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Public Health Preparedness Graduate Programs
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The RN to BSN program requires you to have a valid RN license or to have earned one within your first semester of the program.

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The DNP – Nurse Practitioner program requires you to be licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Pennsylvania, or to be licensed prior to being admitted into the program.

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The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate program requires you to be licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Pennsylvania, or to be licensed prior to being admitted into the program.

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The Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate program requires you to be licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Pennsylvania, or to be licensed prior to being admitted into the program.

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The Family/Individual Across the Lifespan Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate program requires you to be licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Pennsylvania, or to be licensed prior to being admitted into the program.

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Flexible Master's Degree and Graduate Certificate Paths

Public Health Preparedness Graduate Degree

Learn to plan and lead effective medical and public health responses. The Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security – Public Health Preparedness option helps you develop the knowledge and skills needed to respond to natural and man-made disasters.

You can also add a respected credential to your résumé and show progress toward your degree by earning a graduate certificate along the way — without taking any extra courses.

Health Preparedness Graduate Certificates

Protecting people and critical infrastructure is crucial during natural disasters and health crises. You can earn a certificate in public health preparedness or hospital and health systems preparedness to learn:

  • the principles of hazard analysis
  • incident management

A graduate certificate from Penn State World Campus is a great credential to help create immediate career opportunities. It can also be a head start toward a full master's degree.

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Homeland Security – Public Health Preparedness Option (Master of Professional Studies)
Learn to respond to natural and man-made disasters with appropriate emergency management strategies for public health preparedness. This online master's degree program is the only homeland security program in the country using curriculum from a medical school, the Penn State College of Medicine.
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Public Health Preparedness (Graduate Certificate)
Learn how to prevent or respond to disasters or emergencies that affect public health. This online graduate certificate program is designed for professionals working in emergency management roles.
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Hospital and Health System Preparedness (Graduate Certificate)
Learn valuable skills needed to protect the critical infrastructure of hospitals, medical facilities, and emergency management systems in this online hospital preparedness graduate certificate program.
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Maximum Flexibility — Designed for Working Adults

  • Online platform allows you to study whenever, wherever
  • Complete weekly assignments at your own pace
  • Choose from multiple start dates each year
  • Freedom to take a semester off

More than 10 Online Health and Family Services Programs Available

Whether you are changing careers or aiming to advance beyond your current position, we have the credential you need to help you make your next move. See all Health and Family Services programs offered through Penn State World Campus.

I am greatly enjoying the content and level of challenge in the courses. Last semester, World Campus made the entire process — from registration for classes to the final exam — extremely easy while I was deployed.

Shayler Pierson
1st LT, USAF, Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security

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