MSN- PhD in Nursing Science - Plan of Study

62 Credit Hours (minimum)

Year 1 (30 credits)

Fall Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5010	Philosophical and Theoretical Underpinnings of Nursing	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5035	Mentored Research Experience I	1
WASHU CLNV 5150	Biostatistics I Introduction to Statistics for Clinical Research	3
WASHU	Minor/Cognate I	3

Spring Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5015	Literature Critique and Synthesis	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5040	Mentored Research Experience II	1
WASHU CLNV 5151	Biostatistics II Intermediate Statistics for the Health Sciences	3
WASHU	Minor/Cognate 2	3

Summer Year 1 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5060	Research I: Research Designs and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry: Quantitative Methods	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5005	Symptom Science and Precision Health Care	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5065	Research II: Research Design and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry: Qualitative Methods	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5045	Mentored Research Experience III	1
WASHU MGS 8005	Mentored Teaching Experience (Semester 3 or 5)

Year 2 (20 credits)

Fall Year 2 (10 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5070	Research III: Research Designs and Measurement for Scientific Inquiry: Psychometrics	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5050	Mentored Research Experience IV	1
WASHU CLNV 5100	Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research	3
WASHU	Minor/Cognate 3	3

Spring Year 2 (7 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5020	Dissemination and Implementation Science	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5030	Interdisciplinary Science and The Innovative Nurse Scientist	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5055	Mentored Research Experience V	1
WASHU MGS 8005	Mentored Teaching Experience (Semester 3 or 5)

Qualifying Exam (Milestone)

Summer Year 2 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100	Dissertation	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 9000	Full Time Graduate Research/Study

Admission to Candidacy (Milestone)

Dissertation Proposal (Milestone)

Year 3 (12 credits)

Fall Year 3 (6 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5025	Grant Writing and Scientific Review	3
WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100	Dissertation	3

Spring Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Summer Year 3 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Defend Dissertation (Milestone)

Year 4 (optional) (9 credits)

Fall Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Spring Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Summer Year 4 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Year 5 (optional) (9 credits)

Fall Year 5 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Spring Year 5 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

Summer Year 5 (3 credits)

WASHU M93-NRSSCI 5100

Dissertation

3

For program specific accreditation information follow the link below. 

Accreditation

Steps to Apply for Admission

Apply online at Application Management (wustl.edu). You can either complete the application and submit it in one sitting, or save your work and continue it at a later time. 

All required information must be received before an application file can be reviewed for admission.

For more information about the PhD program,  PhD: Nursing Science | Goldfarb School of Nursing (barnesjewishcollege.edu)  or contact Lynn Schallom, [e-mail]; 314-362-3316.