PhD in Nursing

Our PhD in Nursing program is designed to prepare visionary scholars capable of conducting research and generating new knowledge to improve the health of culturally diverse populations, especially in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Basin regions and countries.

 

Program Benefits

• Learn to conduct culturally relevant scientific research to answer important, community-driven questions to improve health and health care

 

• Cultivate a program of research in a topic meaningful to you and your community

 

• Develop and strengthen leadership skills to transform healthcare research, education, and practice

 

Program Description

This new, innovative PhD program requires completion of a minimum of 43 credits, which includes 42 credits of coursework and at least 1 credit of dissertation study per semester until completion. The program is designed to be completed in three years (seven semesters). It uses a full-time cohort model, and most classes are delivered in face-to-face and hybrid learning formats. The program curriculum is interdisciplinary in nature, and classes are taken across a variety of schools. Each student in the program works closely with their advisor to identify coursework that will support their education and development as a scholar in a focused area of research.

 

Visit the schoolʻs event page for upcoming online informational sessions at nursing.hawaii.edu/events/.
 

International Student Visa

International students enrolled in fully online or primarily online degree or certificate programs are not eligible for issuance of the Form I-20 required to apply for an F-1 student visa to study in the United States. Students participating in online programs must complete their coursework from outside the United States unless they hold another valid immigration status that permits study in the U.S.

For the purposes of international student visa eligibility, a “primarily online” program refers to a program in which the majority of coursework or instructional delivery is conducted online or through distance education methods, even if the program may include limited in-person, hybrid, residency, or short-term on-campus components.