2026-2027 Morehouse School of Medicine Academic Catalog

Doctor of Nursing Practice

Post-Masters DNP - Executive Leadership (CEHJ) Plan of Study

Year 1 - Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 615/PAS 615Evidence-Based Practice & Principles of Translational Research

3

GEBS 524NFundamentals of Biostatistics

3

MSHI 501NIntroduction to Health Informatics

3

NURS 602/MPH 502Population Health: Community Epidemiology & Sustainable Strategic Engagement

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Year 1 - Spring Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 709Data Driven Health Policy and Advocacy

3

NURS 703Impact Driven Quality & Process Engineering Strategy Design for Value Based Primary Care

2

MSHI 600NBig Data Management & Analytics

1

MSHI 509NClinical Data Mining & Analytic Techniques

1

NURS 711Doctoral Project - Developing Health Equity Inquiry and Impact for Sustained Community Engagement

1

NURS 613Health Justice & Ethical Foundations: Professional Issues in Healthcare

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Year 1 - Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 604/GEBS 604Genetics, Genomics and Health Promotion

2

NURS 708Health Finance & Equitable Economic Leadership in Complex Health Care Systems

3

NURS 712Doctoral Project - Translating Methods & Research for Project Implementation

2

NURS 713Doctoral Project - Scholarly Project Planning and Proposal

2

Total Credit Hours:9

Year 2 - Fall Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCredits
NURS 714Doctoral Project - Doctoral Application and Implementation

4

NURS 701Interprofessional Learning: Social Determinants of Health Profession Education

2

NURS 715Doctoral Project - Project Evaluation and Dissemination

2

Total Credit Hours:8