Program Overview

Midwifery, Doctoral studies

180 or 240 Credits - Ph.D. Degree

A doctoral program in midwifery provides knowledge, skills and training in independent work methods to conduct scientific research and perform practical duties at national and international level.

The study

About the Study

A doctoral program in midwifery is 180/240 or research training. The doctoral thesis itself must be 180/240 credits and you can take courses up to 30 credits.

A doctoral program after completing a master's degree is a three- to four-year full-time program (60 credits per school year).

After completing the doctoral studies, the student should be well prepared to work independently in science.

Objectives of the Study

• To provide students with training and insight into research methods in nursing and related disciplines.
• That students acquire detailed knowledge in the field of their doctoral project.

The program includes the preparation and execution of research, the processing and interpretation of results, presentation and discussion of individual research in the context of knowledge in the academic field and publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Admission requirements

Graduate studies

In order to enroll in a doctoral program in midwifery at the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, a student must have completed an MS degree in midwifery or another degree that the study committee deems to be equivalent or equivalent.

Learn more about the program in the Study Guide

What do the students say?

• Berglind Hálfdánsdóttir, former doctoral student:
  • The main goal of my doctoral research in midwifery was to create new knowledge about childbearing in Iceland, and that is why studying at the University of Iceland's Nursing Faculty seemed like an obvious first choice. In this way, I had the opportunity to collaborate with the country's leading academics in the field of midwifery and nursing, as well as collaborating with foreign academics in my research field. During the PhD program, I was given the freedom and flexibility to follow what I was passionate about, with good support and close collaboration with my supervisors.

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