Program Requirements

The College of Nursing PhD degree requires a minimum of 96 semester hours: 32 semester hours earned in the prior master’s degree and 64 semester hours in the core courses, advanced courses and independent research earned in the doctoral program (48 semester hours must be taken at UIC).

Program plan structures depends primarily on whether the student is entering with a baccalaureate or master's degree. Faculty advisors create individual plans with each student upon admission into the program. See sample program requirements for each scenario below.

Post-Master’s PhD Degree Requirements Heading link

COURSE NAME COURSE # SEMESTER HOURS
Philosophy of Science for Health Research NURS 570 3
Theory and Theory Development for Nursing Research NURS 571 3
Research Design and Methods NURS 572 4
Measurement in Health Research NURS 573 4
Qualitative Research in Nursing NUPR 574 4
Advanced Statistics (at a level above a general graduate-level statistics course) varies 6
Developing Literature Reviews NURS 566 2
Grant Writing for the Nurse Scientist NURS 568 2
Roles and Responsibilities of the Nurse Scientist NURS 586 2
Nursing Leadership in Global Health NURS 588 2
PhD Thesis Research NURS 599 24
Advanced Coursework (400- or 500-level courses that provide substantive knowledge in an area of specialization) varies 9
Documented Teaching Requirement
Documented Research Requirement
31 hours granted for master's work 31
TOTAL 96

Post-Baccalaureate PhD Degree Requirements Heading link

COURSE NAME COURSE # SEMESTER HOURS
Foundational graduate-level research/evidence-based practice course (e.g., NURS 515 and NURS 516) is a prerequisite for NURS 570. varies 6
Philosophy of Science for Health Research NURS 570 3
Theory and Theory Development for Nursing Research NURS 571 3
Research Design NURS 572 4
Measurement in Health Research NURS 573 4
Qualitative Research in Nursing NUPR 574 4
Research Practicum NUPR 593 3
Advanced Statistics: At least nine hours that form a sequence and two of the three courses must be at a level above general graduate-level statistics varies 9
Developing Literature Reviews NURS 566 2
Grant Writing for the Nurse Scientist NURS 568 2
Roles and Responsibilities of the Nurse Scientist NURS 586 2
Nursing Leadership in Global Health NURS 588 2
Graduate-level health policy course (e.g., NURS 517 or similar course from another discipline) varies 3
PhD Thesis Research NURS 599 24
Advanced Coursework (400- or 500-level courses that provide substantive knowledge in an area of specialization) varies 25
Documented Teaching Requirement
TOTAL 96

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