Student Learning Outcomes
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
The Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum is built on Program Learning Outcomes that will advance knowledge, skills, and abilities as you progress through the DNP program. Graduates of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program are expected to:
- Use executive leadership knowledge and skills to advance population health, enhance safety and quality, and disseminate new knowledge in complex systems
- Create value through novel practice change, translation of evidence, appropriation of resources, and performance improvement.
- Synthesize multiple sources of information to transform clinical practice and design sustainable new models of care and/or care delivery systems
- Advocate for diverse patient, family, and community health by actively engaging in design, implementation, and evaluation of health policy at multiple levels
- Integrate ethical obligations, legal and regulatory recommendations, professional standards, practice guidelines, and professional accountability in own practice
- Apply interprofessional collaborative relationships to promote cultures of inclusion, inquiry, professional governance, and ongoing partnership
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Science (PhD)
As a PhD graduate you are well positioned for a successful career as a leader within academic and practice settings. Graduates of the program are expected to:
- Synthesize knowledge from nursing as well as biological and behavioral sciences to investigate health phenomena.
- Utilize analytical and empirical methods to extend nursing knowledge and scholarship.
- Conduct and communicate independent research that advances the body of scientific knowledge.
- Defend the social significance of the expanded knowledge base of nursing.
- Interpret nursing science within an inter-disciplinary context.
Last updated April 2023
