The College of Nursing and the College of Public Health offer an Interdisciplinary
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concurrent degree (Environmental and Occupational Health MPH/MS) Master's program in Occupational Health Nursing/Adult Nurse Practitioner. This program provides training to prepare advanced occupational health nurses for practice at diverse work settings, including direct clinical practice and occupational health program development, administration and management. The student concurrently earns two degrees: a Master of Science (MS) from the College of Nursing as an Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner and Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) and the Master of Public Health (MPH) from the College of Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health. The Program is open to RN's with a baccalaureate degree in nursing or another discipline.
Graduates are qualified for State of Florida licensures as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) in adult health and may apply to take the American Nurses Association Credentialing Examination in adult health nursing. The occupational health nursing courses also fulfill some of the educational requirements for taking the Occupational Health Nursing Certification examination.
Occupational Health Nursing trainees complete core courses in nursing and public health and specialty courses in adult primary care and occupational health/occupational health nursing. Students have opportunities for interdisciplinary learning experiences with other occupational health specialty disciplines in industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, safety and toxicology. Both full-time and part-time enrollment is available. Many nursing and public health core courses are offered online. Tuition/fee payments are available for both full-time and part-time matriculated students and stipends for full-time students pending available monies
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Program of Study
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Total credits required: 77 College of Nursing Courses - 49 credits
College of Public Health Courses - 28 credits*
*All MPH degrees at the College of Public Health require 42 credits minimum. In this dual degree the Public Health courses listed and the common Nursing/Public Health courses meet this requirement. NGR 6638 Health Promotion Theories and Strategies Across the Lifespan will substitute for the PHC 6410 core course for dual nursing MS/MPH students. |
Competencies
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In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, graduates will be able to:
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If you have questions on your program, please contact your Academic Advisor.
Current students may access their Degree Works planner (Degree Works may also be accessed from my.usf.edu or OASIS). Students may view their current progress in Archivum at usf.appiancloud.com/. (See Archivum instructions.). If you are not a current student, or want to view program requirements from a different catalog year please use these sources:
2021/22 USF Graduate Catalog MPH and Nursing MSN concurrent degree section
2020/21 USF Graduate Catalog MPH and Nursing MSN concurrent degree section
2019/20 USF Graduate Catalog MPH and Nursing MS concurrent degree section
Any prior year please view the USF Graduate Catalog Archives
There may be circumstances in which a student may need to change their catalog year. This must be initiated through a discussion with your academic advisor. Details regarding USF policy on changing catalog year can be found at https://catalog.usf.edu/content.php?catoid=15&navoid=2107#students-major-degree-requirements .
Current Competencies (beginning fall 2017)
MPH Competencies
Occupational Health Competencies (2017 catalog year)
Environmental and Occupational Health Competencies (2017 catalog year)
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2011 - 2016 Competencies
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Contact Information
Candace M. Burns, PhD, ANP, ARNP |
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College of Nursing |
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12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. |
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Tampa, FL 33612 |
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: cburns@health.usf.edu |
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-245-4550 | Helen Acree Conlon, DNP, MS, MPH, ARNP, COHN-S |
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College of Nursing |
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12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. |
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