Program Description
The 65 credit Thomas Jefferson University PhD in Nursing/MPH dual degree program provides a novel approach preparing nurse scientists at the highest level of education to generate new scientific knowledge, address healthcare and public health issues, 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 dual degree program will provide advanced training in public health, with the goal of promoting wellness, assuring quality and addressing the social determinants of health in the healthcare setting and in the community.
Curriculum: 4 years; 65 credits
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NU 800 | Philosophy of Sci in Nursing | 3 |
| NU 605 | Role Of The Adv Prac Nur | 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 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| PBH 512 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| NU 821 | 3 | |
| PHS 710 | Adv Health Behav Method & Meas | 3 |
| Qualifying Examination | ||
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NU 811 | 3 | |
| NU 812 | Database Design and Management | 3 |
| PHS 650 | Eval&Outcomes Research&Design | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Summer | ||
| NU 830 | Research Residency | 1 |
| General Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NU 831 | Dissertation Seminar | 3 |
| General Electives | 6 | |
| Defend Dissertation Proposal | ||
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NU 841 | 1 | |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Three MPH courses are needed, in addition to the PhD curriculum. Students can take these as electives in the PhD program or as additional coursework: | ||
| POP 500 | Essentials of PopulationHealth | 3 |
| PBH 509 | Foundation of Policy&Advocacy | 3 |
| PBH 520 | Program Planning & Evaluation | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 63 | |