Nursing Education Ph.D.
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Degree Requirements — 65-77 credits
See “Nursing Education Ph.D.”.
(Select the BS to Ph.D. or the Master’s to Ph.D. entry options)
Degree Requirements
Research Core — 14 hours
Research and Dissertation — 16 hours
Research Tools
BS to Ph.D. Requirements — 77 hours
Nursing Science BS to Ph.D. Core — 15 hours
| NURS 614 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 702 | Advanced Concepts of Vulnerable Underserved Populations | 3 |
| NURS 703 | Philosophical Underpinnings of Nursing Science | 3 |
| NURS 707 | Leadership in Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 711 | Advanced Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing | 3 |
Nursing Education — 26 hours
| NURS 631 | Teaching Strategies for Practice and Academic Settings | 3 |
| NURS 661 | Planning and Evaluating Education in Practice and Academic Settings | 3 |
| NURS 695 | Advanced Academic Nursing Roles | 3 |
| NURS 730 | The Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education | 2 |
| NURS 740 | Intensive Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 760 | Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design | 3 |
| NURS 780 | The Professorial Role in Nursing Education | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Cognition and Instruction I | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| NURS 710 | Evaluation in Nursing Education | 3 |
| | or | |
| SRM 670 | Evaluation: Models and Designs | 3 |
Electives — 6 hours (with advisor approval)
Examples include transcultural nursing courses or coursework in education, educational leadership, educational psychology, educational technology, statistics, gerontology, etc.
Master's to Ph.D. Requirements — 65 hours
Students may also enter with a master’s and complete the doctoral degree with 65 hours. The general plan of study for students who enter the doctoral program with a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a conferred master’s degree is listed below.
Nursing Science Master’s to Ph.D. Core — 12 hours
| NURS 702 | Advanced Concepts of Vulnerable Underserved Populations | 3 |
| NURS 703 | Philosophical Underpinnings of Nursing Science | 3 |
| NURS 707 | Leadership in Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 711 | Advanced Theory and Knowledge Development in Nursing | 3 |
Nursing Education — 17 hours
| NURS 730 | The Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education | 2 |
| NURS 740 | Intensive Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 760 | Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design | 3 |
| NURS 780 | The Professorial Role in Nursing Education | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Cognition and Instruction I | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| NURS 710 | Evaluation in Nursing Education | 3 |
| | or | |
| SRM 670 | Evaluation: Models and Designs | 3 |
Electives — 6 hours (with advisor’s approval)
Examples include transcultural nursing courses or coursework in education, educational leadership, educational psychology, educational technology, statistics, gerontology, etc.
Deficiencies
*Equivalencies or portfolio experience will determine student’s need to take these additional hours (may be used as elective courses):
| NURS 631 | Teaching Strategies for Practice and Academic Settings | 3 |
| NURS 661 | Planning and Evaluating Education in Practice and Academic Settings | 3 |
The BS to Ph.D. students will receive the master’s degree en-route to the Ph.D.