After 68 years of nursing education, the University of New Brunswick is offering its first nursing PhD program, to try to ensure the continued advancement of nursing science.
Nursing PhD courses to be offered this fall to a handful of students
Jennifer Sweet · CBC News
· Posted: May 20, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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UNB says students working to earn a PhD will only have to be on campus for brief periods and can otherwise do most of their course work online. (UNB)
The University of New Brunswick is launching a new PhD program in nursing.
The university says it’s designed to address a looming shortage of nurses who are educated to conduct research, advance nursing science, advise on policy and train new nurses.
Postgraduates are needed to find, create and engage with evidence, to wrestle with complex problems in health, health care and nursing education, said UNB.
The four-year, full-time program will start in the fall and largely be delivered online, said Sue O’Donnell, associate dean of research and graduate studies and an associate professor in the faculty of nursing and health sciences.
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