Curriculum
Our post-master's curriculum is designed as a three-year plan of study for full-time students. Our post-bachelor’s curriculum is designed to be completed in 4-5 years with full-time study.
Our benchmarks include:
- End of Year 1: Completion of nursing core courses
- End of Year 2: Completion of all coursework; written and oral comprehensive examinations; proposal defense
- End of Year 3: Final defense of dissertation and graduation
Sample Curriculum: 3-Year Program of Study for Post-Master’s Entry
| Year 1 — Fall | Year 1 — Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| NUR 61200: Responsible Conduct of Research (1 credit) | NUR 69010: Research Seminar (1 credit) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (1-3 credits) OR |
| 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | NUR 69030: Communication Seminar (1 credit) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) |
| NUR 69060: Innovative Care/Innovations in Healthcare Delivery (3 credits) | XXXX: Qualitative Methods (3 credits) | |
| NUR 63200: Healthcare Policy: Local to Global* (3 credits) | NUR 69050: Implementing Theory in Healthcare Research (3 credits) | |
| GRAD 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credit; meets 3x a semester | NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credit; meets 3x a semester | |
| NUR 69100: Healthcare Research Methods (3 credits) | ||
| Year 2 — Fall | Year 2 — Spring | Summer |
| NUR 69200: Applied Statistics in Healthcare Reserch (3 credits) | XXXX: Additional Advanced Methods/Advanced Statistics Course (3 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (3 credits) |
| NUR 69900: Research PhD (3 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (1 credit) | |
| 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | |
| NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credit; meets 3x a semester) | NUR 69020: Leadership Seminar (1 credit) | |
| NUR 69040: Collaboration Seminar (1 credit) | ||
| NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credit; meets 3x a semester) | ||
| Year 3 – Fall | Year 3 – Spring | Summer |
| NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (1-3 credits) |
| XXXX: Additional Advanced Methods/Advanced Statistics Course (3 credits) | 6XX: Elective (3 credits) | |
| NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credit; meets 3x a semester) | NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credit; meets 3x a semester) |
Sample Curriculum: 4-Year Program of Study for Post-Bachelor’s Entry
| Year 1 — Fall | Year 1 — Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| NUR 5000: Theoretical Constructs (3 credits) | NUR 69050: Implementing Theory in Healthcare (3 credits) | NUR 62400: Evidence Base Practice (3 credits) (as elective) |
| NUR 63200: Health Policy (3 credits) | XXXXX: Qualitative Methods (3 credits) (i.e., EDCI 615; PUBH 590; SOC 686) | XXXX: Elective (3 credits) |
| ### ###: Research Methods (3 credits) (Students select either HK 465 or NUR 510* | GRAD 61200: Responsible Conduct of research (1 credit) | |
| NUR 62600: Applied Biostatistics (3 credits) | NUR 69020: Leadership Seminar (1 credit) (1st 8 weeks) | |
| NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) | NUR 69040: Collaboration Seminar Credit (1 credit) (2nd 8 weeks) | |
| NUR 60400: PhD Seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) |
| Year 2 — Fall | Year 2 — Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| NUR 68000 DNP/PhD Cognate (3 credits) (optional, or elective, discuss with mentor) | NUR 52500: Nursing Informatics (3 credits) | NUR 50500: Sociocultural (2 credits) |
| NUR 69060: Innovations in Healthcare Delivery (3 credits) | NUR 69100: Healthcare Research Methods (3 credits) | |
| NUR 69200: Applied Statistics in Healthcare (3 credits) | NUR 69030: Communication Seminar (1 credit) (1st 8 weeks) | |
| 6XXXX: Elective (3 credits) | NUR 69010 Research Seminar (1 credit) (2nd 8 weeks) | |
| NUR 60400: PhD seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) | NUR 60400: PhD seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) |
| Year 3 — Fall | Year 3 — Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| 6XXXX: Elective (3 credits) | XXXX: Advanced Methods/Statistics (3 credits) | NUR 50500: Sociocultural (2 credits) |
| XXXX: Advanced Methods/Statistics (3 credits) | 6XXXX: Elective (3 credits) | |
| NUR 69900: Research PhD (3 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (3 credits) | |
| NUR 60400: PhD seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) | NUR 60400: PhD seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) |
| Year 4 — Fall | Year 4 — Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) | NUR 69900: Research PhD (6 credits) (if needed) |
| NUR 60400: PhD seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) | NUR 60400: PhD seminar (0 credits; meets 3x a semester) |
Purdue policy: PhD students need to have a minimum of 90 credits between the courses on the PhD plan, master's credits, and satisfactory 69900 research.