PhD Curriculum
Three Year PhD Curriculum - 56 credits
53 Credits Total if 3 credit statistics course is transferred
* Required On-campus Visit ** Study Abroad
| YEAR 1 | ||
| Summer - Foundations | ||
| GPNG 901 | State of the Science and Discovery | 3 credits |
| GPNG 921 | Foundations of Social and Distributive Justice in Health Policy | 3 credits |
| Doctoral Week* | ||
| Fall - Science, Truth and Knowledge | ||
| GPNG 927 | Structure of Nursing Knowledge | 3 credits |
| GPNG 922 | Philosophy of Science and Theory | 3 credits |
| Qualifying Exam | ||
| Spring - Scientific Tools |
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| GPNG 923 | Methods of Scientific Inquiry I | 4 credits |
| Cognate | 3 credits | |
| GPNG 940 | Statistics II OR a Cognate | 3 credits |
| YEAR 2 |
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| Summer - Global View | ||
| GPNG 924 | Methods of Scientific Inquiry II** | 4 credits |
| GPNG 903 | Measurement Issues** | 3 credits |
| Seminar: Topic Defense* (Doctoral Week) | ||
| Fall - Immersion and Articulation | ||
| GPNG 931 | Applied Qualitative Practicum | 3 credits |
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation Research Seminar: 1st manuscript (literature or other)* | 3 credits |
| Cognate | 3 credits | |
| Spring - Developing Independence | ||
| GPNG 930 | Applied Quantitative Practicum | 3 credits |
| GPNG 925 | Grant Writing | 3 credits |
| YEAR 3 |
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| Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation | 3 credits |
| Fall - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation | 3 credits |
| Spring - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation | 3 credits |
| Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation Final Defense* | 3 credits |
Revisions to curricula are ongoing.
Four Year PhD Curriculum - 56 credits
53 Credits Total if 3 credit statistics course is transferred
* Required On-campus Visit ** Study Abroad
| YEAR 1 |
||
| Summer - Foundations | ||
| GPNG 901 | State of the Science and Discovery | 3 credits |
| Doctoral Week* | ||
| Fall - Science, Truth and Knowledge | ||
| GPNG 927 | 3 credits | |
| GPNG 922 | Philosophy of Science and Theory | 3 credits |
| Qualifying Exam | ||
| Spring - Scientific Tools |
||
| GPNG 923 | Methods of Scientific Inquiry I | 4 credits |
| GPNG 940 | Statistics II | 3 credits |
| YEAR 2 |
||
| Summer - Global View | ||
| GPNG 924 | Methods of Scientific Inquiry II** | 4 credits |
| GPNG 903 | Measurement Issues** | 3 credits |
| Fall - Immersion and Articulation | ||
| GPNG 931 | Applied Qualitative Practicum | 3 credits |
| Cognate | 3 credits | |
| Spring - Immersion and Articulation | ||
| GPNG 930 | Applied Quantitative Practicum | 3 credits |
| Cognate | 3 credits | |
| YEAR 3 |
||
| Summer - Foundations | ||
| GPNG 921 | Foundations of Social and Distributive Justice in Health Policy | 3 credits |
| Seminar: Topic Defense* (Doctoral Week) | ||
| Fall - Immersion and Articulation |
||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation Research Seminar: 1st manuscript (literature or other)* | 3 credits |
| Spring- Developing Independence |
||
| GPNG 925 | Grant Writing | 3 credits |
| YEAR 4 |
||
| Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation | 3 credits |
| Fall - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation | 3 credits |
| Spring - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation | 3 credits |
| Summer - Dissertation and Dissemination | ||
| GPNG 915 | Dissertation Final Defense* | 3 credits |
Revisions to curricula are ongoing.