Doctoral Programme in Nursing Science - for the Doctoral Candidate

Postgraduate studies

DOCTOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Doctor of Health Sciences degree consists of

  • postgraduate studies 40 ECTS
    • general studies 5–15 ECTS
    • research method training  5-20 ECTS
    • research field specific studies 15–30 credits ECTS
  • a doctoral thesis and a public defence of the doctoral thesis 200 ECTS.

 The main subject is nursing science.

COURSES

Courses are provided e.g. by:

Courses are also provided by

Also study attainments (courses, seminars) organized by other parties (e.g. other universities, Open University, scientific associations) may be approved as postgraduate studies.

COURSE FEEDBACK

Please give feedback for the courses with an e-form.

SUMMER SCHOOLS

See Summer schools webpage

APPLYING FOR STUDY CREDITS

Attendance to postgraduate courses, scientific seminars, conferences etc. which are not automatically marked in the study register can be accepted as part of your postgraduate studies with an electronic form which you find in UGIS portal.

> UGIS portal -> Links -> Apply for study credit / Tohtorikoulutuksen opintosuorituksen rekisteröinti

Seminars for doctoral candidates

Seminar dates Autumn 2021 (will be organised remotely via Zoom)

The programme of the seminar days:

10.15-11.00 the presentation for all seminar groups

11-16 seminar groups (Note: Sanna's and Anna's group will start at 12.00, Maritta's group will start at 9.00)

16.9.

21.10.

18.11.

16.12.

Seminar instructions and Zoom links are on the Moodle area of postgraduate studies. There you can also return your seminar papers, book a seminar time and inform if you can't attend the seminar.

 

Dissertation process and graduation

Instructions for dissertation process are in the UGIS portal and the whole process is carried out in the portal.

>UGIS portal

See also instructions at the Faculty of Medicine website.

> DPNurs specific instructions (in Finnish only)

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Doctoral Programme in Nursing Science (DPNurs)