Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

Program Requirements

A minimum of 18 credit units plus NURS 996 are required in the Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) program.

Below you will find a sample timetable for the Doctor of Philosophy program.

    • Term 1
      • NURS 990.0 Graduate Seminar*
      • NURS 997.0 PhD Seminar
      • GPS 960.0 Introduction to Ethics and Integrity
      • GPS 961.0 Ethics and Integrity in Human Research (Only required if research is on humans)
      • NURS 895.3 Philosophy of Nursing Science
      • NURS 897.3 Advanced Research Methods in Quantitative Design

    • Term 2
      • NURS 990.0 Graduate Seminar*
      • NURS 997.0 PhD Seminar
      • NURS 896.3 Advanced Qualitative Methodologies
      • Advanced Statistics - Meet with supervisor to determine which statistics course or equivalent would be best for your program.

    • Term 3
      • 6 credit units Cognate Courses - Meet with supervisor to determine which courses would be best for your program.

 

* Must receive credit for two terms. It is recommended to take in the first year of the program.

Cognate Area Courses

Students are expected to take a minimum of six credit units in their cognate area. These 800 level courses should address a student's area of specialization and research. Cognate courses must be approved by the PhD Advisory Committee.

These courses may be developed by the College of Nursing faculty as Special Topics (NURS 898.3) or selected from other disciplines or other universities in the Western Dean's Agreement or Saskatchewan Universities Graduate Agreement (SUGA).