The BS-PhD curriculum consists of a minimum of 84 credit hours beyond a baccalaureate degree. 12 credit hours are required in a substantive area of concentration and may be added to any semester, based on availability and student interest.
24 credit hours are required with a research focus, including 12 hours of dissertation credit. The program can be as broad or as narrow as the student and the supervisory program committee deem necessary for the student’s career goals. The program may incorporate courses from other disciplines to further refine substantive areas of study. With approval of the supervisory committee, students may include course work from other departments. ASU offers a flexible menu of graduate courses in the various fields, in some cases team taught.
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Fall Year 1 |
Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing |
Roles |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
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Spring Year 1 |
Principles of Research Methods & |
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Cultural Diversity in Clinical Practice |
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Advanced Statistics (approved 500-level course) |
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Fall Year 2 |
Philosophy of Science: Perspectives in Nursing |
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Theories Related to Health Promotion and Health Outcomes |
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State of Research Science in Nursing & Healthcare Innovation |
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Spring Year 2 |
Social and Contextual Issues in Nursing and Healthcare |
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Quantitative Design and Research Methods |
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Principles of Regression and Correlation |
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Fall Year 3 |
Advanced Analysis of Variance: Design and Analysis of Experiments |
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Qualitative Design and Research Methods |
Research or Substantive Elective |
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Spring Year 3 |
Health Policies and Innovation |
Research or Substantive Elective |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
Fall Year 4 |
Research or Substantive Elective |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
Research or Substantive Elective |
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Spring Year 4 |
Research or Substantive Elective |
Research or Substantive Elective |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
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Comprehensive Exams |
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Fall/Spring Year 5 |
Dissertation |
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Revised: 6/9/08 |
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