Nursing Education Ph.D.

 

Program Overview

College of Natural and Health Sciences

Site: Extended Campus/Distance
Mode: Online
Start term: Fall

Director: Melissa Henry, Ph.D.

Location: Gunter 3080
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.unco.edu/nhs/nursing/

The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Education prepares nurses who provide professional leadership in nursing education, the scholarship of teaching, practice and research in the discipline. The program has one entry option: Master's to Ph.D.

Admission

General Doctoral Degree Admission Requirements

Program Requirements:

1. A bachelor's degree from an ACEN, CNEA, or CCNE accredited institution with a major in nursing.
2. A master's degree in nursing from an NLN/ACEN or CCNE accredited institution
3. Current, unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse (licensure outside of the United States is acceptable).
4. Meet Graduate School Requirements for admission.
5. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 at the master's level
6. Two letters of reference from former faculty or colleagues with a doctoral degree.
7. A statement of career goals.
8. One to two years of teaching experience recommended, but not required, prior to program enrollment.
9. Sample of written scholarly work, project, or publication in which the applicant was the sole or primary contributor
10. A personal interview may be required.

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

NURS 797	Doctoral Proposal Research	1- 4
NURS 799	Doctoral Dissertation	1-12

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 to Improve the Quality and Safety of Care	3
NURS 661	Planning and Evaluating Education in Practice and Academic Settings	3

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