Degrees & Majors

The Georgia State online dental hygiene bachelor of science degree program is for registered dental hygienists who already have an associate degree. This online bachelor’s completion program will help you advance in the profession by giving you the education you need to move into other roles, such as: providing clinical instruction for future hygienists, attending graduate school or moving to roles outside of clinical practice.

As the first tier-one research university in the Atlanta metro to offer an R.D.H. to B.S degree completion program, we are ready to help you succeed. Georgia State is nationally recognized for our student success initiatives and helping students like you advance in your profession is part of our core mission.

The online B.S. in Dental Hygiene includes 10 courses to provide coursework necessary to enable graduates to advance to more marketable positions in the profession. All courses are fully online and are three credit hours each.

Georgia State University’s Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program in health sciences prepares talented and capable students with a strong discipline-specific research-based curriculum to be scholars and educators in the healthcare-related disciplines. Our Ph.D. graduates become leaders in health sciences, higher education, hospital administration and public health.

The program offers full-time and part-time study, with hybrid coursework. As part of the largest urban university in Georgia, located in the heart of Atlanta, students will have access to and collaborate with some of the finest healthcare facilities in the country. Exceptional learning opportunities await each student as they receive mentorship from elite faculty members to conduct state-of-the-art research projects to contribute to the scientific fields.

Students have the opportunity to present their research at local, state, national and international meetings and learn to be effective educators for future generations of healthcare professionals.

Concentrations

• Nutrition – prepares clinical and public health professionals to teach, conduct research and practice in an inter-disciplinary environment, using evidence-based practice to improve lives.
• Occupational Therapy – prepares students to improve human lives through evidence-based clinical practice and research, delivery of health services in interprofessional settings, community programming, interventions, advocacy and leadership in occupational therapy and rehabilitation.
• Translational Rehabilitation Science – prepares students to discover and disseminate rehabilitation knowledge and improve the quality of life, participation, health, performance and well-being of people with and without disabilities.
• Cardiopulmonary Care – trains students as leaders in the cardiopulmonary field overall and specifically with a focus on advancing the scientific field of respiratory therapy, educating the next generation of respiratory therapists and leading healthcare organizations.

The Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions offers a B.I.S. in Health Informatics. The program is a five-semester, full-time course of study beyond the first two years of the undergraduate core curriculum. Students learn the fundamentals of healthcare, information technology, data management and analytics, privacy and security, project management and other concepts applicable to the field of health informatics. Graduates of the BIS in Health Informatics Program will be prepared to pursue entry-level positions in various healthcare organizations, technology companies, government agencies and research organizations. This program is cohort-based and is only offered in-person, with limited online courses. There are no immediate plans to offer this program part-time or fully online.

Due to its professional nature, the program requires that students apply for admission. Student selection is based on prerequisite GPA, consistency of academic performance, grade trends, and interpersonal ability as evidenced in the written personal statement.

The Georgia State online Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership program is designed to build healthcare leaders who can successfully lead teams, skillfully negotiate, influence team behaviors and deliver positive results. This program will facilitate the enhancement of communication strategies, managing organizational culture and making effective and strategic decisions. The aim is to provide an opportunity for graduate students and for practicing professionals in healthcare the ability to advance their knowledge and expertise in leadership as they complete their current program of study or while they practice and work.

Inside the trillions of bytes of health care data rest the trends and insights that health care leaders need to move their hospital, clinic, organization or community to the next generation of service and improved outcomes. Be one of those leaders in health informatics with Georgia State’s online M.S. in health informatics.

The Master of science in health sciences degree with a concentration in health informatics is an online 36-semester hour program. You’ll do well in the program if you have a background in an IT-related field or if you work in a clinical setting, but any undergraduate major is acceptable.

You will take interdisciplinary classes, one of the distinctive factors of our program. You will learn from faculty in health informatics and nursing.

This approach has you learning alongside experts in multiple disciplines. When combined, it gives you a holistic understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our healthcare data and technology systems today.

We bring together design, development and adoption of information technology-based innovations in health care delivery, management and planning.

The program is 100 percent online with on-demand, work-at-your-own-pace (asynchronous) classes as well as scheduled, synchronous courses.

Students enter the Georgia State master’s degree coordinated program either with an undergraduate degree in nutrition or with an undergraduate degree in another major. The full-time coordinated program is a four-to-six-semester program of didactic coursework and supervised practice. Students who hold a Didactic Program in Dietetics verification statement complete the program in four semesters, while those who do not complete the program in six semesters. The part-time program takes seven- to 11-semesters to complete. Students have the option of completing a thesis, master’s project, course concentration or comprehensive exam as their capstone requirement.

Please note: Students should not work when enrolled in the full-time program.

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What Is Nursing?

Nursing is an art and a science. It is the art of knowing how to balance knowledge and compassion to give holistic care to individuals, families, groups and communities. As a science, nursing requires a wealth of knowledge and critical-thinking skills necessary to provide safe, effective, culturally competent medical care. The Perimeter College Department of Nursing became an administrative unit of the Georgia State University School of Nursing in 2016.

The associate degree path to nursing is now the Georgia State University School of Nursing Associate Degree Program, Perimeter College.

The associate degree courses continue to be housed at the same campus locations, and admissions standards and program costs remain the same.

For more information on the change, visit the School of Nursing website.

The Georgia State University LPN to BSN Bridge Program is designed for the working licensed practical nurse or licensed vocational nurse wanting to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. In our busy, fast-paced society, it can be challenging to balance work, school and family responsibilities. The combination of online and face-to-face classes allows flexibility and supports student success. Clinical rotations in acute care and community-based agencies allow students to build competence and clinical judgment skills in real-world settings.

Graduates of the program are eligible to take the NCLEX examination for Registered Nurses. To apply for the program, students must apply and be admitted to Georgia State Perimeter College. Admission to the program is once per year in the summer.