About Us

Department of Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing

Overview

Welcome!
Public Health, Mental Health, and Administrative Nursing (PMA) at UIC focuses on health behaviors (health promotion and disease prevention) and health systems (health services delivery). Our department awards BSN, MS, and PhD degrees along with a number of post-master’s and post-baccalaureate certificate options.

Our faculty is dedicated to excellence in our undergraduate, master’s and doctoral educational programs. We are on the leading edge of implementing distance-learning modalities, carefully balancing on-line learning with face-to-face instruction.

 

Advanced Practice Specialty Options

Nurse Practitioner Options

• Family
• Mental Health
• Occupational Health
• School Nursing

Clinical Nurse Specialist Options

• Mental Health
• Occupational Health
• School Nursing

Health Systems Leadership Options

• Administrative Nursing
• Advanced Community Health Nurse
• MS/Health Informatics
• Joint MS/MPH
• Joint MS/MBA

 

Certification

Upon completion of the study options, graduates may be eligible to seek certification from a variety of national voluntary programs, e.g. the American Nurses' Credentialing Center (ANCC). For nurses who already have a master’s degree in nursing, study for postmaster’s certification is available.