Curriculum
Full-Time Curriculum Plan (BSN to PhD)
| First Year - Fall (12 Credits) | First Year - Spring (10 Credits) | First Year - Summer (6 Credits) |
| HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, and Management (3) |
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (3 ) NURS 7055 Biobehavioral Basis of Health (3) |
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) HLSC 7101 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (3) |
| Second Year - Fall (10 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (10 Credits) | Second Year - Summer (4 Credits) |
| BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) NURS 7305 Qualitative Research Design (3) |
BIOS 6102 Biostatistical Methods II (4) NURS 7313 Nursing Science (3) NURS 7323 Qualitative Research Methods (3) |
NURS 7059 Writing for Publication (1) Research Cognate (3)+ |
| Third Year - Fall (10 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (7 Credits) | Third Year - Summer (6 Credits) |
| NURS 7309 Quantitative Research Design and Methods (3) NURS 7369 Academic Teaching (4) NURS 7803 Doctoral Research Practicum (3) ** |
NURS 7308 Measurement and Health Outcomes (4) NURS 7056 Emergent Science: Omics Nursing Research and Practice (3) |
NURS 7322 Research Proposal Development (3) Support course (3) *** |
| Fourth Year - Fall (1 Credits) | Fourth Year - Spring (3 Credits) | Fourth Year - Summer (3 Credits) |
| NURS 7801 Doctoral Synthesis (1) | NURS 8000 Dissertation (3) | NURS 8000 Dissertation (3) |
| Fifth Year - Fall (3 Credits) | ||
| NURS 8000 Dissertation (3) | ||
Total credit hours: 85*
*This plan represents the minimum hours. Additional hours may be prescribed by the
major professor.
**Students must take one Research Practicum Course
***One support course is required within the LSUHSC campus as options based on individual
research interests; courses may include advanced statistics, epidemiology, genetics
or public health issues surrounding health disparities and vulnerable populations
+ Students are required to take 1 Research Cognate
Research Cognate course options (1 course required)
NURS 7057 Big Data and Data Science in Nursing and the Health Sciences (3)
OR
NURS 7058 Health Intervention Research: Theory to Dissemination (3)
Part-time Plan of Study (BSN to PhD)
| First Year - Fall (6 Credits) | First Year - Spring (7 Credits) | First Year - Summer (3 Credits) |
| HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) |
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) |
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
| Second Year - Fall (6 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (3 Credits) | Second Year - Summer (3 Credits) |
| NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, and Management (3) |
NURS 7055 Biobehavioral Basis of Health (3) | HLSC 7101 Ethics in Biomedical Sciences (3) |
| Third Year - Fall (7 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (7 Credits) | Third Year - Summer (1 Credits) |
| BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) |
BIOS 6102 Biostatistical Methods II (4) NURS 7313 Nursing Science (3) |
NURS 7059 Writing for Publication (1) |
| Fourth Year - Fall (7 Credits) | Fourth Year - Spring (4 Credits) | Fourth Year - Summer (3 Credits) |
| NURS 7309 Quantitative Research Design and Methods (3) NURS 7369 Academic Teaching (4) |
NURS 7308 Measurement and Health Outcomes (4) | Research Cognate (3)+ |
| Fifth Year - Fall (6 Credits) | Fifth Year - Spring (6 Credits) | Fifth Year - Summer (6 Credits) |
| NURS 7305 Qualitative Research Design (3) NURS 7803 Doctoral Research Practicum (3) ** |
NURS 7323 Qualitative Research Methods (3) NURS 7056 Emergent Science: Omics Nursing Research and Practice (3) |
NURS 7322 Research Proposal Development (3) Support course (3) *** |
| Sixth Year - Fall (1 Credits) | Sixth Year - Spring (3 Credits) | Sixth Year - Summer (3 Credits) |
| NURS 7801 Doctoral Synthesis (1) [General Exam] |
NURS 8000 Dissertation (3) | NURS 8000 Dissertation (3) |
| Seventh Year - Fall (3 Credits) | ||
| NURS 8000 Dissertation (3) | ||
Total credit hours: 85*
*This plan represents the minimum hours. Additional hours may be prescribed by the
major professor.
** Students must take one Research Practicum Course
*** One support course is required within the LSUHSC campus as options based on individual
research interests; courses may include advanced statistics, epidemiology, genetics
or public health issues surrounding health disparities and vulnerable populations
+ Students are required to take 1 Research Cognate
Research Cognate course options (1 course required)
NURS 7057 Big Data and Data Science in Nursing and the Health Sciences (3)
OR
NURS 7058 Health Intervention Research: Theory to Dissemination (3)