MS-PhD Program Plan
MS-PhD Program Plan (PDF)
Fall Year 1
- Nur 700: Philosophy of Nursing Science - 3 credits
- Nur 720: Human Response to Health and Illness: Research, Theory, & Practice - 3 credits
- Nur 780: Doctoral Seminar - 1 credit
Spring Year 1
- Nur 705: Theory Construction, Synthesis, and Application to Practice - 3 credits
- Nur 710: Multivariate Analysis in Health Care Research - 3 credits
- Nur 780: Doctoral Seminar - 1 credit
- Nur 786: Dissertation Development I - 2 credits, qualifying exam
Summer Year 1
- Nur 712: Qualitative Methods in Nursing Research - 3 credits
Total: 19 credits
Fall Year 2
- Nur 714: Quantitative Methods in Nursing - 3 credits
- Nur 644: Teaching and Learning Theory, Research, & Strategies - 3 credits
- Nur 780: Doctoral Seminar - 1 credit
Spring Year 2
- Nur 730: Nursing Interventions in the Care of the Chronically Ill Persons: Research, Theory, & Practice - 3 credits
- Nur 642: Curriculum Development in Nursing Education
- Nur 787: Dissertation Development II - 2 credits
- Nur 780: Doctoral Seminar - 1 credit
Summer Year 2
- Elective - 3 credits
Total: 16 credits
Fall Year 3
- Nur 750: Leadership & Scholarly Development in Nursing Education - 3 credits
- Nur 780: Doctoral Seminar - 1 credit
- Select dissertation committee chair in September
Spring Year 3
- Nur 740:Promoting Health and Shaping the Healthcare System: Research, Theory, & Practice - 3 credits
- Nur 780: Doctoral Seminar - 1 credit
- Form dissertation committee by May
Summer Year 3
- Apply for PhD candidacy
Total: 11 credits
Fall Year 4
- Nur 788: Dissertation Proposal - 3 credits
- Qualifying hearing - December
Spring Year 4
- Nur 789: Dissertation Defense - 3 credits
Total: 6 credits
Grand total: 52 credits
Dissertation: 16 credits