The MS-PhD curriculum consists of a minimum of 54 credit hours beyond the masters degree. Twelve credit hours are required in a substantive area of concentration and may be added to any semester, based on availability and student interest.
Twenty-four hours are required with a research focus, including 12 hours of dissertation credit. The program of study 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. ASU offers a flexible menu of graduate courses in the various fields, in some cases team taught.
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Fall Year 1 |
Philosophy of Science: Perspectives in Nursing |
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Theories Related to Health Promotion |
State of Research Science in Nursing and Healthcare Innovation |
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Spring Year 1 |
Social and Contextual Issues in |
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Quantitative Design and Research Methods |
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Principles of Regression and Correlation |
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Fall Year 2 |
Advanced Analysis of Variance: Design and Analysis of Experiments |
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Qualitative Design and Research Methods |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
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Spring Year 2 |
Health Policies and Innovation |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
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Fall Year 3 |
Research or Substantive Elective |
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Research or Substantive Elective |
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Spring Year 3 |
Comprehensive Exams |
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Fall/Spring Year 4 |
Dissertation |
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Revised: 6/9/08 |
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