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Nursing - Ph.D. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

NURSING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (72 credits)
Course Title Credits
Nursing Knowledge Component
NURS 70710 History and Philosophy of Nursing Science 3
NURS 70715 Theory Construction and Development in Nursing 3
NURS 70720 Introduction to Nursing Knowledge Domains 3
NURS 86091 Variable Content Seminar in Nursing: Nursing Science I 3
NURS 87091 Variable Content Seminar in Nursing: Nursing Science II 3
Research Methods, Designs and Statistics
NURS 70705 Foundations of Research Methods in Nursing 3
NURS 70725 Quantitative Research Methods in Nursing 3
NURS 70730 Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing 3
NURS
NURS		 70745
70747		 Advanced Topics in Quantitative Research Methods 1       or
Advanced Methods for Nursing Research: Application of Qualitative Methods 1		 3
Statistics
NURS 70727 Advanced Health Care Statistics I 3
NURS 70737 Advanced Health Care Statistics II 3
Health Care Policy
NURS 70735 Nursing and Health Care Policy 3
Cognates
Two courses are required: Selected with the approval of the student's academic advisor; 3 hours must be from disciplines outside of nursing and 3 hours may be within or outside of nursing. Cognates support the student's research interest. 6
NURS 70746 Advanced Methods for Nursing Research: Measurement in Nursing  
NURS 70749 Research Methods for Knowledge Management  
Dissertation
NURS 80199 Dissertation I 2 30
MINIMUM TOTAL 72
  1. Selected with the approval of student's advisor.
  2. Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for NURS 80199 Dissertation I for a total of 30 hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for Dissertation I, and thereafter NURS 80299 Dissertation II, each semester, including summer, until all requirements for the degree have been met.