Overview

The skills and knowledge you acquire from our experienced faculty prepare you for a career in nursing research and scholarship. In our collegial, collaborative learning environment, you will critique and analyze issues relevant to health policy and nursing practice, with an emphasis on community, family and women's health outcomes.

Features

Join the ranks of graduate students who have earned a PhD (Nursing) degree from Dalhousie University and gone on to make valuable contributions to nursing knowledge and practice.
The PhD (Nursing) program offered by Dalhousie’s School of Nursing prepares nurse scientists and scholars. Our graduates advance nursing knowledge, theory and practice, as well as health policy, through scholarly research.
Our doctoral program is geared toward the study of short and long-term impacts of nursing practice at the individual, family, community and population levels, with a particular emphasis on nursing-sensitive and/or women's health outcomes.
Each PhD student organizes the program around his or her investigation of a particular research question relevant to nursing. In required classes and doctoral seminars, students analyze and critique health concepts and social policies from a nursing perspective.
Graduates leave with an advanced understanding of research methodology, ready to contribute to the development of nursing theory and practice.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Contemporary Views of Nursing Science: Philosophy, Research and Practice;

Nursing Sensitive Health Outcomes;

Women’s Health Outcomes;

Measurement in Nursing Phenomena;

Qualitative Research Methods.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-05-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-28 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2024-12-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2025-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-04-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-08-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

PTE Academic

65

TOEFL^® IBT

92

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Nursing View 16 other PhDs in Nursing in Canada

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

PTE Academic

65

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Other requirements

General requirements

First-class thesis Master’s degree or its equivalent.

Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study.

Degree granted by university of recognized standing.

Most candidates for admission to a doctoral program possess a Master's Degree. Direct entry to some programs is possible for those with exceptional academic standing.

Tuition Fee

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International

9520 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9520 CAD per year during 48 months.
National

8765 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8765 CAD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Halifax

1235 - 1956 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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