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Twin Cities Campus
Nursing Ph.D.School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Nursing, 5-160 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-7980;
fax: 612-625-7727)
Email:
gophernursing@umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The PhD program in nursing prepares scholars as scientists, leaders, innovators, and educators in nursing who:
-Discover new knowledge for nursing science practice through innovative, theory-based, ethical research;
-Integrate knowledge to influence health care delivery and policy through collaborative, interprofessional initiatives at organizational, local, state, regional, national, and global levels;
-Create and evaluate strategies to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and populations; and
-Disseminate knowledge to those in nursing, other health sciences, policy makers, and the public through scholarly publication, formal teaching, and other creative venues.
The PhD in Nursing courses are delivered with blended instruction offering students the flexibility to attend class in person or connect in a synchronous remote format, both with some asynchronous activities. All students will come to campus for a for-credit 4-day immersive experience to engage with fellow students and PhD faculty. The intensives take place in late August for newly admitted students and annually in late May.
Accreditation
This program is accredited by Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
36 to 48
credits are required in the major.
24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
Core Coursework (26 credits)
Take the following courses. Take 1 credit of NURS 8177.
NURS 8131 - Theory in Nursing Research
(4.0 cr)
NURS 8132 - Qualitative Research for Nursing and Health Care
(4.0 cr)
NURS 8141 - Designing Quantitative and Intervention Nursing Research
(3.0 cr)
NURS 8142 - Quantitative Data Collection Methods and Measurement for Nursing Research
(3.0 cr)
NURS 8152 - Advanced Ethics in Nursing Research and Scholarship
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8153 - Developing Research Proposals in Nursing or Health Sciences
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8177 - Advanced Nursing Research Practicum
(1.0-2.0 cr)
NURS 8190 - Critical Review in Nursing and Health Research
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8201 - Transition to Becoming a Scientist of Nursing
(1.0 cr)
NURS 8202 - Developing a Foundation as a Scientist of Nursing
(1.0 cr)
NURS 8203 - Expanding Leadership and Team Skills of the Scientist of Nursing
(1.0 cr)
NURS 8204 - Transition to Post-PhD Roles and Scholarship
(1.0 cr)
NURS 8255 - Dissertation Seminar
(1.0 cr)
Statistics (6 credits)
Select at least 6 statistics credits from the following in consultation with the faculty advisor:
Electives (4 credits)
Select at least 4 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:
NURS 7051 - Data Science for Healthcare
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8195 - Mixed Methods Research
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8212 - Planetary Health: Cross-Cutting Principles for Nursing Research
(2.0 cr)
NURS 8215 - Emerging Topics in Nursing Research and Health Sciences
(2.0 cr)
Thesis Credits
Take at least 24 doctoral thesis credits.
NURS 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral
(1.0-24.0 cr)
Graduate Nursing Foundation Coursework
All students, with the exception of those with a completed Nursing MS degree, complete the following foundational coursework in consultation with the advisor.
Students New to Nursing (12 credits)
Students with a non-nursing baccalaureate or graduate degree take the following courses:
CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices
(3.0 cr)
NURS 5030 - Foundational Concepts of Professional Nursing
(3.0 cr)
NURS 6200 - Theoretical and Scientific Foundations of Nursing Interventions
(3.0 cr)
NURS 7610 - Nurses Leading Change and Innovation to Transform Healthcare
(3.0 cr)
-OR-
Entry-level Nurses (9 credits)
Students with a baccalaureate or entry-level master’s degree in nursing take the following courses:
CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices
(3.0 cr)
NURS 6200 - Theoretical and Scientific Foundations of Nursing Interventions
(3.0 cr)
NURS 7610 - Nurses Leading Change and Innovation to Transform Healthcare
(3.0 cr)
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