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Health Sciences

PhD Nursing at University of Regina

University of Regina, Canada

Programme overview

Pursue your doctoral degree in Nursing through a thesis-based program designed to align with your unique academic and research goals. Offered as a Special Case program, this option is available where no established doctoral program currently exists in Nursing at the University of Regina. As a special case PhD student, you and your supervisor can tailor your development as a scholar and researcher through customized courses and conducting original research.

Faculty: Faculty of Nursing  |  Duration: 4-6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Career pathways

With a PhD in Nursing, graduates are well-prepared for roles in advanced research, academia, and leadership in healthcare.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Because this is a Special Case program, you must confirm faculty supervision and submit additional documentation before admission is approved. These arrangements must be made in advance. For information about admission requirements, please refer to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research graduate calendar . To start the admission process, please contact the Graduate Program Administrator: [email protected]

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). The application portal opens in the first week of August for Fall, the first week of February for Winter and the first week of April for Spring/Summer, in the year before the start.

Undergraduate terms: Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring/Summer (May-August). Indigenous Education and Nursing do not admit to the spring/summer term; Bachelor of Social Work admits to the fall term only.

Faculty of Graduate Studies programmes without their own deadline: Spring/Summer March 1, Fall July 1, Winter November 1. Some programmes have their own deadlines. Applications are made online through the application portal.

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