Our Ph.D. program is geared toward preparing you for a career as a nurse scientist by immersing you in independent research into the nature, impact, outcome and management of a range of health and illness-related transitions including developmental and illness transitions and transition through the health-care system. Most campus-based course work in both the M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs is concentrated on two weekdays each week.

"The structure of the program with the compressed class schedule is just perfect for someone with a lot going on in their life. The flexibility really fits my lifestyle. And my supervisor is very supportive and good at staying in touch. The program is really geared toward the adult learner."

Degrees Offered / Length of Program

Method of Completion

• M.Sc.: Course work and research-based thesis
  
• M.Sc. (PHCN field):course-work and project
• Ph.D.:course work, comprehensive examination and thesis

Supervisors and Fields of Study

For the M.Sc. thesis route and the Ph.D. program, advance contact with supervisors is not required, but we recommend that you look at our website to learn about our faculty members’ areas of research. On your application form, we will ask you to list three faculty members with whom you would like to work. We will match you with a thesis supervisor upon acceptance to the M.Sc. thesis program or to the Ph.D. program.

• Joan Almost, Ph.D., Workplace relationships and the impact on the nursing work envirnoment
• Ann Brown, Ph.D., Lifestyle modification for reduction of cardiovascular risk factors
• Diane Buchanan, Ph.D., Depression; successful aging
• Dana Edge, Ph.D., Health of populations living in rural and remote Canada
• Christina Godfrey, Ph.D., Management of chronic disease, knowledge translation; system review methodology
• Margaret Harrison, Ph.D., Complex health populations
• Barbara Kisilevsky, Ph.D., Human sensory development in the perinatal period
• Jennifer Medves, Ph.D., Nursing in healthy rural workplaces
• Kim Sears, Ph.D., Safe medication delivery for children and families
• Joan Tranmer, Ph.D., Gender-based analyses of care for persons living with chronic cardiovascular and cancer conditions
• Elizabeth Van DenKerkhof, Ph.D., The role of lifestyle, psychological and clinical factors in chronic pain and pain-related outcomes
• Rosemary Wilson, Ph.D., Acute and chronic pain and pain-related outcomes
• Kevin Woo, Ph.D., Wound related pain managment and key factors that influence wound healing

Employment Opportunities

Some of our recent graduates now hold positions as: advanced practice nursing — orthopaedic surgery, Kingston General Hospital; Nursing Manager, Kingston General Hospital; Asthma educator; work with pharmaceutical companies; clinical nurse specialist in breast cancer; clinical nurse specialist in cardiovascular care; infection control advanced practice nurse; and Research Coordinator, Ottawa Health Research Institute.

Funding Information

M.Sc. thesis route and Ph.D. students qualify for research assistantships and teaching assistantships, QGA grants and internal awards. M.Sc. (PHCN field) students qualify for some research assistantships and teaching assistantships. All students are encouraged and supported to apply for external awards such as CIHR, OGS and other organizations.

The basic annual funding package for Ph.D. students is $18,000.

Queen’s issues a $5,000 top-up award to federal government Tri-Council Award winners.

Academic Prerequisites

• M.Sc.: a minimum GPA 3.0 from a baccalaureate program in nursing, registration (or registration eligibility) as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario, malpractice insurance, undergraduate courses in research methods and statistics. Admission to the M.Sc. (PHCN field) also requires two years of full-time RN practice within the past five years
• Ph.D.: Master of Science at Queen’s or an equivalent master's degree in nursing with a minimum average of 75% (B+) over core courses, and letters of reference

Test Requirements

If required, international students need a TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or TOEFL iBT minimum scores of: writing (24/30); speaking (22/30); reading (22/30); listening (20/30), for a total of 88/120. Applicants must have the minimum score in each test as well as the minimum overall score.

Program Profiles

• Fatmah Fallatah - King Abdullah scholarship holder
• Denise Wilson - was looking for the next big thing in her career

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