Nursing Education Ph.D.
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Degree Requirements — 66-78 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 — 15 hours
| NURS 723 | Design, Methods and Analysis in Health Care Research, Part I | 3 |
| NURS 724 | Design, Methods and Analysis in Health Care Research, Part II | 3 |
| NURS 790 | Doctoral Research Colloquium | 3 |
| SRM 680 | Introduction to Qualitative Research | 3 |
| SRM 700 | Advanced Research Methods | 3 |
Research and Dissertation — 16 hours
Research Tools
Students must demonstrate research skills in areas pertinent to the dissertation research topic. The Students’ competence in these skills will be assessed by the Students’ oral exam committee and/or dissertation committee members.
BS to Ph.D. Requirements — 78 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 | Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education | 2 |
| NURS 740 | Intensive Teaching Practicum | 3 |
| NURS 760 | Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Professorial Role in Nursing Education | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Cognition and Instruction I | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| NURS 710 | Measurment of Nursing Student Outcomes | 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 — 66 hours
Students may also enter with a master’s and complete the doctoral degree with 66 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 | Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education | 2 |
| NURS 741 | Evidence-Based Teaching | 3 |
| NURS 760 | Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 780 | Professorial Role in Nursing Education | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Cognition and Instruction I | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| NURS 710 | Measurment of Nursing Student Outcomes | 3 |
| | or | |
| SRM 670 | Evaluation: Models and Designs | 3 |
Electives — 6 hours (with advisor’s approval)
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.