• Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at the University of Ottawa is offered as a 6-year teaching program.
  • The goal of the doctoral program in nursing is to prepare scientists capable of conducting innovative research that results in new and significant contributions to nursing knowledge.
  • The students engage in creative thinking, critical appraisal, and synthesis of scholarly work in their field of interest using a wide range of philosophical, theoretical, and methodological perspectives.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Evidence-informed decision making in nursing and health care
    • Sociopolitical, educational and historic contexts of nursing
    • Nursing practice and delivery systems
  • The course units are selected based on the student's needs.
  • Students are responsible for ensuring they have met all of the thesis requirements.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 16:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Career positions may include: 
    • Chief Nursing Officer
    • Assistant Nursing Officer
    • Rehabilitation Specialist, Critical Care Nurse
    • Paramedic Nurse, Nurse Manager
    • Educator/Instructor/Lecturer and Community Health Specialist, etc with an average salary of 76,475 USD per year.