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.

The requirements for admission to Doctoral Program in Nursing are:

1. Master Degree (MSc) in Nursing or other Health Sciences
2. Bachelor Degree (BSc) in Nursing or other Health Sciences
3. Accredited  Apolyterion of Secondary Education
4. Registered in the registrar of the profession they belong
5. 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
6. Positive feed-back after the Interview
7. Two (2) Letters of recommendation from academics
8. Curriculum Vitae
9. 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.

Additional are taken into account:

• The quality of the research proposal
• Publications in scientific journals
• Valuable scientific activities in originality or innovation

In case of prior study from another university, the student must submit the following for the transfer:

• Certificate of analytical program from the university from which the student originates
• Certificate from the University that the student has completed all the required procedures of the course
• A recommendation from his/her main supervisor and approval for the transfer
• All progress reports until then and the stage of the development of the research

Αssessment 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.

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.

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.