Ph.D. - NURSING
DESCRIPTION OF DEGREE
The PhD in nursing prepares nurse scientists to assume roles as health care researchers, faculty, and health care administrators with an emphasis in health promotion and disease prevention in underserved and rural populations. The PhD program is based on the belief that nursing science can make significant and original contributions to nursing knowledge and practice.
The PhD program will educate nurse scientists in academic, research, practice, and policy issues in urban, rural, frontier, and reservation areas. At completion of the program the graduate will demonstrate the following competencies:
1. Discover and disseminate knowledge relevant to the discipline of nursing with a focus on health promotion and disease prevention in underserved and rural populations.
2. Provide leadership for increasingly complex roles in nursing research, practice, and education and/or health care organizations.
3. Develop theoretical frameworks of phenomena related to nursing science.
4. Provide leadership for the analysis and resolution of ethical health care issues in an interdisciplinary context.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The doctoral program requires a minimum of 60 credits post master’s for graduation. Full time is 7 credit hours per semester and 3 years are required to complete the program. Four-and five-year plans of study are also available.
Nursing Core (24 credits)
NURS 810: Doctoral Seminar (3 credits)
NURS 815: Philosophical Basis for Nursing Inquiry (3 credits)
NURS 820: Theory Development in Nursing (3 credits)
NURS 825: Qualitative Research Methods in Nursing (3 credits)
NURS 830: Quantitative Methods in Nursing (3 credits)
NURS 835: Ethical Issues Influencing Practice and Research in Health Disciplines (3 credits)
NURS 840: Health Promotion Theory and Research in Underserved Populations (3 credits)
NURS 845: Instrument Construction and Evaluation with Underserved Populations (3 credits)
NURS 890: Research Practicum (1-3 credits)
NURS 898: Dissertation (18-21 credits)
Electives: (3-9 credits)
Statistics and Research Methods (9 credits)
Total required credits: Minimum of 60 credits
CAREER POSSIBILITIES
Nurse Scientists
Nurse Faculty
Nurse Administrators
WHAT OUR STUDENTS & GRADUATES SAY
The Executive Week-end Model is wonderful for those of us who are working full-time and have busy lives. I highly recommend it.
The process of dialogue in our PhD classes helps us to see things in new ways.
I enjoy being part of a community of scholars.
HOW TO APPLY
WHO TO CONTACT
Dr. Sandra Bunkers
Department of Graduate Nursing
South Dakota State University
College of Nursing
SNF 217, Box 2275
Brookings, SD 57007-0098
605-688-4114
1-888-216-9806 Option #3
nursing@sdstate.edu
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