Program Requirements
Faculty advisors create individual program plans with each student upon admission into the program. Plan structures depends primarily on whether the student is entering with a baccalaureate or master's degree. 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 |
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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 |