HSc-PhD Plan of Study & Curriculum Checklist

The PhD in Nursing and Health Sciences programs at Florida International University have the following six curricular components:

  1. Program of Study
  2. Candidacy Examination
  3. Dissertation Proposal and Defense
  4. Dissertation Research
  5. Dissertation Writing
  6. Dissertation Defense

Courses & Syllabi

Enrolled students can click through to the FIU PhD Nursing Sharepoint page to view available courses and syllabi.

HEALTH SCIENCES CURRICULUMCredit hours
Core Knowledge (12) HSc-PhD
IHS 6516 – Knowledge Development X
IHS 7509 – Accessing, Managing, and Packaging Information3X
IHS 7512 – Research in Health Care for Multicultural, Diverse, and Vulnerable Populations3X
IHS 7212 – Academic, Health Care and Political Systems: Function, Structure, Leadership, and Survival 3X
Research Methods and Design (9)
IHS 6505 – Advanced HSc Research Methods I3X
IHS 6507– Advanced HSc Research Methods II3X
IHS 6506 – Qualitative Methods 3X
Grantsmanship (6)
IHS 6511– Grantsmanship I 3X
IHS 6513– Grantsmanship II 3X
Statistics (6 credits)
PHC 6052 – Biostatistics I (recommended – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research II 3X
PHC 6091 – Biostatistics II (recommended) – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research III 3X
Cognate Electives (6) – faculty advisor approval required
NGR 6850 – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research and Practice I 3X
XXX 6/7000 level course 3X

Candidacy Examination (3-9)
IHS 7981 – Candidacy Examination   ≥3X
Dissertation (18)≥18X
IHS 7980 – Dissertation