University of Virginia School of Nursing.

Goal

• To prepare nurse researchers to design, conduct and lead research projects
• To generate nursing knowledge aimed at changing nursing science or practice

• To prepare leaders with expertise in specialty practice who can utilize research evidence for practice at the highest level

Courses

• Philosophy of science
• Theories and meta-theories
• Scientific research methodologies and statistics

• Nursing specialty practice
• Evidence based practice

Focus of Courses

• Philosophy of science
• Theory construction & analysis
• Statistics
• Research methods – qualitative and quantitative
• History of health care and historical methods
• Instrumentation and measurement
• Related cognates

• Clinical practice
• Theory related to practice
• Health care delivery systems
• Research methods – applied
• Health Policy
• Advanced Practice Nursing
• Leadership
• Education / Management / Administration

Point of Entry

• BSN (student earns a Master’s degree in the BSN-to-PHD program)
• MSN

• MSN with a specialty focus

Credits

  46 credits after MSN

  38 credits after MSN

Clinical requirements

none

a minimum of 1000 hours of post-BSN, supervised practica in a specialty area

Scholarship opportunities

• UVA provides 2 years of full scholarship to all students.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant positions available.
• Loan forgiveness programs for those who will become nursing faculty after graduation

• Graduate Teaching Assistant positions available
• Partial scholarships available to other students.
• Loan forgiveness programs for those who will become nursing faculty after graduation

• Academic faculty positions 
• Eligible to be Primary Investigator for research grants.
• Directors of research at health systems.
• Leadership positions in health organizations
• Academic and leadership positions emphasizing research and teaching

• Faculty positions at universities and colleges.  Tenure status will vary with type of university/college.
• Directors of clinical nursing at health facilities, systems.
• Expert clinicians
• Leadership positions in health organizations
• Academic and leadership positions emphasizing evidence-based clinical practice and teaching