College of Nursing and Health Professions
College of Nursing and Health Professions
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Explore a Career in Healthcare
The College of Nursing and Health Professions offers educational opportunities for students interested in careers in nursing and health care. The college is comprised of four schools: the School of Health Professions, the School of Leadership and Advanced Nursing Practice, the School of Professional Nursing Practice and the School of Speech and Hearing Sciences. Students will find programs in nursing, audiology, speech pathology, public health, athletic training, recreational therapy and kinesiotherapy that will prepare them for rewarding careers in healthcare.
Our Programs
Our programs prepare health care professionals at the baccalaureate, master's and doctoral levels who are equipped to transform health care and improve the health and well-being of individual patients, families, communities and populations.
- Athletic Training MSAT
- Audiology - Doctorate
- Nursing (Clinical) - Doctorate
- Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) - Doctorate
- Nursing (Leadership) - Doctorate
- Nursing (Nurse Anesthesia) - Doctorate
- Nursing (Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner) - Doctorate
- Public Health - Master's
- Speech-Language Pathology - Master's
The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing prepares scholars to contribute to the science, practice and profession of nursing through research and theory development. We embrace a student-centered approach that is 100% Online, and the use of technologies facilitates virtual residency by way of scholarly engagement and dialogue.
The School of Speech and Hearing Sciences offers a bachelor of arts degree in speech pathology and audiology. Undergraduates obtain an overview of speech production and perception, articulation, fluency, hearing, language and voice. Anatomy and physiology courses provide foundations for understanding normal and abnormal communication processes over the lifespan.
Our Research
totaling $3,565,373 in FY 2021-2022
faculty driving innovation
that support new and best practices
The Southern Miss College of Nursing and Health Professions is one of only three in Mississippi producing doctoral research graduates in health fields. Our faculty is dedicated to transformative, interdisciplinary research that addresses the needs of diverse communities in Mississippi and the Gulf South. With a legacy of teaching excellence and strong partnerships across community, healthcare, and academic settings, our College is at the forefront of preparing the next generation of health professionals in a rapidly evolving public health landscape.
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