Program Overview

The goal of the Master of Public Health Nursing degree is to strengthen public health nursing science and optimize nurses’ scope of practice to meet population health needs. Students will be educated as practitioners and researchers, which will position them to apply for doctoral programs, work in local public health departments or at the provincial or national level public health programs and hold leadership positions in clinical care settings.

The objectives are to:

1. Prepare public health nursing professionals for employment in their field of specialization.
2. Advance nursing science in public health; and
3. Engage in interdisciplinary education that addresses local and global concerns now and into the future.

These objectives will be accomplished through collaboration between the College of Nursing and the School of Public Health and by emphasizing high-calibre scholarly activity through personal solid mentorship.

Master of Public Health Nursing students are required to take 21 credit units of course work and a thesis. The program is designed to be completed over 24 months. The courses are delivered using a combination of live web conferenced seminars (synchronous) and online delivery (asynchronous) distance learning within North America. Some courses have the option to attend class in person at the University of Saskatchewan Saskatoon campus.