Ph.D. 在护理 Program Resources

的 following information will facilitate your progression through Saint Louis University's Ph.D. 护理专业.

We also encourage you to refer to the Ph.D. 学生手册. Please note that general student rules and regulations in place at Saint Louis University apply unless superseded by policies of the Trudy Busch Valentine School of 护理.

项目的结果

Upon graduating this program, you will contribute to the continued development of the discipline and profession of nursing. 你会:

Articulate multiple perspectives on knowledge development and a broad understanding 研究方法.
Critique and synthesize nursing and interdisciplinary knowledge in a substantive area 的调查.
Generate and disseminate nursing knowledge through research that is innovative, rigorously conducted, ethically sound, culturally sensitive.
Steward the discipline by serving as leaders in health care and academic settings.

International Students

International students comprise approximately one third of our nursing doctoral students. You can find support 通过 Office of International Services, as well as language and writing assistance 通过学生成功中心.

Cognate/Certificate Programs

Cognate courses are elective courses chosen with the assistance of your adviser. 他们 will individually and collectively enhance your depth of understanding in your chosen research area of concentration. 的se courses may be chosen from other schools or departments in the University. 的 areas include medicine, public health, psychology, sociology, education, public policy, business, research methodology, other relevant 学科.

For more course information see 博彩网址大全's graduate school catalog.

Classified students may pursue a certificate while seeking a Ph.D. 在护理. 许多 doctoral students obtain the certificate in University Teaching Skills 通过 Reinert Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning.

Following completion of all course 工作, including required nursing courses, methods courses, electives and cognate courses in the area of concentration, you will take a written preliminary exam and an oral preliminary exam. You will also defend a dissertation proposal and completes and defends a dissertation.

论文

Your dissertation will present evidence of your ability to extend your knowledge base 在护理 through original research on a topic of importance that has been previously 未解决的. You may choose either a traditional academic dissertation format or a non-traditional, three-paper dissertation format. Both formats require a dissertation committee, completion of 12 hours of dissertation credits, a dissertation as a 最终产品.

Although the formal designation of the dissertation director/committee chair and committee members cannot occur until candidacy, the anticipated chair and the presumptive committee are to review dissertation plans as early as practical in the student's program. 的 decision of which dissertation alternative to pursue is foremost on the presumptive 委员会的议程. For more detailed information about the different dissertation formats and the process, see the Ph.D. 学生手册.

初步检查

Preliminary examinations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy 在护理 are designed to test your comprehension and knowledge after you've completed all required course 工作. 的 examinations include a written portion and an oral portion, both of which must be completed successfully before you can be advanced to degree candidacy. To be eligible to take the preliminary examinations, all course 工作 must be completed.

For more detailed information, see the Ph.D. 学生手册.

研究事件

博彩网址大全 has a number of research events specifically directed to doctoral students and faculty that occur at the Trudy Busch Valentine School of 护理 annually or monthly. 它们包括:

Annual Graduate Student Association (GSA) poster presentations
研究 brown bag events (five events a year on Mondays at noon)
访问ing scholar presentations