PhD in Nursing/MPH Dual Degree

College

College of Nursing

Degree

Doctorate

Campus

Center City

Format

Hybrid (Online and On Campus)

Credits

56

Duration

4 Years

Contact Information

Program

Name: Anne Teitelman, PhD, FNP-BC, FAANP, FAAN
Position: Professor & Interim Director, Nursing PhD Program

130 S. Ninth Street
Suite 718
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Name: Rosemary (Rosie) Frasso, PhD, MSc, CPH
Position: Program Director

901 Walnut Street
10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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Graduates of the PhD in Nursing program are prepared to work in academic, clinical, industry, and entrepreneurial research-intensive settings as nurse scientists and educators. Students learn to design, conduct, and lead research studies to launch an independent program of research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. The program shares courses with other Jefferson PhD programs and is embedded in a framework of social justice and health equity to spark innovative solutions to healthcare problems.

Content delivery will include synchronous in-person and interactive e-learning modules, and asynchronous online collaboration/activities under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

To complete the PhD in Nursing/MPH dual degree program is 65 credits in 4 years in Fall, Spring and Summer semesters. Students should have taken a graduate-level statistics course before entering the program.

Sample Full-Time Plan of Study

Fall Credits
NU 800 Philosophy of Science in Nursing 3
PHS 605 Advanced Statistical Methods for Data Analysis  3
PBH 509 Foundations of Policy & Advocacy 3
Spring Credits
NU 801 Theoretical Approaches to Research 3
NU 810 Quantitative Methods 3
NU 820 Determinant Models of Human Health 3
Summer Credits
NU 802 Foundations of Scientific Writing 3
NU 822 Nursing Research Ethics: The Responsible Conduct of Research 1
PBH 500 Foundations of the US Healthcare System 3

Fall

Credits

PBH 512 Qualitative Research Methods

3

PHS 710 Advanced Health Behaviors Methods & Measurement 

3

NU 812 Database Design and Management

3

Qualifying Examination

 

Spring

Credits

NU 830 Research Residency

1

PBH 651 Clerkship-Applied Practice Experience

0

NU 831 Dissertation Seminar

PHS 650 Evaluation and Outcomes Research and Design 

3
PBH 502 Society, Behavior & the Environment 3
Summer Credits
PBH 506 Fundamentals of Epidemiology 3

Fall Credits

POP 500 Essentials of Population Health

3

PBH 520 Program Planning, Implementation, & Evaluation

3

Defend Dissertation Proposal

 

Spring Credits
NU 840 Dissertation Advisement 1
Summer Credits
NU 841 Dissertation Advisement 1

Fall Credits
NU 842 Dissertation Advisement 1
Spring Credits
Dissertation Defense  

Note: Three MPH courses are needed, in addition to the PhD curriculum. Students can take these as electives in the PhD program or as additional coursework:

  • POP 500: Essentials of Population Health
  • PBH 509: Foundations of Policy & Advocacy
  • PBH 520: Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation