Prospective Students

PhD: About the Program

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

UIC’s College of Nursing is consistently one of the top 5 nursing colleges most funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Joining UIC nursing for doctoral work allows you the opportunity to learn from and conduct research with nationally and internationally acclaimed leaders. Our faculty members are on the cutting edge of research in maternal and child health, women's health, life-threatening disease and traumatic injury, management of disease and illness, systems and services for health, end of life transitions, and health disparities. Please look at this document for specific faculty research areas.

• The doctoral program emphasizes strong mentoring relationships between student scholars and faculty advisors to allow an individualized program of study. Biological, bio-behavioral, and behavioral core laboratory facilities as well as the Office of Research Facilitation provide research support for faculty and student research teams.

Routes of Entry into the PhD Program

There are two routes of entry for the PhD Program: post-master's and post-baccalaureate. The post-baccalaureate curriculum gives the student with a bachelor’s degree the option of bypassing the master’s degree and moving directly through the program to obtain the PhD degree.

CIC Traveling Scholar Program
The CIC Traveling Scholar Program, sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC), enables doctoral students to take advantage of educational opportunities (specialized courses, unique library collections, and unusual laboratories) at the Big Ten universities plus the University of Chicago.