PhD in Nursing Program

Programs of Study

Choose from one of the following three Concentrations:

• PhD in Nursing with Concentration in Nursing Education
• PhD in Nursing with Individualized Area of Concentration
• PhD in Nursing with Concentration in Nursing Administration

PhD in Nursing with Concentration in Nursing Education

• Prerequisites: 
  • PUAD 620 (3:3:0)
    Organizational Behavior or equivalent;
  • NURS 597 (3:3:0)
    Approaches to Quantitative Data Analysis in Healthcare Research or equivalent.
• Scientific Base/Research Core (19)
  • NURS 799 (3:3:0)
    Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis I
  • NURS 800 (3:3:0) 
    Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis II
  • NURS 855 (3:3:0)
    Ethics in Health Care Administration
  • NURS 875 (1:0:1)
    Research Internship
  • NURS 920 (3:3:0)
    Qualitative Research
  • NURS 930 (3:3:0) 
    Quantitative Methods
  • NURS 955 (3:3:0)
    Philosophical Bases of Inquiry
• Nursing Education Core (18)
  • EDRS 531 (3:3:0)
    Educational and Psychological Measurement
    -OR-
    EDEP 651 (3:3:0)
    Test Design and Interpretation
  • NURS 610 (3:3:0)
    Curriculum Development
  • NURS 810 (3:3:0)
    Evaluation Research in Nursing Education
  • NURS 811 (2:2:0)
    Nurse as Educator and Scholar
  • NURS 870 (3:3:0)
    Nursing and Health Care Administration I
  • NURS 874 (4:1:3)
    Internship Healthcare Admin/Policy/Education
  Dissertation (12 minimum)
  • NURS 998 (3:3:0)
    Dissertation Proposal Development
  • NURS 999 (1-9:0:0)
    Doctoral Dissertation
  Electives (9)
  • 9 credits - Please visit the GMU Catalog for a list of available graduate level courses.
• Total = 58 Credits

PhD in Nursing with Individualized Area of Concentration

• Prerequisites
  • NURS 597 (3:3:0)
    Approaches to Quantitative Data Analysis in Healthcare Research
    or equivalent;
  • Others determined individually.
• Scientific Base/Research Core (21)
  • NURS 799 (3:3:0)
    Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis I
  • NURS 800  (3:3:0)
    Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis II
  • NURS 855 (3:3:0)
    Ethics in Health Care Administration
  • NURS 875 (1:0:1)
    Research Internship
  • NURS 920  (3:3:0)
    Qualitative Research
  • NURS 930  (3:3:0)
    Quantitative Methods
  • NURS 955 (3:3:0)
    Philosophical Bases of Inquiry
• Individualized Core (18 minimum)
  • NURS 874 (4:1:3)
    Internship Healthcare Admin/Policy/Education
  • NURS 866 (3:2:1)
    Healthcare Policy
  • Electives
    Cohesive set of existing doctoral level University courses designed with advisor and program director to contribute to student’s program of research. Examples may include coursework in biostatistics, bioterrorism, conflict analysis, gerontology, cultural studies. Please visit the GMU Catalog for a list of available graduate level courses. (minimum 11 credits)
• Dissertation (12 minimum)
  • NURS 998 (1-6:0:0)
    Dissertation Proposal Development
  • NURS 999 (1-9:0:0)
    Doctoral Dissertation
• Total = 51 Credits

PhD in Nursing with Concentration in Nursing Administration

• Prerequisites
  • PUAD 620 (3:3:0)
    Organizational Behavior or equivalent;
  • NURS 597 (3:3:0)
    Approaches to Quantitative Data Analysis in Healthcare Research or equivalent.
• Scientific Base/Research Core (19)
  • NURS 799 (3:3:0)
    Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis I
  • NURS 800  (3:3:0)
    Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis II
  • NURS 855 (3:3:0)
    Ethics in Health Care Administration
  • NURS 875 (1:0:1)
    Research Internship
  • NURS 920  (3:3:0)
    Qualitative Research
  • NURS 930  (3:3:0)
    Quantitative Methods
  • NURS 955 (3:3:0)
    Philosophical Bases of Inquiry
• Nursing Administration Core (18)
  • HAP 703 (3:3:0)
    Financial Management of Health Systems
  • NURS 750 (3:3:0)
    Legal Issues Healthcare Administration
  • NURS 866 (3:2:1)
    Healthcare Policy
  • NURS 870 (3:3:0)
    Nursing and Health Care Administration I
  • NURS 871 (2:2:0)
    Nursing and Health Care Administration II
  • NURS 874 (4:1:3)
    Internship Healthcare Admin/Policy/Education
• Dissertation (12 minimum)
  • NURS 998 (3:3:0)
    Dissertation Proposal Development
  • NURS 999 (1-9:0:0)
    Doctoral Dissertation
• Electives (9)
  • 9 credits - Please visit the GMU Catalog for a list of available graduate level courses.
• Total = 58 Credits

Explanation of Credit Hours
Course titles are followed by numbers in parentheses (0:0:0), separated by colons. The numbers have the following significance:

• First Number: credits for the course
• Second Number: hours of lecture or seminar per week for the course
• Third Number: hours of laboratory for the course

For independent study, readings, topics, or similar courses, individual instructors set hours.