Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed as a three-year plan of study for full-time students.
Our benchmarks include:
- End of Year 1: Completion of nursing core courses
- End of Year 2: Completion of all coursework; written and oral comprehensive examinations; proposal defense
- End of Year 3: Final defense of dissertation and graduation
Sample Curriculum: 3-Year Program of Study (by credit hours earned)
| Year 1 — Fall | Year 1 — Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| NUR 69010: Research Seminar (1 credit) | NUR 69020: Leadership Seminar (1 credit) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (1-3 credits) OR |
| NUR 69030: Communication Seminar (1 credit) | NUR 69040: Collaboration Seminar (1 credit) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) |
| NUR 69060: Innovative Care/Innovations in Healthcare Delivery (3 credits) | EDCI 615: Qualitative Methods (3 credits) | |
| NUR 63200: Healthcare Policy: Local to Global* (3 credits) | NUR 69050: Implementing Theory in Healthcare Research (3 credits) | |
| GRAD 61200: Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit) | NUR 69100: Healthcare Research Methods (3 credits) | |
| Year 2 — Fall | Year 2 — Spring | Summer |
| NUR 69200: Applied Statistics in Healthcare Reserch (3 credits) | XXXX: Additional Advanced Methods/Advanced Statistics Course (3 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (3 credits) OR |
| NUR 69900: Research PhD (3 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (1 credit) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) |
| 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | |
| 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | ||
| Year 3 – Fall | Year 3 – Spring | Summer |
| NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (1-3 credits) |
| 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) |