Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 60 months
- Students are required to attend a mandatory, on-campus, one-week orientation known as the Resident Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) each year.
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before Mar 2027
Language
English
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- TOEFL® IBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 60
- IELTS: 7
Credits
64 SCH
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Tucson, United States
Disciplines
Nursing
Overview
You will generate and disseminate knowledge to advance nursing science and facilitate its translation into practice while designing and evaluating innovations to improve health outcomes. Our program is built to work with your education experience with a BSN-PhD option, MS-PhD option, a PhD/DNP dual degree and a post-DNP PhD option with an individualized plan of study.
PhD Curriculum & Tracks
Part-time and full-time options are available for all pathways. Full-time study requires a minimum of 9 credits per semester. MS-PhD students who have not completed a graduate statistics course within the past five years will be required to enroll in a graduate statistics course the first fall semester of the program. The PhD program coursework is completed fully-online. Students are required to attend a mandatory, on-campus, one-week orientation known as the Resident Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) each year.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Statistics for the Health Sciences
- Advanced Statistics for the Health Sciences
- Philosophy of Nursing Science and Practice
- Theory Development and Evaluation
- Proposal Writing for Research
- Quantitative Methods in Clinical Nursing Research
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
- GPA: 3
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- TOEFL® IBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 60
- IELTS: 7
Other requirements
General requirements
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above for BSN applicants
- Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or above for MSN applicants
- Degree awarded from a regionally accredited institution
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International (Non-residents): 33,011 AUD / year (≈ 23,400 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 33,011 AUD / year (≈ 23,400 USD / year)
- Domestic (In-State): 17,916 AUD / year (≈ 12,700 USD / year)
Funding
Scholarships for Nursing are available. A selection process will still be applied by the provider.