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PhD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

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Effective Fall 2007

The Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing degree requires a minimum of 57 semester hours of course work, which includes the foundation for your dissertation as well as dissertation completion. Our programs are individualized, taking into account your interests, aspirations, and work experience. If you're entering the program with a BSN, you will be required to take NURS 507: Clinical Knowledge and NURS 508: Context of Care. Additional coursework may also be necessary, as determined by your faculty advisor.

Knowledge Development/Theory Core (6 credit hours) includes:

• NURS 506: Epistemology
• NURS 511: Strategies for Theory Development

Research Methods Core (9 credit hours) includes:

• NURS 518: Qualitative Nursing Research
• NURS 530: Advanced Research I
• NURS 531: Advanced Research II

Statistics Core (9 credit hours) includes:

• NURS 532: Basic Statistics: Fundamentals for Analysis
• NURS 630: Advanced Statistics: Linear Models
• NURS 631: Advanced Statistics: Multivariate Analysis

Support Courses (12 credit hours) includes:

• NURS 609: Health Care Policy and Planning
• NURS 615: Topical Seminar in Health Science Research (3-6 credits)
• Electives (3-6 credits)

Preparation for Research (minimum 3 credit hours) includes:

• Research Practicum (240 hours required -- no credit)
• Candidacy Exam (no credit hours)
• NURS 671: Proposal Development (minimum 3 credits)

Dissertation Research (minimum 18 credit hours) includes:

• NURS 701 (18 credits -- within 5-year time limit for completion of the degree)
• NURS 703: Dissertation Fellowship (upon recommendation to the School of Graduate Studies) for a maximum of 4 consecutive semesters after completion of NURS 701