Mission
To provide interdisciplinary education
and training in occupational health nursing and encourage
research in occupational and environmental health and related
fields to promote worker health and safety.
Degrees
Two degress are offered:
the Master of
Public Health (MPH) and the Master of Science (MS) degrees
with a concentration in occupational health nursing. These
academic programs are part of the Public Health Leadership
Program and are the only nursing accredited programs of their
kind in a school of public health. Both degrees are fully
accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission and the Council on Education for Public Health.
MPH Degree
The MPH
program is offered in two formats: distance
learning and on-campus. Distance learning is an internet–based
study program with two on-campus sessions, each lasting one
week, and is generally completed in two-and-a-half years.
The on-campus program may completed by full-time students
in 18 months.
MS Degree
The MS degree is offered on-campus
to prepare nurses as beginning researchers and for further
doctoral studies. Program completion is generally in two
years.
http://www.sph.unc.edu/phlp/ohn_certificate_home_4796_4250.html
Program Director
Bonnie Rogers, DrPH, COHN-S,
LNCC, FAAN
Director, NC Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center
Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program
School of Public Health
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Campus Box 7502
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7502
Email: rogersb@email.unc.edu
Phone: 919-966-1765
Occupational
Health Nursing Program Area--Distance Masters Degree
in Public Health Leadership
Occupational
Health Nursing Program Area--Residential Masters Degree
in Public Health Leadership
Occupational Health Nursing Certificate
The
Occupational Health Nursing Certificate is an academic program
of study. Students take 11- 12 credits in coursework
that has been specially developed for distance education. All
credits earned are completely transferable as part of the
requirements for the completion of the OHN Concentration
MPH degree. Students will be able to register, receive
materials, interact with faculty, order books, and successfully
complete this program while only traveling to campus once. A
connection to the Internet is all that is required!
The application deadline for Summer Session II is April
30, 2007. Please note there are limited spaces available
in the program. Applying early will provide a better
opportunity for admission.
Partial tuition assistance available.
Go
to OHN Certificate
Program Coordinator, Judy Ostendorf Phone: 919-966-2597
Email:
judy_ostendorf@unc.edu
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