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Doctor
of Nursing Practice Program (DrNP): Curriculum
The
Curriculum
This cohort program is designed to be completed part-time in 3 calendar
years
The
DrNP in Nursing Science has four tracks:
| The
Practitioner |
The
Clinical Scholar in Advanced Nursing Practice |
| The
Educator |
The
Clinical Scholar in Nursing Education |
| The
Clinical Scientist |
The
Clinical Scholar in Nursing & Health Research |
| The
Clinical Executive |
The
Clinical Scholar in Nursing Leadership and Healthcare Management |
All
students will select a clinical specialty focus and complete a related
clinical and role practicum and a clinically-focused dissertation.
The
doctoral curriculum is constructed around five core fields:
1) Nursing Science Core
2) Nursing Practice Core
3) Research Methods Core
4) Cognate Core
5) Dissertation Core
NURSING
SCIENCE CORE
| NURS 700 |
Philosophy of Natural and Social Science: Foundations for Inquiry
into the Discipline of Nursing |
(3) |
| NURS 710 |
Human Responses to Altered Physiologic Function in Health and Illness |
(3) |
| NURS 715 |
Human Responses to Altered Psychologic Function in Health and Illness |
(3) |
| NURS 716 |
The Structure of Scientific Knowledge in Nursing |
(3) |
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Total Credits |
(12) |
NURSING
PRACTICE CORE
| NURS 703 |
The Politics of Health: Implications for Nursing Practice |
(3) |
| NURS 830 |
Doctoral Nursing Practice Clinical Practicum |
(3) |
| NURS 835 |
Doctoral Nursing Practice Role Practicum |
(3) |
| NURS 836 |
Clinical and Applied Ethics in Nursing Practice |
(3) |
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Total Credits |
(12) |
RESEARCH
METHODS CORE
| NURS 717 |
Applied Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
(3) |
| NURS 718 |
Quantitative Methods for Clinical Nursing Inquiry |
(3) |
| NURS 819 |
Qualitative Methods for Clinical Nursing Inquiry |
(3) |
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Total Credits |
(9) |
COGNATE
CORE
| NURS 899 |
Independent Study |
(3) |
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Two Approved Electives for Course of Study (must support either
the dissertation or clinical or role practicum) |
(3) |
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Total Credits |
(6) |
DISSERTATION
CORE
| NURS 900 |
Dissertation Seminar |
(3) |
| NURS 996 |
Dissertation Advisement I |
(2) |
| NURS 997 |
Dissertation Advisement II |
(2) |
| NURS 998 |
Dissertation Advisement III |
(2) |
| NURS 999 |
Continuing Dissertation Advisement |
(1) |
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Any student can be assigned additional cognates to properly support
the dissertation topic
RESIDENCY
REQUIREMENT: MUST COMPLETE BOTH SUMMER RESIDENCY WEEKS
TOTAL CREDITS: 48 QUARTER CREDITS MINIMUM
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