PhD in Nursing
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PhD in Nursing Plan of Study
Core component
Areas of study will include courses from the following selected domains:
- Philosophy
- Nursing science
- Theory construction
- Research methods, analysis and practice
- Bioethics
- Population health policy
- Leadership
- Funding
Dissertation
Completion of the PhD degree requires a minimum of seven hours of dissertation credit.
Elective component
The elective component is developed and designed with the student's adviser to meet the student's needs as well as to meet program requirements.
Plan of study
First time students are required to take three hours of doctoral-level biostatistics prior to starting PHN courses. Plans of study are determined in collaboration with the student's advisory committee. Flexible plans of study are available.
| Year 1 - Summer | ||
| PHN 724 | Biostatistics I | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| Year 1 - Fall | ||
| PHN 701 | Seminar (Journal Club) | 1 |
| PHN 725 | Biostatistics II | 3 |
| PHN 706 | Philosophy | 3 |
| PHN 703 | Nursing Science | 2 |
| 9 | ||
| Year 1 - Spring | ||
| PHN 701 | Seminar (Journal Club) | 1 |
| PHN 720 | Methods and Analysis I | 3 |
| PHN 714 | Theory Construction and Testing | 2 |
| PHN 712 | Introduction to Grant Writing | 1 |
| PHN 717 | Directed Research | <2 |
| 9 | ||
| Year 2 - Summer | ||
| PHN 721 | Methods and Analysis II | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| Year 2 - Fall | ||
| PHN 701 | Seminar (Journal Club) | 1 |
| PHN 722 | Methods and Analysis III | 2 |
| ID 719 | Science/Theory of Population Health | 3 |
| ID 715 | Teaching in Higher Education | 3 |
| 9 | ||
| Year 2 - Spring | ||
| PHN 701 | Seminar (Journal Club) | 1 |
| PHN 705 | Writing Proposals | 4 |
| ID 700 | Ethics in Research | 2 |
| PHN 710 | Research Practicum | >2 |
| 9 | ||
| End of Spring 2 - First of Summer 3 | ||
| Comps | QUALIFYING EXAMINATION | P/F |
| Year 3 - Summer | ||
| DHA 700 | Leadership Strategies in Health Entities | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| Candidacy (G3+) | ||
| PHN 701 | Seminar (Journal Club) | 1 |
| PHN 791 | Dissertation Proposal | 1+ |
| PHN 798 | Dissertation Research | 6+ |
| Minimum hours required for the degree | 52 hours | |
| Post-BSN and entry-level MSN students must also take a minimum of 8 hours of pre-approved electives. | ||
| DNP to PhD plan of study—determined on an individual student basis via gap analysis. | ||
| Students must enroll in PHN 701 until successful dissertation proposal defense. | ||
| Students will be admitted as PhD students beginning with the summer term. | ||