PhD in Nursing Science
On-Campus and Distance-Accessible PhD OptionsIndiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) offers both an on-campus and a distance-accessible option. The distance-accessible option offers bachelor's and master’s prepared nurses access to our PhD program through a variety of distance technologies. Faculty and students use Web-based courses, video conferencing, and other emerging technologies to communicate and participate in discussions. Courses and faculty mentoring are coupled with a required one-week on-campus summer intensive session. Admission criteria and curriculum are the same for both options.
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Synthesize knowledge from nursing as well as from the biological and behavioral sciences to investigate health phenomena relevant to the discipline of nursing.
- Utilize analytical and empirical methods to extend nursing knowledge and scholarship.
- Independently conduct and communicate research that advances the body of scientific nursing knowledge.
- Defend the social significance of the expanded knowledge base of nursing.
- Interpret nursing science within an interdisciplinary context.
Last updated: February, 2016