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2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 UMass Dartmouth Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 785 - Doctoral Dissertation Research

Credits variable; .00 to 3.00
Requirements: Prerequisite: NUR 700 and 720; Matriculated into PhD programDistertation
The dissertation is the culmination of knowledge development across the program. Over a period of several semesters, students synthesize and integrate knowledge from the program of study in a concentrated investigation of a fundamental or applied issue pertinent to nursing science. StudentsÀ research must make a contribution to nursing science in the area of chronic illness and/or nursing education. Continued registration in the course is based on successful completion of the qualifying requirement and submission of a formal proposal endorsed by the studentsÀ dissertation committee. A written dissertation must be completed in accordance with the rules of the Office of Graduate Studies and the College of Nursing.
Multi-Term Course: Not Graded