Curriculum Overview

The CHN curriculum consists of a minimum of 51 credits (2010-2012). Below are the required components. If you would like to know when courses are being offered use the Online Time Schedule links off of our courses page in the Current Students section.

Nursing Science, Professional Foundations, and Related Courswork:

• CHN Core Courses (12 credits)

• Sub-speciality (min. 3 credits): select one sub-specialty
  
  • Communities for Youth assures the health of youth through a responsive community health system
  • Cross Cultural and Global Health promotes the health of multicultural communities and populations.  NURS 562 Clinical Applied Anthropology and NURS 579 Transcultural Nursing Practices are required courses for students who choose the Cross-Cultural and Global Health cognate.
  • Healthy Aging emphasizes the well being during aging regardless of residence and health status
  • Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing (OEHN) promotes the health and prevention of injury among workers, their families, and community members. 
  • Rural Health promotes programs and policies for the health of people in rural communities

 

• Management, Budget, Policy and Program Evaluation (9 credits)

• Health Policy
• Program Development and Program Evaluation
• Management and Budget Course Elective
  
  
• Public Health Science/Health Service (7-8 credits)
  

Scholarly Inquiry:

• Research Courses/Scholarly Inquiry (11-14 credits)

Clinical Practice:

• Clinical Internship (9 credits)

  
  

To Plan Your Study, see the Example of CHN Full Time Curriculum Plan

To Plan Your Course Schedule, go to the UW Time Schedule