PhD Curriculum

• N600* Philosophy of Science
• N601* Theoretical Foundations of Research
• N606* Quantitative Methods of Health Research
• N607* Qualitative Methods of Health Research
• N620* Health Care Statistics I
• N621* Health Care Statistics II
• N640  Health Policy, Politics, and Research
• N690  PhD Seminar

*Courses required to sit for the progression exam at the end of Year 1.

Required for Health Policy students; may serve as electives for students pursuing an individualized plan of study.

• NURS 641 Understanding Health Disparities in Policy & Research
• NURS 642 Health Care Economics
• NURS 648 Introduction to Health Policy Field Placement (1 credit)
• NURS 649 Health Policy Field Placement

All students are required to select at least one of the advanced courses (NURS 612 Health Outcomes Research or NURS 623 Advanced Qualitative Methods) PLUS one additional course.

• Students following an individualized plan of study will take at least seven elective courses (21 credits) in the student's area of interest approved in advance by the student's Dissertation Committee Chair.

• Health Policy students take three elective courses (9 credits) related to health policy, approved in advance by the student's Dissertation Committee Chair.

• For all students, subject to the approval of the faculty advisor, up to 6 credits of electives may be taken as independent study as part of the program of studies; however, no more than 3 credits of independent study in nursing may be applied to the degree requirements.

Note: Students are strongly advised against replacing a methods course with an independent study. Such substitutions will be considered only in special circumstances.

• NURS 602 Theory II: Synthesis of Knowledge for Nursing Inquiry
• NURS 605 Symptom Management Science
• NURS 608 Environments of Human Health and Nursing
• NURS 609 Family Nursing: Concepts, Issues, and Outcomes
• NURS 611 Rural and Cultural Health
• NURS 615 Critical Ethnography and CBPR in Health Care Research
• NURS 641 Health Disparities and Policy
• NURS 693 Topics
• NURS 694 Research Practicum
• NURS 715 Genetics and Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing
• NURS 727 Health Care Innovations and Informatics

Students must:

• Enroll for 6 credits of NURS 699 each semester between the conclusion of the courses in their program of study until degree completion. However only 18 credits of NURS 699 will be counted toward graduation.
• Students must make satisfactory progress in each semester they are registered for NURS 699. Failure to make progress in any semester will result in a grade of NC (no credit) for that semester.