Nursing Science Curriculum (61 Credits)

Core Courses (12 Credits)

• NURS 7301 - DEVELOPMENT OF NURSING KNOWLEDGE [3 Credits]
• NURS 7306 - HEALTH POLICY & POLITICS [3 Credits]
• NURS 7307 - THEORY DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING [3 Credits]
• HLSC 7101 - ETHICS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES [3 Credits]

Investigation/Methods (29 Credits)

• BIOS 6102 - BIOSTATISTICAL METHODS II [4 Credits]
• NURS 7320 - CONCEPTUAL BASIS FOR NURSING INVESTIGATION [3 Credits]
• NURS 7321 - METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN NURSING INVESTIGATION [3 Credits]
• NURS 7303 - QUANITITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN [3 Credits]
• NURS 7304 - MEASUREMENT OF NURSING PHENOMENA [3 Credits]
• NURS 7305 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN [3 Credits]
• NURS 7322 - PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT [3 Credits]

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• NURS 7323 - QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS [3 Credits] or
• NURS 7324 - QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS [3 Credits]

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• NURS 7800 - DOCTORAL SEMINAR [3 Credits]

Scholarship/Integration (Support) (12-18 Credits)

(Minimum of 12 hours required)

• NURS 7370 - GRADUATE NURSING EDUCATION [3 Credits]
• NURS 7371 - ROLE OF GRADUATE FACULTY IN ACADEMIC COMMUNITY [3 Credits]
• NURS 7364 - CLINICIAN AS CONSULTANT I [3 Credits]
• NURS 7366 - CLINICIAN AS CONSULTANT II [3 Credits]
• Nursing Support Course [3 Credits]
• Non- Nursing Support Course [3 Credits]

Dissertation (9 Credits)

(3 credit hours per semester)

• NURS 8000 - DISSERTATION [1-6 Credits]