Note: Beginning with summer 2007
admissions (summer term begins May 7, 2007), the PhD program in
nursing is offered under a part time plan, requiring students to
enroll in six to seven credit hours each term (summer, fall,
spring).
Summer Residency June 2-6,
2008
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)
The doctoral program prepares individuals who
can assume leadership roles in academia, including the
scholarship of teaching, research and professional service
activities. The program focuses on nursing education and
knowledge development in the provision of care for
multicultural, rural and underserved populations; the
improvement of nursing care outcomes of individuals, families
and systems, with a special emphasis on women of all ages and
children. The PhD in Nursing Program at the University of New
Mexico focuses on the health care needs of vulnerable women,
youth, and families. Other priorities include rural health,
disease prevention, and health promotion.
The PhD Program is delivered online with a
required annual 1-week summer residency and attendance at the
annual Western Institute of Nursing Research Conference.
Graduates of the program will demonstrate the
following competencies:
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Assume the role of the doctorally
prepared nurse in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and
service.
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Accept the responsibility for
self-directed scholarly development in an ongoing research
program focused on patient care improvement especially for
women, children, and families.
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Conduct independent formal inquiry
pertaining to health care, reflective caring practice,
critical synthesis of existing knowledge, and generation of
new knowledge and theory.
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Practice nursing reflectively, guided by
theory based on best evidence and integrating creative and
critical thinking.
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Cultivate research expertise relative to
a particular population setting or human response to health
or illness
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Evaluate and critique social policy
relevant to the organization and delivery of health care.
Application Deadlines
Admissions are annually, with new classes beginning each
summer term.
January 15 is the deadline for full
consideration for admission and graduate assistantships.
Applications will be accepted through March 15 and consideration
will be contingent on available space.
The program is planned for part-time study.
The part-time program is expected to take four to five years of
part-time study after obtaining a master’s degree. Students will
be required to complete 4 credit hours of prescribed courses in
the first summer term, and then 6-7 credit hours of prescribed
courses each term (fall, spring, summer) until completion of the
coursework. Options exist for students who wish to complete the
program faster. On acceptance into the program, each student
will be required to commit to a program of studies.
Curriculum Plan
The curriculum consists of a core of doctoral courses on
philosophy of science, theory, statistics, and research design.
Students additionally choose from a selection of research
methods courses, substantive area courses, and electives.
Required Core Courses – 24 credits
All students are required to take the following core
courses:
N690 Doctoral Seminar (three 1-credit
seminars)
N600 Philosophy Of Science
N601 Theory I: Methods/Process of Nursing Knowledge
Development
N602 Theory II: Contemporary Substantive Nursing Knowledge
N620 Advanced Health Care Statistics I
N621 Advanced Health Care Statistics II
606 Quantitative Methods In Nursing Research
607 Qualitative Methods In Nursing Research
Substantive Area Courses – 9 credits
All students are required to select at least three of the
following four substantive area courses:
N608 Nursing Environments of Human Health
N609 Family Nursing: Concepts, Issues, Outcomes
610 Nursing Education: Pedagogy and Roles
611 Rural and Cultural Health
Methods Courses – 6 credits
All students are required to select at least two of the
following four methods courses:
N612 Clinical Nursing Therapeutics and
Outcomes
N613 Advanced Research Methods: Mixed Research Methods
N593 T: Instrumentation
N593 T: Advanced Methods in Qualitative Research
Electives – 12 credits
Student will take at least four elective courses (12
credits) in the student’s area of interest approved in advance
for the program of studies by the Committee on Studies. Subject
to the approval of the Committee on Studies, up to six credits
of electives may be taken as independent study as part of the
program of studies, however, no more than three credits of
independent study may be taken in Nursing.
Dissertation
Students must complete 18 credits of Dissertation. The
Application for Candidacy must be approved by the Committee on
Studies prior to completion of the doctoral comprehensive exam.
Once the Doctoral comprehensive examination is passed the
student must enroll in a minimum of 6 credit hours of
dissertation (i.e., N699) each semester until the dissertation
is completed.
Total Program:
51 credit hours of course work
18 credit hours of dissertation
Total Credits:
69 credits total
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