Curriculum Plan (Executive Nurse Leader Focus)
Fall Semester, Year One
| MSNC 511 Evidence Based Practice: Role of Theory and Research | 3 units |
| ENLC 556 Management of Health System Care Delivery and Outcomes | 3 units |
| DNPC 648 Health Policy Analysis | 3 units |
Spring Semester, Year One
| ENLC 557 Strategic Planning and Management of Health Systems | 3 units |
| HCIN 540 Introduction to Health Care Information Management | 3 units |
| ENLC 555 Resource Management in Health Systems | 3 units |
Summer Session, Year One
| ENLC 553 Financial Management in Health Systems | 3 units |
Fall Semester, Year Two
| PHDN 601 Philosophy of Science in Nursing | 3 units |
| PHDN 607 Applied Statistics and Quantitative Research Methods | 3 units |
| PHDN 650 Nursing Research Seminar I | 1 unit |
Spring Semester, Year Two
| PHDN 608 Applications of Multivariate Statistics | 3 units |
| PHDN 670 Quantitative Designs in Research | 3 units |
| PHDN 651 Nursing Research Seminar II | 1 unit |
Completion of Requirements for Master in Science in Nursing Degree
Summer Session, Year Two
| PHDN 690 Seminar in Executive Nursing Leadership and Research | 3 units |
| PHDN 693 Research Residency | 3 units |
Fall Semester, Year Three
| PHDN 602 Theory Development in Nursing | 3 units |
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PHDN 673 Introduction to Qualitative Research: Background, Processes, and Approaches |
3 units |
| PHDN 652 Nursing Research Seminar III | 1 unit |
Spring Semester, Year Three
| PHDN 677 Advanced Quantitative Designs in Research | 3 units |
| PHDN 653 Nursing Research Seminar IV | 2 units |
Summer Session, Year Three
| Emphasis course | 3 units |
Fall Semester, Year Four
| PHDN 672 Psychometric Theory and Measurement | 3 units |
| PHDN 676 The Practice of Qualitative Research | 3 units |
| PHDN 654 Nursing Research Seminar V | 1 unit |
Spring Semester, Year Four
| PHDN 655 Nursing Research Seminar VI | 1 unit |
| PHDN 695 Dissertation | 5 units |
