College of Nursing
 
Department of Graduate Nursing

 
PhD in Nursing

3 Year (Full-Time) Curriculum Plan
 



 

Table 1

 

 

YEAR 1
Fall 2005

 
Spring 2006

 
Summer 2006

Course

Credit

Course

Credit

Course

Credit

Nurs 810
Doctoral Seminar

 
IP

Nurs 810
Doctoral Seminar

 
1

Nurs 830
Quantitative Methods in Nursing Research

 
3

Nurs 815
Philosophical Basis for Nursing Inquiry

 
3

Nurs 820
Theory Development in Nursing

 
3

 

 

 
Statistics

 
3

Nurs 825
Qualitative Methods in Nursing Research

 
3

 

 

Elective Course

3

Statistics

3

Interim Evaluation (August)

 

TOTAL CREDITS

9

TOTAL CREDITS

10

TOTAL CREDITS

3

YEAR 2
Fall 2006

 
Spring 2007

 
Summer 2007

Course

Credit

Course

Credit

Course

Credit

Nurs 810
Doctoral Seminar

 
IP

Nurs 810
Doctoral Seminar

 
1

Nurs 898
Dissertation

 
3

Nurs 835
Ethical Issues Influencing Practice and Research in Health Disciplines

 
3

Nurs 845
Instrument Construction and Evaluation with Underserved Populations


3

Nurs 890
Research Practicum
(Variable Credit 1-6)

 

Nurs 840
Health Promotion Theory and Research in Underserved Populations

 

3

 

Elective Course

 

3

 

 

Statistics/Research Methods


3

Nurs 890
Research Practicum(Variable Credit 1-6)

 
3

 

 

Nurs 890
Research Practicum
(Variable Credit 1-6)

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CREDITS

9

TOTAL CREDITS

10

TOTAL CREDITS

3

YEAR 3
Fall 2007

 
Spring 2008

 
Summer 2008

Nurs 810
Doctoral Seminar

 

IP

Nurs 810
Doctoral Seminar

 

1

Nurs 898
Dissertation

 

2

Nurs 898
Dissertation

 
7

Nurs 898
Dissertation

 
6

Final Examination
Dissertation Defense

 

Nurs 890
Research Practicum(Variable Credit 1-6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL CREDITS

7

TOTAL CREDITS

7

TOTAL CREDITS

2

Last Update: May 2006
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