This is a Master's degree program that enables nurses who graduated from a nursing department to gain knowledge and skills in the concepts and practices of public health nursing and the ability to plan and carry out scientific research in this field. The program’s required courses are in public health nurses' managing nursing services, the role of public health nurses in reproductive health, preparing and implementing training for the public and in-service staff, nutrition training and practices, and epidemiological approaches. The elective courses include social service, the functions of public health nursing in risk groups and role of public health nurses in controlling contagious diseases.