The purpose of the MPhil/PhD Nursing programme is to meet the educational needs of nurses who are committed to becoming nurse scientists, promoting excellence in scientific and scholarly inquiry and research, engaging in professional leadership, and influencing evidence-based practice.

The MPhil/PhD in Nursing will graduate nurse scientists with the expertise to generate new knowledge through research, both independently and in collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines.

The objectives of the MPhil/PhD Nursing are to:

• Strengthen and expand knowledge, skills, and expertise that will build the capacity for substantive health and nursing research
• Prepare nurses scientists who will carry out cutting-edge, collaborative research shaped by the priority health needs of the region
• Mentor junior members of the nursing profession to increase utilization of evidence-based research in their practice

The graduate outcomes of the MPhil/PhD in Nursing programme are to:

• Synthesize and critically analyze theoretical and empirical knowledge from nursing and related disciplines to advance nursing science, nursing practice, and health care delivery.
• Engage in scientific and scholarly inquiry that contributes to knowledge in nursing science and augments evidence-based practice.
• Promote excellence in research that advances nursing science, nursing practice and health care delivery.
• Engage in collaborative research and publication with scholars in nursing and related disciplines to promote quality health care for diverse populations and environments.
• Demonstrate expertise in integrated literature review, research design and methods, data collection, and analytical techniques relevant to one’s selected research area. 
• Provide leadership, grounded in integrity and mutual respect, to the nursing profession and to health care organizations and public groups. 
• Influence health care policies that promote accessible, culturally competent, equitable, and ethical health care, based on evidence-based practice.
• Promote excellence in practice through the synthesis, critique, and application of existing knowledge and research findings from multiple sources to support both independent and collaborative decisions.
• Implement caring, competent, evidence-based nursing practice that achieves quality, cost-effective outcomes for individuals, families, and communities throughout the wellness-illness continuum.
• Use technology and information systems to promote health, support collaboration, and foster communication.