Nursing Education Ph.D.
College of Natural and Health Sciences
Program Requirements: A minimum grade of ‘B’ or better or satisfactory in all nursing courses must be earned.
See “Nursing Education Ph.D.”
Degree Requirements — 66 credits
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.
Master's to Ph.D. Requirements
Students enter with a master’s in nursing and complete the doctoral degree with 66 hours. The general plan of study for students who enter the doctoral program 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 741 | Evidence-Based Teaching | 3 |
| NURS 760 | Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 780 | The Professorial Role in Nursing Education | 3 |
| PSY 681 | Learning and Instruction | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| NURS 710 | Measurement 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 |