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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Program Information

PhD Course Requirements (a Minimum of 18 credit units PLUS NURS 996 are required)
Sample timetable for students
NURS 895 Philosophy of Nursing Science
NURS 896 Nursing Research: Advanced Qualitative Methodologies
NURS 897 Nursing Research: Advanced Research Methods in Quantitative Design
NURS 9961 Dissertation
NURS 9972 Doctoral Research Seminar
NURS 9903 Seminar
GSR 960 Introduction to Ethics & Integrity
GSR 961 or GSR 962 Ethics and Integrity in Human Research or
Ethics in Animal Research (if applicable)
PLUS - Students are expected to take 6 credit units of cognate courses in addition to the courses listed above.  Students are encouraged to discuss appropriate courses with their supervisors.
PLUS - Students are required to take an advanced level statistics course. 
  1. Students writing a PhD dissertation must register in this course in all 3 terms - Fall, Winter, Spring/Summer.
  2. Students are required to register in NURS 997 for the duration of their course work.
  3. Students are required to register in NURS 990 for the duration of their program.

Cognate Area Courses

Students are expected to take a minimum of 6 credit units in their cognate area.  These 800 level courses should address students' areas of specialization and research. Cognate courses must be approved by the PhD Advisory Committee.

Note: These courses may be developed by 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).