Sample Plan of Study

Plan of Study: PhD Program: Health Practice Research – Clinical Biomechanics

Fall Semester 2006

• NUR 560 Role of Clinical Researcher (0 credits)
• NUR 505 Epistemology and Concept Development (3 credits)
• NUR 507 Research Programs (3 credits)
• NUR 511 Research Design (3 credits)
• NUR 510 General Linear Approaches I (3 credits)

Spring Semester 2007

• NUR 506 Epistemology and Theory Development (3 credits)
• NUR 555 Qualitative Research Traditions in Health Science (3 credits)
• NUR 512 General Linear Approaches II (3 credits)
• Research/TA (90)

Summer Semester 2007

• * PTMS - 53600 Quantitative Movement Analysis in Rehabilitation (4 credits)
• Qualifying Exam
• Research/TA (90)

Fall 2007

• NUR 513 Research Measurement (3 credits)
• IND 503 Research Ethics (3 credits)
• * BME 591 Fundamentals of Biomechanics (3 credits)
• Independent Study – Hip research review (2 credits)
• Research/TA (200)

Spring 2008

• NUR 514 Research Integration and Synthesis (3 credits)
• * ESSG 52000 Biomechanics of Human Movement (3 credits)
• NUR 999  Research for Doctoral Thesis (0 credits)
• * NUR 591 – Geriatric pelvic research review (3 credits)

Fall 2008

• NUR 590 Dissertation workshop (0 credits)
• NUR 595 Research for Doctoral Thesis (5 credits)

Spring 2009

• NUR 590 Dissertation workshop (0 credits)
• NUR 595 Research for Doctoral Thesis (12 credits)
• Proposal Defense

Spring 2010

• Dissertation Defense    

* indicates cognate course (all other courses are core curriculum)