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Doctor of Nursing Science Program 79must withdraw or petition the Doctoral Program Committee to continue in the program.Decisions are based on the student’s potential for success and the feasibility of theplan for improving the average.curriculumThe Doctor of Nursing Science curriculum is designed to prepare expert nurse scholarsto understand the needs of care and the delivery of care. It is also designed to advance thedevelopment of knowledge that will increase healthy life spans and reduce disparities inhealth among diverse populations. The program provides abundant opportunities forfaculty and student interaction and collaboration, as well as mentoring to learn the fullscope of role responsibilities. Before admission to the program, faculty advisers and studentsare matched based on the student’s stated area of research interest. A series of colloquiaprovides opportunities for faculty and students to interact and collaborate basedon shared interests.Course work is organized in three areas. Conceptual Basis of Nursing Practice andTransmission of Knowledge includes course work in theory development, nursing concepts,and principles of teaching and learning. Methods of Inquiry includes researchdesign and methods, measurement, and statistics. Policy includes health policy, and linkingnursing research and policy.Two areas of research and clinical focus are offered: Management of Health and Illness,and Health Services Delivery and Policy.Cognates may be taken in psychology, human development, ethics, health policy,nursing, or any area related to the student’s research, including appropriate courses inmethods. Cognates may include one or more independent studies (904a,b,c) with doctoralprogram faculty.A dissertation is required with a minimum of ten credit hours of advisement.Some courses may be available for nonmatriculated study with permission of thechairperson of the doctoral program and the course instructor.The following is a sample plan of study for the full-time program, but varies by focusarea.Year One, Fall Term901a, Methods for Nursing Research913a, Conceptual Basis for Nursing Science915a, Doctoral Research Practicum943a, Conceptual Basis of Self and Family Management or961a, Health Policy for Public and Private Sectors [Health Services and Policystudents]Year One, Spring Term909b, Curriculum and Instruction in Nursing [offered every other year]911b, Development of Nursing Science915b, Doctoral Research Practicum917b, Advanced Statistics for Clinical Nursing Research943b, Methodological Issues in the Study of Management of Health and IllnessCognates