Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing Science program prepares graduates to pursue a career of externally funded research, scholarly publication, and professional leadership. We recruit talented and diverse applicants who possess a research interest that matches our faculty’s research expertise, and the commitment to accomplish the program milestones. 

Curriculum

* A minimum of fourteen credits of NRPHD990 are required. Credits above that amount maybe required, at 3 credits per semester, until the dissertation work is completed.

Research or Content-Focused Electives

A minimum of nine credits of research or content-focused electives must be taken.

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
NRPHD708	Advanced Health Policy & Advocacy	3
NRPHD829	Mixed Methods Research	3
NRPHD840	Nursing Workforce Research	3
NRPHD842	Intervention Development, Dissemination, & Implementation	3
NRPHD843	Palliative Care Research	3
NRPHD844	Community Engaged Research	3
NRPHD845	Trends in Technology Science	3

Additional courses may be taken as research or content-focused electives with permission of the course faculty, research mentor, and Ph.D. Assistant Dean.

Course ID	Course Title	Credits
NRPHD800	Mentored Teaching	3
NRPHD841	Mentored Special Topics	1-9
NURSM615	Methodology of Online Teaching*	3
NURSM703	Instructional Process*	3
NURSM713	Curriculum Design & Development*	3

* Nurse Educator Courses required for NFLP recipients if not already CNE.