Nursing Education Ph.D.

Degree Requirements — 65-95 credits

See: "Nursing Education Ph.D.".

(Select the BS to Ph.D. or the Master’s to Ph.D. entry options)

Research Core — 14 hours

SRM 602 Statistical Methods I (3) *

SRM 603 Statistical Methods II (3) *

HHS 758 Seminar in Collaborative Research in Human Sciences (3)

or

SRM 700 Advanced Research Methods (3)

NURS 790 Research Colloquium (2)

Advanced Qualitative or Quantitative Methods 3

Research and Dissertation — 16 hours

NURS 797 Doctoral Proposal Research (1-4)

NURS 799 Doctoral Dissertation (1-12)

Research Tools

*The first research tool is quantitative statistical methods met by successful completion of SRM 602 and SRM 603.

**The second research tool will be determined based on the student’s personal interests/preferences (i.e. computer application to coursework design, qualitative design methodology, transcultural nursing project or fieldwork, etc.) and documented in an approved plan of coursework. A collateral field of study may be used as a substitute for one of the research tools (12 hours in a focused content area, i.e., educational psychology, educational leadership, gerontology, community health, etc.).

BS to Ph.D. Requirements — 95 hours

The BS to Ph.D. students will receive the master’s degree en-route to the Ph.D.

Nursing Science BS to Ph.D. Core — 29 hours

NURS 600 Nursing Theory (3)

NURS 602 Management of Chronically Ill Populations I (4)

NURS 604 Management of Chronically Ill Populations II (4)

NURS 605 Nursing Research (3)

NURS 614 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)

NURS 691 Applied Nursing Research (3)

NURS 700 Advanced Nursing Theory (3)

NURS 702 Advanced Concepts of Vulnerable Underserved Populations (3)

NURS 707 Leadership in Health Policy (3)

Nursing Education —30 hours

ET 604 Computer Graphics and Visual Literacy (3)

NURS 630 Teaching Strategies in Nursing (3)

NURS 660 Nursing Education Seminar (4)

NURS 695 Advanced Academic Nursing Roles (3)

NURS 710 Evaluation in Nursing Education (3)

or

SRM 670 Evaluation: Models and Designs (3)

NURS 730 The Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education (2)

NURS 740 Intensive Teaching Practicum (3)

NURS 760 Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design (3)

NURS 780 The Professorial Role in Nursing Education (3)

PSY 681 Cognition and Instruction I (3)

Electives — 6 hours (with advisor approval)

Examples include transcultural nursing courses or coursework in education, educational leadership, educational psychology, educational technology, statistics, gerontology, etc.

Master’s to Ph.D. Requirements — 65 hours

Students may also enter with a master’s and complete the doctoral degree with 65 hours. The general plan of study for students who enter the doctoral program with a baccalaureate degree in nursing and a conferred master’s degree is listed below.

Nursing Science Master’s to Ph.D. Core — 9 hours

NURS 700 Advanced Nursing Theory (3)

NURS 702 Advanced Concepts of Vulnerable Underserved Populations (3)

NURS 707 Leadership in Health Policy (3)

Nursing Education — 20 hours

ET 604 Computer Graphics and Visual Literacy (3)

NURS 710 Evaluation in Nursing Education (3)

or

SRM 670 Evaluation: Models and Designs (3)

NURS 730 The Scholarship of Teaching and Practice in Nursing Education (2)

NURS 740 Intensive Teaching Practicum (3)

NURS 760 Advanced Nursing Curriculum Design (3)

NURS 780 The Professorial Role in Nursing Education (3)

PSY 681 Cognition and Instruction I (3)

Electives — 6 hours (with advisor’s approval)

Examples include transcultural nursing courses or coursework in education, educational leadership, educational psychology, educational technology, statistics, gerontology, etc.

Deficiencies

*Equivalencies or portfolio experience will determine student’s need to take these additional hours (may be used as elective courses):

NURS 630 Teaching Strategies in Nursing (3)

NURS 660 Nursing Education Seminar (4)