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.
| HEALTH SCIENCES CURRICULUM | Credit hours | |
| Core Knowledge (12) | HSc-PhD | |
| IHS 6516 – Knowledge Development | 3 | X |
| IHS 7509 – Accessing, Managing, and Packaging Information | 3 | X |
| IHS 7512 – Research in Health Care for Multicultural, Diverse, and Vulnerable Populations | 3 | X |
| IHS 7212 – Academic, Health Care and Political Systems: Function, Structure, Leadership, and Survival | 3 | X |
Research Methods and Design (9) | ||
| IHS 6505 – Advanced HSc Research Methods I | 3 | X |
| IHS 6507– Advanced HSc Research Methods II | 3 | X |
| IHS 6506 – Qualitative Methods | 3 | X |
| Grantsmanship (6) | ||
| IHS 6511– Grantsmanship I | 3 | X |
| IHS 6513– Grantsmanship II | 3 | X |
| Statistics (6 credits) | ||
| PHC 6052 – Biostatistics I (recommended – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research II | 3 | X |
| PHC 6091 – Biostatistics II (recommended) – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research III | 3 | X |
| Cognate Electives (6) – faculty advisor approval required | ||
| NGR 6850 – Empirical Evidence for Clinical Research and Practice I | 3 | X |
| XXX 6/7000 level course | 3 | X |
| Candidacy Examination (3-9) | ||
| IHS 7981 – Candidacy Examination | ≥3 | X |
| Dissertation (18) | ≥18 | X |
| IHS 7980 – Dissertation | ||
