Nursing -Doctor of Philosophy

City, University of London

United Kingdom, London

University Rank:#310

Duration2 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 19,182 / Year

Next IntakeOctober 1, 2026

Nursing -Doctor of Philosophy

About

You can tailor your degree’s content to your own interests. It will involve primary research to enable you to make a unique and original contribution to the body of evidence that underpins nursing practice.

You may work in any one of the many different nursing fields including adult, children’s, mental health, older persons or acute and critical care nursing.

This will enable you to develop an expert knowledge base to conduct in-depth independent research. Your research will be embedded in your area of practice. It will work towards improving the outcomes of the patients, service users, clinicians or students you work with.

You will work closely with your supervisor and also benefit from our academic's in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences. Our expertise span a broad range of healthcare disciplines, methodological fields of expertise and professional areas.

You’ll be learning in a stimulating environment where researchers and students from diverse backgrounds research, learn and work together.

Working closely with clinical partners from health and social care, world class researchers and experienced practitioners, this degree will extend your knowledge across the many and varied nursing fields, enhancing your future career prospects.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Entry requirements vary by subject area and applicants should approach academic staff working in their area of interest to discuss their proposal ahead of submitting an application. Applicants should normally hold an upper second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution.

Where the applicant's academic profile shows no evidence of training in research methods, it will normally be recommended that students first complete an MSc or MRes programme to prepare them for MPhil/PhD studies.

Substantial employment or research experience may be considered for some subject areas alongside or in place of academic qualifications.

English requirements

For applicants whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of at least 7 (with a minimum of 7.0 in writing) is required.

For more information see our main entry requirements page.

Visa requirements

If you are not from the European Economic Area / Switzerland and you are coming to study in the UK, you may need to apply for a visa or entry clearance to come to the UK to study.

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course. There are different rules for:

Students on courses of more than six months
Students on courses of less than six months
Students on a pre-sessional English language course.

For more information see our main Visa page.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

19,182 / year

Nursing -Doctor of Philosophy

City, University of London

United Kingdom, London