Degree Requirements
Doctor of Education
The Doctor of Education program in Nursing Education requires a minimum of 90 points beyond the baccalaureate degree. Up to 38 graduate-level points taken at another institution may be transferred toward doctoral requirements. For all students, the program includes coursework in four areas: nursing, health behavior, research, and education. In addition, students choose a functional emphasis area in research, education, or another area consistent with the program and with advisor approval. Nine points in addition to those points required of all students must be taken in the functional area. Points will be allotted as follows:
Nursing 42 points
Health and Behavior 12 points
Research 18 points
Education 6 points
Emphasis area 9 points
Elective 3 points
Total 90 points
Nursing Courses
• HBS 5551 Bioethics (3)
• HBSS 6500 Research grant writing for health and behavior studies (3)
• HBSN 6501 Seminar in professional nursing (1)
• HBSN 6503 Advanced topics in theories of nursing (3)
• HBSN 6600 Colloquium in nursing theory (3)
• HBSN 6908 Independent study in professional nursing (1-3)
• HBSN 6909 Independent study in nursing theory (1-3)
• HBSN 6940 Independent study in nursing research (1-3)
Health and Behavior Studies Courses
• HBSS 4102 Principles of epidemiology in health promotion (3)
• HBSS 4114 Health promotion for multicultural populations (3)
• HBSS 4115 Health promotion for aging adults (3)
• HBSS 4118 Relapse prevention for problem behaviors (3)
• HBSS 5110 Determinants of health behavior (3)
• HBSS 5112 Social marketing and health communications (3)
• HBSS 5113 Community health analysis and intervention (3)
• HBSS 5115 Assessment and counseling for health promotion (3)
• HBSS 6145 Health psychology (3)
• HBSV 4011 Women and weight, eating problems and body image (2)
• HBSV 5013 Strategies for nutrition education and health behavior change (3)
• HBSV 5015 Nutritional epidemiology (3)
Nursing Education
(Courses may also be selected from the courses focused on adult education in the Department of Organization and Leadership and appropriate education courses in other departments)
• HBSN 6530 Seminar on curriculum in nursing education (3)
• HBSN 6635 Colloquium in nursing education (3)
• HBSN 6930 Independent study in nursing education (1-3)
Research
• HBSS 5040 Research methods in health and behavior studies I (3)
• HBSN 5043 Research methods in health and behavior studies II (3)
• HBSN 6540 Seminar on dissertation design development (3)
• HBSN 6541 Advanced seminar on dissertation design development (3)
• HBSN 7500 Dissertation seminar (3)
• HBSN 8900 Dissertation advisement (0)
Additional statistics and research methods courses from Department of Human Development: HUDM 4122 and HUDM 5122 or equivalents required.
