fieldwork experience. The capstone project is designed to provide students with experience in the indirect care level of service at the aggregate population, organizational or systems level.
Fast Facts
- Two-step application process
- Admission in August (Fall)
- The 30-39 credit program is designed to be completed in one year as a full-time student or in two years as a part-time
- Coursework is completed online and through fieldwork activities conducted locally in the student’s own community.
- Students complete a capstone project that can be conducted in their community.
Curriculum
The Online 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. Below are sample full-time and part-time courses of study. Current students consult with the Online APHN Program Director to develop an individualized path to graduation.
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 Number of Credits: 30 credits
Curriculum effective for students entering: Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
Current students consult with the Online APHN Program Director for their individualized curriculum pathway.
Page updated: June 2, 2022
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 Number of Credits: 30 credits
Curriculum effective for students entering: Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
Current students consult with the Online APHN Program Director for their individualized curriculum pathway.
Page updated: June 2, 2022
Thesis Option (Plan A): 9 Additional Credits
| Thesis Option | |
|---|---|
| Variable | NURS 692 Methods for Nursing Research (3) NURS 700 Thesis (6) |
Total Number of Credits with Thesis Option: 39 credits
Curriculum effective for students entering: Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
Current students consult with the Master’s Program Advisor for their individualized curriculum pathway.
Page updated: June 2, 2022
Contact
Department of Nursing Chair, Online Advanced Population Health Nursing Program Director & Associate Professor
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
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
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Associate Specialist, Master of Science and PhD Program Advisor
Contact for applicants and current students in the Master of Science and PhD programs.
- Master of Science program: msnurs@hawaii.edu
- PhD program: phdnurs@hawaii.edu
Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-3519
Fax: (808) 956-5977
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