Program Overview

---

Duration

3 years

Qualification Awarded

Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing

Level of Qualification

Doctorate Degree (3rd Cycle)

Language of Instruction

English and Greek

Mode of Study

Full-time or Part-time

Minimum ECTS Credits

180

Profile of the Programme

The doctoral Program in Nursing is an accredited academic program that students are awarded the title Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Nursing. The program offers the student advanced courses that will set foundations to continue with the implementation of their research in innovative topics throughout all the stages. Furthermore, they develop skills, to design, implement, compose and disseminate the research data, taken into account ethics and deontology.

Career Prospects

Graduates will be able to design and implement research studies in order to create new knowledge and information in the science of nursing to apply in nursing practice and improve the quality of nursing care. They will also be qualified for proper decision-making in their field of science to solve problems.

Access to Further Studies

Upon graduation, students would have obtained the highest academic title possible and can proceed to post-doctoral studies.

Admission

Student Admission Requirements

Doctoral positions for the PhD in Nursing program will be announced annually on specific thematic areas, based on the availability of supervising faculty from the program, the Department of Life and Health Sciences and the Medical School.

• Master Degree (MSc) in Nursing or other Health Sciences
• Bachelor Degree (BSc) in Nursing or other Health Sciences
• Accredited Apolyterion of Secondary Education
• Registered in the registrar of the profession they belong
• If first degree is not in English, candidates must prove their proficiency in English Language as determined by the Academic Policy of the University:
  • GCSE or IGCSE, O’ Level in English with lowest grade “C”,
  • Computer – based TOEFL 173 – 212 or 550
  • TOEFL Exam
  • IELTS 6.5
• Positive feed-back after the Interview
• Two (2) Letters of recommendation from academics
• Curriculum Vitae
• A research proposal (1000 – 2000 words) on the announced thematic area stating the research case, the purpose and objectives of the research, the research questions and the possible methodology.

Assessment

Assessment comprises of the examination of the thesis proposal, the thesis, the presentation of the thesis as an oral examination (viva) and the candidate is assessed by a committee consisting of internal and external evaluators.

Graduation

The student must complete 180 ECTS and all programme requirements.

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the students should be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge in a specialized area consisted with the focus of their graduate programme.
• Demonstrate qualitative and quatitative skills in the use of data gathering and data analysis methods and data analysis tecnhiques used for a typical analysis in conducting research that is consistent to the students focus of interest
• Construct and create research questions and hypotheses, in order to design original and innovative research approaches in order to deal with scientific issues relevant to his research
• Design and Construct independent research protocols which could contribute to previous empirical and theoretical nursing work
• Conduct independent research, resulting in an original contribution to knowledge consistent to the graduates field of interest.
• Produced written and oral communications of quality, consistent with the focus of their graduate programme.
• Demonstrate proficiency in the professional skills needed to participate in intellectual and organizational apects of their profession as applicable to their major area of study including ethical conduct research uct research.

Academic Path

Section: A – Courses

Min. ECTS Credits: 180 Max. ECTS Credits: 180

Course ID	Course Title	ECTS Credits
NURS-701E	Research Methodology	10
NURS-702E	Biostatistics	10
NURS-703E	Philosophy of Care	10
PHDF-100	Doctoral Course – Fall semester	30
PHDS-100	Doctoral Course – Spring semester	30

Section: B Unallocated Courses

Semester Breakdown

Α/Α	Course Name	Course Code	Number of ECTS	Lecturer
Α’ Semester
1	Methodology of Research	NURS-701	10	Dr Maria Noula – Associate Professor
2	Biostatistics	NURS-702	10	Dr Stavros Pouloukas – Associate Professor
3	Philosophy of Care	NURS-703	10	Dr Zoe Roupa – Professor

Faculty

• Dr Costas Constantinou
• Dr Maria Noula
• Professor Constantinos Phellas
• Professor Zoe Roupa
• Professor Edna Yamasaki

Adjunct Faculty

• Cyprus
• Greece (Office)