Fall 2021 and Forward Coursework & Program Plans

**The following requirements are in place for students admitted to the PhD in Nursing program for Fall 2025 and later.  If you are unsure of which Graduate Nursing Foundation grouping you fall under please email gophernursing@umn.edu.** If you were admitted prior to Fall 2025, the program plans are linked below.

Core Coursework

• NURS 8131 - Theory in Nursing Research (4.0 cr)

• NURS 8132 - Qualitative Research for Nursing and Health Care (4.0 cr)

• NURS 8141 - Designing Quantitative and Intervention Nursing Research (3.0 cr)

• NURS 8142 - Quantitative Data Collection Methods and Measurement for Nursing Research (3.0 cr)

• NURS 8152 - Advanced Ethics in Nursing Research and Scholarship (2.0 cr)

• NURS 8153 - Developing Research Proposals in Nursing or Health Sciences (2.0 cr)

• NURS 8177 - Advanced Nursing Research Practicum (1.0-2.0 cr)

• NURS 8190 - Critical Review in Nursing and Health Research (2.0 cr)

• NURS 8201 - Transition to Becoming a Scientist of Nursing (1.0 cr)

• NURS 8202 - Developing a Foundation as a Scientist of Nursing (1.0 cr)

• NURS 8203 - Expanding Leadership and Team Skills of the Scientist of Nursing (1.0 cr)

• NURS 8204 - Transition to Post-PhD Roles and Scholarship (1.0 cr)

• NURS 8215 - Emerging Topics (2.0 cr)

• NURS 8255 - Dissertation Seminar (1.0 cr)

Statistics

Choose one course sequences for a total of at least 6 credits. 

• PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I (4.0 cr) and  PUBH 6451 - Biostatistics II (4.0 cr)

or 

• EPSY 8251 - Statistical Methods in Education I (3.0 cr) and EPSY 8252 - Statistical Methods in Education II (3.0 cr)

Electives

Select at least 4 credits from the following in consultation with the advisor:

• NURS 7051 - Data Science for Healthcare (2.0 cr)

• NURS 8195 - Mixed Methods in the Social, Behavioral, and Applied Health Sciences (2.0 cr)

• NURS 8212 - Planetary Health: Cross-Cutting Principles for Nursing Research (2.0 cr)

Graduate Nursing Foundation Coursework

All students, with the exception of those with a completed Nursing MS or DNP degree, complete the following foundational coursework in consultation with the advisor.

Students with a Prior Degree in a Non-Nursing Discipline 

Students with a non-nursing baccalaureate or graduate degree take the following courses:

• CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices (3.0 cr)

• NURS 5030 - Foundational Concepts of Professional Nursing (3.0 cr)

• NURS 6200 - Science of Nursing Intervention (3.0 cr)

• NURS 7610 - System Leadership and Innovation (3.0 cr)

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BSN or Pre-licensure Master's Prepared Nurses 

Students with a baccalaureate or entry-level master’s degree in nursing take the following courses:

• CSPH 5101 - Introduction to Integrative Healing Practices (3.0 cr)

• NURS 6200 - Science of Nursing Intervention (3.0 cr)

• NURS 7610 - System Leadership and Innovation (3.0 cr)

Dissertation Credits (NURS 8888, 24 cr)