The College of Nursing's doctoral program began in 1971 when the first students were admitted to the Denton campus. It was the first doctoral program in nursing in the Southwest. In 1983 doctoral students were admitted for the first time to the Houston Center. In 1996, the PhD program celebrated its 25th year, making it one of the oldest nursing doctoral programs in the United States. To date, approximately 425 students have graduated from the program and can be found in positions throughout the United States.

The PhD program in nursing develops nurse scholars who contribute to the profession of nursing. Scholars are those nursing leaders who discover, integrate, apply, and disseminate knowledge to promote the health of society. The emphasis of the PhD program is on research, primarily in the areas that influence women's health.

The goals of the doctoral nursing program are to prepare nurse scholars who will:

• Engage in scholarship that will add to the body of nursing knowledge
• Influence professional values and practice
• Investigate substantive questions of human health
• Assume leadership in nursing and health care
• Integrate knowledge from nursing and other disciplines to address problems of human health
• Teach and mentor other nurses and nurse scholars

Courses

For a descriptive list of courses, please refer to the TWU Graduate Catalog 2008-2010 and scroll to page 353, "Courses of Instruction in Nursing".

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• TWU Graduate Catalog 2008-2010 [pdf]

Program Locations and Coordinators

The Doctoral Program in Nursing Science (PhD) is offered 100% online and through a hybrid face to face/online method at the Houston Center.

100% Online PhD Program
Dr. Donna Sauls
Online PhD Program Coordinator
College of Nursing
PO Box 425498
Denton TX 76204-5498
940.898.2406
email

Houston Center
Dr. Sandra Cesario
PhD Program Coordinator
College of Nursing
6700 Fannin Street
Houston TX 77030-2343
713.794.2110
email