Table 3 Compulsory and elective subjects reported in the nursing research doctorate programs
Compulsory subjects | Number of institutions including this subject in their program |
|---|---|
Research Methodology Courses | 20 |
Nursing science/Philosophy | 7 |
Theory development/Construction in nursing | 6 |
Research seminar | 4 |
Health system and policy courses | 4 |
Research Ethics | 3 |
English course for Doctorate students | 3 |
Marxist Philosophy | 2 |
Maternal Nursing | 2 |
Practicum | 1 |
Guided-study | 1 |
Islamic Input for Health Profession | 1 |
Community Health Nursing | 1 |
Elective subjects | |
Research Methodology Courses | 9 |
Instrument Development for Nursing Research | 5 |
Courses related to Health Promotion | 4 |
English courses | 3 |
Courses related to chronic illness | 3 |
Courses related to Family Health | 3 |
Nursing Therapeutics | 3 |
Teaching skill courses | 2 |
Continuity care | 2 |
Information technology | 2 |
Clinical Humanity & Nursing Healing | 2 |
Guided Study | 1 |
Advanced Nursing Practice | 1 |
Traditional Chinese Medicine theories and practice | 1 |
Nursing science | 1 |
Nursing science | 1 |
Advance Pediatric nursing Science | 1 |
Advance studies in International Communication | 1 |
Theoretical Nursing (Advance) | 1 |
Philosophical Anthropology | 1 |
Nursing Pathophysiology | 1 |
Biobehavioral Nursing | 1 |
Advanced International Community Health Nursing | 1 |
Disaster Nursing Theory & Practice | 1 |
Advanced Course in Global Health and Nursing | 1 |