Health Sciences (Ph.D.) - Healthcare Leadership

Health Sciences (Ph.D.) - Healthcare Leadership

Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2024 through summer 2025. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.

Research Core Courses
HSCI 701Theories and Methods of Health Science Research3
HSCI 702Health Sciences Scholarship and Literature3
HSCI 703Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics I3
HSCI 704Research Mentorship1
HSCI 735Evidence Based Practices in Health Sciences3
HSCI 810Advanced Literature Review3
HSCI 815Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis3
HSCI 820Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics II3
HSCI 850Dissertation Mentorship2
Total Hours24
Health Science Electives
Elective 13
Elective 13
Total Hours6
1

Choose from the following courses: EXSC 665, HSCI 705, or HSCI 720.

Healthcare Leadership Cognate
HSCI 710Healthcare Delivery Systems3
HSCI 715Cultural Competency in Health Sciences3
HSCI 725Leadership in Professional Practice3
HSCI 730Risk Management in Health Sciences3
HSCI 745Health Policy3
Total Hours15
Dissertation Courses 1
HSCI 987Dissertation I5
HSCI 988Dissertation II5
HSCI 989Dissertation III 25
HSCI 990Dissertation IV0
Total Hours15
1

Once the student enters the Dissertation phase, he/she must maintain continuous enrollment (Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters) until all degree requirements are completed.

2

Any student who is not ready for enrollment in HSCI 990 after completing HSCI 989 may be required, as determined by the student’s dissertation chair, to repeat HSCI 989 until deemed ready for enrollment in HSCI 990.

All applicable prerequisites must be met

Graduation Requirements

  • Complete 60 hours
  • A maximum of 50% of a post-graduate and doctoral degree may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No grades lower than B- may be applied to the degree
  • Degree must be completed within 7 years
  • Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student's anticipated graduation date

Program Offered in Online Format

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First SemesterHours
HSCI 705 Ethical Issues in Health Science 3
HSCI 710 Healthcare Delivery Systems 3
HSCI 715 Cultural Competency in Health Sciences 3
 Hours9
Second Semester
HSCI 720 Principles and Theories of Teaching in the Health Professions 3
HSCI 725 Leadership in Professional Practice 3
HSCI 730 Risk Management in Health Sciences 3
 Hours9
Second Year
First Semester
HSCI 810 Advanced Literature Review 3
HSCI 815 Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis 3
Elective 1 3
 Hours9
Second Semester
HSCI 735 Evidence Based Practices in Health Sciences 3
HSCI 820 Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics II 3
Elective 1 3
 Hours9
Third Year
First Semester
Elective 1 3
Elective 1 3
Elective 1 3
 Hours9
Second Semester
HSCI 987 Dissertation I 2 5
 Hours5
Fourth Year
First Semester
HSCI 988 Dissertation II 5
 Hours5
Second Semester
HSCI 989 Dissertation III 3 5
 Hours5
Fifth Year
First Semester
HSCI 990 Dissertation IV 3 0
 Hours0
 Total Hours60
1

Choose a total of 15 credit hours from the following courses: Any 500-900 level course not already required by the degree.

2

Once the student enters the Dissertation phase, he/she must maintain continuous enrollment (Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters) until all degree requirements are completed

3

Any student who is not ready for enrollment in HSCI 990 after completing HSCI 989 may be required, as determined by the student's dissertation chair, to repeat HSCI 989 until deemed ready for enrollment in HSCI 990

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