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PhD Nursing and Midwifery (PhD)

University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

A Ph.D. is the highest academic award for which a student can be registered. This program allows you to explore and pursue a research project built around a substantial piece of work, which has to show evidence of original contribution to knowledge. A full-time Ph.D. is a three-year program of research and culminates in the production of a large-scale piece of written work in the form of a research thesis that should not normally exceed 80,000 to 100,000 words. Completing a Ph.D. can give you a great sense of personal achievement and help you develop a high level of transferable skills that will be useful in your subsequent career, as well as contributing to the development of knowledge in your chosen field. You are expected to work to an approved program of work including appropriate programs of postgraduate study (which may be drawn from parts of existing postgraduate courses, final year degree programs, conferences, seminars, masterclasses, guided reading, or a combination of study methods). You will be appointed a main supervisor who will normally be part of a supervisory team, comprising up to three members to advise and support you on your project.

General Eligibility

a Master's degree from a UK University or equivalent, in a discipline appropriate to the proposed programme to be followed, or an upper second class honours degree (2:1) from a UK university in a discipline appropriate to that of the proposed programme to be followed, or appropriate research or professional experience at the postgraduate level, which has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 What can I research?

There are several research topics available for this degree. See below examples of research areas including an outline of the topics, the supervisor, funding information and eligibility criteria:

  • Acute and critical care nursing

  • Advanced Clinical Practice

  • Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Clinical Practitioner

  • Assisted conception and BAME communities

  • BAME NHS workforce wellbeing

  • Continuity of care and long term conditions

  • Dementia care in Low- and Middle- Income Countries

  • Developing the competencies of educators who utilise simulation-based learning strategies

  • How is patients experience data used in NHS settings?

  • IPC linked to practice

  • Improving the quality of healthcare services using patients’ stories

  • Non Medical PrescribingThe outcomes of nurses/allied health professionals as prescribers.Outcomes on clinical practice, health of the service user, comparison to existing services.

  • Patient education and the nurse’s role in preparing patients for discharge home from hospital

  • Patient safety in hospital

  • Perceptions of Spirituality in Health Care

  • Perceptions of Spiritually Competent Practice and Availability and Vulnerability in Healthcare

  • Reinterpreting healthcare records for an electronic context

  • Shared decision making about treatment options; patients' and health professionals' views and experiences

  • Simulation-based learning: A study to develop and test suitable tools and approaches required to investigate the impact of simulation-based learning (SBL) on patient care and outcomes in nursing.

  • Simulation-based learning: Exploring the delivery of clinical skills teaching in undergraduate nursing.

  • Simulation-based learning: Exploring the impact of simulation-based learning (SBL) on patient care and outcomes in nursing.

  • Social aspects of death, dying and bereavement

  • Using telehealth for patient follow up

Language Requirement

  • IELTS6.5
  • TOEFL93
  • PTE65
  • Duolingo89
The minimum of IELTS 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.

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