Ph.D. in Nursing
The Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
Key Information
Campus location
State College, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
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Introduction
The Ph.D. program prepares nurse scientists to provide leadership in nursing education, practice, and research. Individualized curricula prepare nursing graduates to assume positions as faculty, researchers, and leaders in educational, community, governmental, or institutional settings.
Incoming full-time Ph.D. students may be eligible for a University assistantship. Assistantships cover tuition and pay a monthly stipend. In return, the recipient assists an assigned faculty member in various aspects of the faculty role for up to 20 hours per week. All nursing science courses begin with a one- to two-day pre-semester intensive, which meets at the University Park campus in the fall and the Hershey Medical Center campus in the spring. The intensive consists of introducing the classes, a meeting of the Doctoral Student Organization, and other workshops or seminars.