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    Apr 20, 2024  
2012-2013 Georgia Regents University Graduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Georgia Regents University Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 8500 - Phil Found of Nurs Science



This doctoral course is designed to assist the student in analyzing major philosophies of science as foundations for nursing knowledge. The general course focus will be on the influence and applicability to nursing of a variety of positivist, post-positivist, and post-modern views on the nature of scientific progress. Students will critically examine the claims of various conceptualizations of the natural and social sciences with a focus on distinctions in epistemology and ontology. Implications for nursing science will be emphasized.

Grade Mode: Normal, Audit

Credit Hours: 3 Contact Hours: 3 Other Hours: 3

College Restrictions: Graduate Studies Program Restrictions: DPHIL_NURS-Nursing Level Restrictions: Graduate Semester

Schedule Type: Lecture, Seminar - Small Group


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