Program Student Learning Outcomes
Our students develop the skills of a clinical researcher. These skills are based on the integration of biological, behavioral and clinical sciences.
Your clinical research skills contribute to the scientific basis of care for patients across the life span, in any setting where care is provided.
You will also develop the leadership skills necessary to serve as a senior academician and influence health care systems and policy.
Graduates meet the following outcomes:
- Generate knowledge to contribute to nursing science and inform health policy
- Integrate knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion into the design, conduct, and relevance of research
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in the design and conduct of research
- Disseminate research findings to diverse communities and health care settings
- Use relevant informatics and emerging technologies that contributes to nursing science
- Conduct ethical and responsible research
- Assume the role of scholar and scientist
Graduates Meet the Following Standards
For students with a masters degree, coursework must be the equivalent of at least 52 term hours of graduate credit in addition to a dissertation. Students with a bachelor's degree must complete at least 63 term hours of graduate credit in addition to a dissertation.
You must complete degree requirements within eight years.
Program Curricula
Theory courses
- NSG - 680 Understanding Scientific Paradigms (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 681 Understanding Theoretical Framework Development (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 6
Statistics courses
- NSG - 684 Intermediate Statistics (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 685 Multivariate Statistics (Credits: 3)
Subtotal:6
Research courses
- NSG - 675 Literature Synthesis Approach (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 686 The Research Process: Quantitative Design and Methods Part I (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 687 The Research Process: Quantitative Design and Methods Part II (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 688 The Research Process: Qualitative Design and Methods (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 697 Dissertation Seminar Credit(s): 2
- NSG - 698 Dissertation Proposal Development Credit(s): 2
Subtotal: 16
Ethics course
- NSG - 683 Ethical Conduct in Research Settings (Credits: 3)
Subtotal: 3
Role courses
- NSG - 600 Leadership in Evolving Healthcare Environments (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 614 The Leader and Policy, Politics, Power and Ethics (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 679 Evidence-Based Teaching in Health Professions (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 690 Grant Writing (Credits: 3)
- NSG - 692 Teaching Practicum Credit(s): 2
- NSG - 693 Research Practicum Credit(s): 2
Subtotal: 18
Cognates
Subtotal: 6
Dissertation
- NSG - 699 Dissertation Research (Credits: 2-4)
- Minimum total: 12 (Minimum 3 credit hours and maximum 4 credit hours per term)
Subtotal: 12
Bridge coursework
Individual for each student; only for BSN-PhD students.
Subtotal: 8
Total: 75 for BSN-PhD; 67 for MSN-PhD
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