Program of Study

The Ph.D. program of study consists of a minimum of 52 credit hours. The credits are distributed among nursing science, philosophy, research and support courses. The proposed curriculum plan is accessible through the School of Nursing website. Courses with the “D” designation are for students enrolled in the online option.

Core Courses		15 cr
NURS 903 or NURS 903D	Philosophy of Science	3
NURS 907 or NURS 907D	Theory Development	3
NURS 802 or NURS 802D	Bioethics	3
NURS 926 or NURS 926D	Health Policy	3
NURS 922 or NURS 922D	Doctoral Research Practicum	3
Research Courses		37-40 cr
NURS 665 or NURS 671D	Healthcare Statistics	3
NURS 916 or NURS 916D	Seminar in Nursing Scholarship	1
NURS 805 or NURS 805D	Advanced Statistics and Research Methods in Healthcare	3
NURS 806 or NURS 806D	Multivariate Statistics in Healthcare Research	3
NURS 908 or NURS 908D	Qualitative Research in Nursing	3
NURS 909 or NURS 909D	Quantitative Research in Nursing	3
NURS 911 or NURS 911D	Advanced Qualitative Research Methods	3-6
OR
NURS 910 or NURS 910D	Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
NURS 923D or NURS 924D or NURS 930D	Proposal development sequence	9
	Support Courses- Courses supporting the dissertation topic (six credits) and professional goals (three credits)	9
	Dissertation guidance and support: taken until dissertation defense
NURS 931 or NURS 931D		1
NURS 996 or NURS 996D		3
NURS 996A or NURS 996DA		1
Credits transferred from Master's Degree Program		0-24
	Total	52