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Mennonite College of Nursing

PhD in Nursing Plan of Study

Coursework

Students are required to successfully complete 18 courses: 9 courses are core courses, 2 courses are research practica, 3 courses are statistics and measurement and 3 courses are elective courses. A plan of study is designed by the student and the graduate programs advisor.

Core Courses

9 core courses are required for a total of 24 credit hours.

  • NUR 502 Introduction to Research Design

  • NUR 503 Theoretical Basis of Nursing Research

  • NUR 504 Scholarly Communication

  • NUR 505 Quantitative Research Design

  • NUR 506 Writing a Review of the Literature

  • NUR 507 Qualitative Research Design

  • NUR 511 Health Policy

  • NUR 515 Dissertation Proposal Design

  • NUR 530 Research Colloquium (not a credit bearing course)

Research Practica Courses

2 courses are required for a total of 6 credit hours.

  • NUR 523 Applied Research

  • NUR 526 Residency in Research

Statistics and Measurement Sequence

3 courses are required for a total of 9 credit hours.

  • NUR 540 Univariate Statistics

  • NUR 541 Multivariate Statistics

  • NUR 544 Measurement and Instrumentation in Research

Elective Courses

9 credit hours of elective courses are required. The number of courses varies and will be selected in coordination with your faculty advisor.

Dissertation Work

15 credit hours of dissertation, NUR 599, is also required.

All students are required to complete a Preliminary Exam/Dissertation Proposal Defense for admission to candidate status.

Student should develop a plan of study that will provide sufficient depth of the methods and content needed to complete the dissertation study.

PhD Program Outcomes

The nursing doctoral program is designed to prepare nurses with a high level of expertise to:

  • Lead the development of science to advance effective practice, education, and health care policy.
  • Serve the evolving healthcare interests of humankind through the integration of research, teaching, practice, and service.
  • Educate, mentor, and guide the next generation of clinicians, researchers, policy-makers, and educators.
  • Lead and collaborate across disciplines to promote scholarship, teaching, mentoring, practice, and service.

Plans of Study

Download a sample plan of study to visualize a timeline for your coursework.

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