BSN - PhD in Nursing Science – Plan of Study

71 Credit Hours Minimum

Pre-Requisite Coursework (9 credits total)

Graduate level statistics course.

Plus choose 2 additional courses (6 credits) from the following course options:

NURS 6327	Health Systems Policy	3
NURS 6420	Health Promotion Theory and Population Health	3
NURS 6500	Leadership and Collaboration for Quality and Safety	3
NURS 6325	Healthcare Informatics, Economics, and Financial Principles	3
NURS 6523	Foundations of Scholarly Writing and Evidence-Based Practice	3

Year 1 (30 credits)

Fall Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 511	Philosophical and Theoretical Underpinnings of Nursing	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci-530	Mentored Research Experience I	1
WASHU M17-CLNV 522	Biostatistics I Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Research	3
WASHU	Minor/Cognate I	3

Spring Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 512	Literature Critique and Synthesis	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 531	Mentored Research Experience II	1
WASHU M17-CLNV 524	Biostatistics II Intermediate Statistics for the Health Sciences	3
WASHU	Minor/Cognate 2	3

Summer Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 510	Symptom Science and Precision Health Care	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci-520	Research I: Research Designs and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry: Quantitative Methods	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 521	Research II: Research Design and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry: Qualitative Methods	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 532	Mentored Research Experience III	1
WASHU LGS GSAS 600	Mentored Teaching Experience (Semester 3 or 5)

Year 2 (26 credits)

Fall Year 2 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 522	Research III: Research Designs and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry: Psychometrics	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 533	Mentored Research Experience IV	1
WASHU M17 CLNV-513	Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research	3
WASHU	Minor/Cognate 3	3

Spring Year 2 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 513	Dissemination and Implementation Science	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 515	Interdisciplinary Science and The Innovative Nurse Scientist	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 534	Mentored Research Experience V	1

Qualifying Exam (Milestone)

Summer Year 2 (6 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 550

Dissertation

3

Dissertation Proposal (milestone)

Admission to Candidacy (milestone)

Year 3 (9 credits)

Fall Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 514	Grant Writing and Scientific Review	3
WASHU M93-NrsSci 550	Dissertation	3

Spring Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 550

Dissertation

3

Summer Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 550

Dissertation

3

Defend Dissertation (milestone)

Year 4 (optional) (9 credits)

Fall Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 550

Dissertation

3

Spring Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 550

Dissertation

3

Summer Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NrsSci 550

Dissertation

3

*NOTE: Courses and sequencing are subject to change.

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