PhD in Nursing | Curriculum

The Ph.D. in Nursing Science program offers two program plans: 3 year and 4 year. Both programs require 54 semester hours of course work and 14 semester hours of dissertation.

3-Year PhD in Nursing Science Program of Study (PostM and PostB Students)
effective for incoming students starting Fall 2021
New PhD students attend Learning Intensive I (Summer Orientation)
Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
1	Fall	NRPHD*811	Underpinnings of Nursing Sci	3
		NRPHD*813	Foundations of Scholarship	3
		NRPHD*815	Design & Methods Sci Inquiry	3
		NRPHD*817	Trends in Symptom Science	1
			Total Semester Hours	10
1	Spring	NRPHD*708	Adv Health Policy and Advocacy	3
		NRPHD*801	Adv Quantitative Research Meth	3
		NRPHD*819	Qualitative Research Methods	3
		NRPHD*822	Trends Patient & Community	1
			Total Semester Hours	10
	Learning Intensive II
1	Summer	NRPHD*823	Analysis, Application Theory	3
		NRPHD*825	Measurement & Instrumentation	3
		NRPHD*827	Trends Dissemination Science	1
		NRPHD*829	Mixed Methods Research	2
			Total Semester Hours	9
	Learning Intensive III
2	Fall	NRPHD*736	Research Ethics	3
		NRPHD*738	App Stat Meths Nursing Res	3
		NRPHD*833	Scholarly Synthesis Sci Lit	3
		NRPHD*837	Intervention Research	2
			Total Semester Hours	11
2	Spring	NRPHD*754	Mentored Res. & Scholarship	3
		NRPHD*807	Adv Applied Stat Meth for Nsg	3
		NRPHD*839	Applied Study Design & Method	3
		NRPHD*845	Trends in Technology Science	1
			Total Semester Hours	10
2	Summer	NRPHD*980	Comprehensive Exam	4
			Total Semester Hours	4
	Learning Intensive IV
3	Fall	NRPHD*990	*Dissertation (Proposal defense)	5
			Total Semester Hours	5
3	Spring	NRPHD*990	*Dissertation	5
			Total Semester Hours	5
3	Summer	NRPHD-990	*Dissertation	4
			Total Semester Hours	4
			Total Credit Hours (minimum)	68

4-Year PhD in Nursing Science Program of Study (PostM and PostB Students)
effective for incoming students starting Fall 2021
New PhD students attend Learning Intensive I (Summer Orientation)
Year	Semester	Course		Credit Hours
		NRPHD*815	Design & Methods Sci Inquiry	3
		NRPHD*817	Trends in Symptom Science	1
			Total Semester Hours	7
1	Spring	NRPHD*801	Adv Quantitative Research Meth	3
		NRPHD*819	Qualitative Research Methods	3
		NRPHD*822	Trends Patient & Community	1
			Total Semester Hours	7
1	Summer	NRPHD*825	Measurement & Instrumentation	3
		NRPHD*827	Trends Dissemination Science	1
			Total Semester Hours	4
2	Fall	NRPHD*738	App Stat Meths Nursing Res	3
		NRPHD*811	Underpinnings of Nursing Sci	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
2	Spring	NRPHD*708	Adv Health Policy and Advocacy	3
		NRPHD*807	Adv Applied Stat Meth for Nsg	3
		NRPHD*845	Trends in Technology Science	1
			Total Semester Hours	7
	Learning Intensive II
2	Summer	NRPHD*823	Analysis, Application Theory	3
		NRPHD*829	Mixed Methods Research	2
			Total Semester Hours	5
	Learning Intensive III
3	Fall	NRPHD*736	Research Ethics	3
		NRPHD*833	Scholarly Synthesis Sci Lit	3
		NRPHD*837	Intervention Research	2
			Total Semester Hours	8
3	Spring	NRPHD*754	Mentored Res. & Scholarship	3
		NRPHD*839	Applied Study Design & Method	3
			Total Semester Hours	6
3	Summer	NRPHD*980	Comprehensive Exam	4
			Total Semester Hours	4
	Learning Intensive IV
4	Fall	NRPHD*990	*Dissertation (Proposal defense)	5
			Total Semester Hours	5
4	Spring	NRPHD*990	*Dissertation	5
			Total Semester Hours	5
4	Summer	NRPHD-990	*Dissertation	4
			Total Semester Hours	4
			Total Credit Hours (minimum)	68

*A minimum of fourteen (14) credit hours of NRPHD*990 are required. Credits above that amount maybe required, at 3 credits per semester, until the dissertation work is completed.

Electives;

NRPHD-971 mentored Research Variable s.h. 1-9
NRPHD 800 Mentored Teaching Variable s.h. 1-9
Nurse Educator Courses (NURSM 703; NURSM 615; NURSM 713)