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2018-2019 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

About the Program

The program targets the intersection of nursing, health policy, and population health, and prepares its graduates for leadership as researchers and educators who can:

  • Analyze the historical, sociological, economic, political and nursing perspectives of population health problems and existing proposed health policies.
  • Evaluate and critique health policies that influence the access, quality, and cost of healthcare services.
  • Conduct theory-guided qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research that advances knowledge of and informs innovative solutions to population health problems and health policies.
  • Influence the development of innovative solutions to population health problems and health policies at local, state, national and international levels.