Nursing Leadership (Ph.D.)
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.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Nursing Doctoral Core Courses | ||
BMAL 702 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
NURS 700 | Advanced Nursing Research 1,2 | 3 |
NURS 721 | Leadership, Policy and Ethics | 3 |
NURS 835 | Theories of Nursing | 3 |
Total Hours | 12 |
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A graduate level research course is required as a prerequisite for NURS 700
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A graduate level statistics course is required as a prerequisite for NURS 700
Code | Title | Hours |
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Nursing Leadership Core Courses | ||
BMAL 704 | Leading Organizational Change | 3 |
BMAL 770 | Ethical Leadership | 3 |
NURS 718 | Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care | 3 |
NURS 829 | Leadership in Healthcare Transformation | 3 |
NURS 830 | Public Health Administration and Leadership | 3 |
NURS 831 | Policy in Health Care | 3 |
Total Hours | 18 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Research Core Courses | ||
EDUC 812 | Advanced Educational Statistics | 3 |
NURS 815 | Quantitative Methods of Research | 3 |
NURS 817 | Qualitative Methods of Research | 3 |
NURS 837 | Grant Writing and Publication | 3 |
NURS 915 | Advanced Quantitative Methods of Nursing Research | 3 |
or NURS 917 | Advanced Qualitative Methods of Nursing Research | |
Total Hours | 15 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Gate Course | ||
NURS 979 | School of Nursing PhD Gate | 0 |
Total Hours | 0 |
Code | Title | Hours |
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Dissertation Core Courses 1 | ||
NURS 980 | Nursing Comprehensive Exam | 0 |
NURS 987 | Dissertation Planning 2 | 5 |
NURS 988 | Dissertation I 3 | 5 |
NURS 989 | Dissertation II 4 | 5 |
NURS 990 | Dissertation Defense | 0 |
Total Hours | 15 |
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Once a student enters into the Dissertation phase, he/she must maintain continuous enrollment (Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters) until all degree requirements are completed
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PhD students are allowed to enroll in NURS 987 a maximum of three times before their dissertation proposal is approved. Extensions for exceptional circumstances must be approved by the School of Nursing
- 3
PhD students are allowed to enroll in NURS 988 a maximum of three times. Extensions for exceptional circumstances must be approved by the School of Nursing
- 4
PhD students are allowed to enroll in NURS 989 a maximum of three times. Extensions for exceptional circumstances must be approved by the School of Nursing
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
- Liberty University course work that is more than 7 years old may not apply towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit.
- Successful defense of dissertation
- Successful publication of dissertation to the Jerry Falwell Library
- 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
First Semester | Hours | |
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EDUC 812 | Advanced Educational Statistics | 3 |
NURS 700 | Advanced Nursing Research 1,2 | 3 |
BMAL 702 | Leadership Theory | 3 |
NURS 721 | Leadership, Policy and Ethics | 3 |
Hours | 12 | |
Second Semester | ||
BMAL 704 | Leading Organizational Change | 3 |
NURS 835 | Theories of Nursing | 3 |
NURS 718 | Informatics, Technology and Trends for Transforming Health Care | 3 |
NURS 831 | Policy in Health Care | 3 |
Hours | 12 | |
Third Semester | ||
BMAL 770 | Ethical Leadership | 3 |
NURS 815 | Quantitative Methods of Research | 3 |
NURS 817 | Qualitative Methods of Research | 3 |
NURS 830 | Public Health Administration and Leadership | 3 |
NURS 979 | School of Nursing PhD Gate | 0 |
Hours | 12 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
NURS 829 | Leadership in Healthcare Transformation | 3 |
NURS 837 | Grant Writing and Publication | 3 |
NURS 915 or NURS 917 |
Advanced Quantitative Methods of Nursing Research or Advanced Qualitative Methods of Nursing Research |
3 |
NURS 980 | Nursing Comprehensive Exam 3,4 | 0 |
Hours | 9 | |
Fifth Semester | ||
NURS 987 | Dissertation Planning 5 | 5 |
Hours | 5 | |
Sixth Semester | ||
NURS 988 | Dissertation I 6 | 5 |
Hours | 5 | |
Seventh Semester | ||
NURS 989 | Dissertation II 7 | 5 |
NURS 990 | Dissertation Defense | 0 |
Hours | 5 | |
Total Hours | 60 |
- 1
A graduate level research course is required as a prerequisite for NURS 700
- 2
A graduate level statistics course is required as a prerequisite for NURS 700
- 3
Once a student enters into the Dissertation phase, he/she must maintain continuous enrollment (Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters) until all degree requirements are completed
- 4
All coursework must be completed prior to NURS 980
- 5
PhD students are allowed to enroll in NURS 987 a maximum of three times before their dissertation proposal is approved. Extensions for exceptional circumstances must be approved by the School of Nursing
- 6
PhD students are allowed to enroll in NURS 988 a maximum of three times. Extensions for exceptional circumstances must be approved by the School of Nursing
- 7
PhD students are allowed to enroll in NURS 989 a maximum of three times. Extensions for exceptional circumstances must be approved by the School of Nursing