GRADUATE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES IN THE HISTORY OF NURSING  

The AMS Nursing History Research Unit offers students entering the Master of Science or Ph.D. in Nursing at the University of Ottawa the opportunity to undertake a thesis in nursing history under the supervision of Dr Cynthia Toman or Dr. Marie-Claude Thifault. All students will enter through the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and must meet their requirements.

Master of Science in Nursing students will be required to demonstrate that they have taken at least one survey course in history at the undergraduate level, or must agree to take it as an extra course while enrolled in the Master of Science in Nursing program. Survey courses, women's history courses, and courses in historical methodology are useful introductions to the discipline, providing students with a basic understanding about both importance of historical context and different theoretical approaches to research and writing in history.  Please note that undergrad history courses taken as pre-requisite or co-requisite count towards the GPA for scholarship purposes, but do not count as course credits (i.e. cannot be used as course exemptions). One course in the history of nursing and health care at the master’s level (NSG6150 Historical Context in Nursing Practice) will also be required, but this latter course can be used as an elective.

For candidates in the Doctoral program in Nursing we are offering a new field in the historical and socio-political approaches to nursing research. The program of study in the doctoral program will be negotiated on an individual basis. Students wishing to be supervised by either Dr Toman or Dr Thifault are invited to contact the Unit to discuss their requirements.

Postdoctoral students from both the faculties of Nursing and History may also apply for supervision. Postdoctoral students in Nursing must have a background in historical research, but please contact Dr Toman or Dr Thifault to discuss individual programs.

As financial support through the AMS Nursing History Research Unit is limited, all students are required to seek their own funding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) or the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR). For University of Ottawa funding opportunities, please see Admission Scholarships, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.

 

 

Page last updated 17 December 2010