Program Description
The PhD in Nursing program is 56 credits and provides a novel approach preparing nurse scientists at the highest level of education to generate new scientific knowledge, address healthcare problems, and educate the next generation of nurses. The program is embedded in an educational framework that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and reimagines education and discovery by encouraging collaboration among students during the formative stages of PhD education. The PhD in Nursing program embraces diversity and inclusion through its commitment to eliminate structural racism and unconscious bias in the recruitment and admission process, and advancement of a school wide culture of intolerance for systemic oppression of marginalized persons and groups.
Program Highlights
- Participate in research labs across the university
- Work with interprofessional research teams
- Earn a dual PhD/MPH or public health certificate or an academic nursing (teaching) certificate
- Learn how to conduct research that embraces social justice and health equity
- Develop your own independent research with mentorship from expert nurse scientist faculty.
- 56 credit courses completed over 4 years with full-time study. Part-time study options are available.
- Hybrid format
Curriculum: 4 years, 56 credits
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NU 800 | Philosophy of Sci in Nursing | 3 |
| PHS 605 | Adv Stats Mthds Data Analysis | 3 |
| NU 802 | Foundations/Scientific Writing | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NU 801 | Theoretical Approaches to Res | 3 |
| NU 810 | Quantitative Methods | 3 |
| NU 820 | Determ Models of Human Health | 3 |
| GC 640 | Research Ethics | 1 |
| Credits | 10 | |
| Summer | ||
| NU 678 | Academic Nursing Seminar I | 3 |
| Write Qualifying Examination | ||
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PBH 512 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| NU 821 | 3 | |
| PHS 710 | Adv Health Behav Method & Meas | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NU 812 | Database Design and Management | 3 |
| NU 811 | 3 | |
| PH 650 | 3 | |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| NU 830 | Research Residency | 1 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Write Dissertation Proposal | ||
| Credits | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NU 831 | Dissertation Seminar | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Defend Dissertation Proposal end of Fall Semester | ||
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NU 840 | 1 | |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer | ||
| NU 841 | 1 | |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NU 842 | 1 | |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring | ||
| Dissertation Defense | ||
| Credits | 0 | |
| Total Credits | 56 | |