The PhD in Nursing and Health Sciences programs at Florida International University have the following six curricular components:
Enrolled students can click through to the FIU PhD Nursing Sharepoint page to view available courses and syllabi.
A unique plan of study is developed after admissions with the academic advisor. The below checklist is used to during development of this and throughout a student’s time in the PhD program to ensure all curriculum requirements are met.
COURSE AND TITLE | CREDIT HOURS | BSN-PhD | MSN-PhD |
NGR 6123 – Knowledge Development | 3 | X | X |
NGR 5810 – Research Methods in Nursing | 3 | X |
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NGR 5131 – Culture and Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 | X |
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NGR 5141 – Pathophysiologic Concepts | 3 | X |
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NGR 6172 – Pharmacological Concepts | 3 | X |
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NGR 7873 – Accessing, Managing, and Packaging Information | 3 | X | X |
NGR 6002C – Advanced Health Assessment | 4 | X |
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NGR 7830 – Research in Health Care for Multicultural, Diverse, and Vulnerable Populations | 3 | X | X |
NGR 7736 – Academic, Health Care and Political Systems: Function, Structure, Leadership, and Survival | 3 | X | X |
Research Methods and Design (9) | |||
NGR 6800 – Advanced Nursing Research Methods I | 3 | X | X |
NGR 6801 – Advanced Nursing Research Methods II | 3 | X | X |
NGR 6815 – Qualitative Methods | 3 | X | X |
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Grantsmanship (6) | |||
NGR 6917 – Grantsmanship I | 3 | X | X |
NGR 6818 – Grantsmanship II | 3 | X | X |
Statistics (9 credits) | |||
NGR 6850 – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research and Practice I | 3 | X | X |
NGR 6851- Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research and Practice II /PHC 6052 – Biostatistics I (recommended) | 3 | X | X |
NGR 6857 – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research and Practice III/PHC 6091 – Biostatistics II (recommended) | 3 | X | X |
Cognate Electives (6) – faculty advisor approval required | |||
XXX 6/7000 level course | 3 | X | X |
XXX 6/7000 level course | 3 | X | X |
Specific NP track – choose course(s) relating to Adult-Gero, Family, Child or Psych Mental Health | |||
NGR 6201C-Adv. Adult or 6601C-Adv. Family or 6301C-Adv. Child or NGR 6503 Adv. Psych Health 1 | 3-4 | X |
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NGR 6201L-Adv. Adult or 6601L-Adv. Family or 6301L-Adv. Child or NGR 6503L – Adv. Psych Practicum 1 | 3-4 | X |
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NGR 6202 -Adv. Adult or 6602C-Adv. Family or 6302C-Adv. Child or NGR6504C Adv. Psych Health 2 | 3-4 | X |
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NGR 6202L-Adv. Adult or 6602L-Adv. Family or 6302L-Adv. Child or NGR6504L Adv. Psych Health Practicum 2 | 3-4 | X |
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Total Clinical Hours Adult / Child / Psych Mental Health: 1170 hours; Total Clinical Hours Family: 1310 hours | |||
NGR 6700L-Role Synthesis in Adult-Gero or 6619L-Family or 6337L-Child or 6505L – Psych Mental Health | 4 | X |
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NGR 6209 - Clinical Decision-Making Adult or 6748-Family or 6337-Child or 6560 – Psych Mental Health | 3 | X |
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NGR 6538 – Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing – Psych Mental Health track only | 3 | X |
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MSN Education Track | |||
NGR 6713 - Curriculum Development in Nursing | 3 | X |
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NGR 6715 – Instructional Technologies in Nursing and Health Sciences | 3 | X |
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NGR 6714C -Clinical Teaching Strategies for Nursing | 3 | X |
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NGR 6718 – Testing and Evaluation in Nursing Education | 3 | X |
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NGR 6708C – Classroom Teaching Strategies for Nursing | 3 | X |
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NGR 6710L – Clinical Specialty Practicum for the Nurse Educator | 1 | X |
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NGR 6910C - Research Project | 3 | X |
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Candidacy Examination (3-9) | |||
NGR 7982 – Candidacy Examination | 3-9 | X | X |
Dissertation (18) | |||
NGR 7980 – Dissertation | 18 | X | X |
*Plan of study may change at the discretion of the FIU PhD Nursing Program. Revised: January 2024
