PhD Program - Program Description
The doctoral program offers opportunities for registered nurses who hold a B.S.N. degree and a graduate degree, i.e., M.S.N, M.S., or M.N., to gain the complementary knowledge and experiences requisite for scholarly pursuits in nursing and health related fields.
The program is designed to develop leaders in nursing and health care who can conduct biologic, physiologic, or experiential research in health and illness. The program of study and research are foundational to understanding client-centered health problems and developing the theoretical and experiential foundation necessary to initiate and coordinate clinical outcomes research. Programs of study are determined in collaboration with the student's Advisory Committee. Full and part-time programs of study are available.
The collaborative nature of the program allows each institution to grant its own degree; however, there are common admission requirements and a common core of courses. Both Schools of Nursing will offer those courses that have been identified as core. Students may take any of the core courses at either University. Courses successfully completed at one institution will be accepted without reservation at the other. Each school will offer its own selected fields of study, and students will receive their degrees from the institution that offers the area of study selected by the students.
