The Community/Public Health Nursing specialty prepares nurses to assume leadership in assessing communities and populations, identifying high risk groups, and in partnership with communities, consumers, and stakeholders, developing culturally-sensitive, acceptable and realistic community-based nursing interventions.
Graduates of this program are prepared to work in
- Public Health Departments
- Home Health Agencies/ Hospice
- Community Organizations
- Wellness Centers
- School Systems
- Faith Communities
- Industry
- Rural/Urban Settings
The course of study consists of 38 credit hours and can be completed in 36 months of part-time study.
Admission Requirements
General requirements for Master's students at UNC Charlotte can be found on the Graduate Admissions Website.
In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, the following are required for admission to the MSN Systems/Population: Community Public Health Nursing specialty:
- Current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse. Current license in North Carolina or a compact state or the state identified by faculty for clinical practice before enrollment.
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited university. A BSN degree from nationally accredited program is preferred. If the baccalaureate is not in nursing, and courses in research, leadership management, aging and health, and community health are lacking, they will be required as part of the program of study.
- Overall GPA of 3.0 in the last degree earned is preferred.
- Completion of a statistics course with a grade of C or better.
- A statement of purpose, describing the applicant's experience and objective in undertaking graduate study in the chosen specialty.
- For the three letters of recommendation required by the Graduate School, references should be from professional colleagues.
- One year of professional nursing practice is recommended.
- Access to computer within minimum requirements for online courses. Current minimum computer hardware specifications are listed by Distance Education.
- GRE is not required for this application.
Application Instructions
Process: All applications are submitted online to the Graduate School.
Graduate Admissions
UNC Charlotte
Cato 210
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223-0001
704-687- 5503 (phone)
704-687-1668 (fax)
Website
Degree Requirements
The Community/Public Health Nursing program consists of 38 credit hours and is completed on a part-time basis. Interested Students may enroll concurrently in either the Nurse Educator or the Nurse Administrator Certificate Program.
Additional Degree Requirements
- Courses in the C/PHN specialty area are offered alternate years.
- Community/Public Health Nursing courses are only offered online through Distance Education. Core and Selected Core courses can be taken on campus or online as published in the Schedule of Courses.
- A total of 360 clinical hours are required to complete the program.
- Students must maintain a minimum 3.0 (“B”) GPA.
- Faculty Advising is required.
* Approved online electives include the following. Other courses may be approved with consent of faculty advisor.
NURS 6301 - Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing Education
NURS 6302 - Trends and Issues in Nursing Education
NURS 6303 - Instructional Technology in Nursing Education
NURS 6185 - Theory and Application of Organizational Behavior
NURS 6090 - Selected Topics in Nursing
NURS 6275 - Health Promotion and Nutrition for Older Adults
Contact Information
Systems Population Coordinator
Meredith L. Troutman-Jordan
UNC Charlotte School of Nursing
Charlotte, North Carolina
704-687-7973
meredithtroutman@uncc.edu
Associate Director for Graduate Programs
David Langford, PhD, RN
drlangfo@uncc.edu
UNC Charlotte Distance Education Office
John McCulley
Program Manager, Distance Education
704-687-0487
jmccul18@uncc.edu