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BACKGROUNDER
FacultyofHealthDisciplines•NewDoctoralProgramsSuiteJuly4,2019
AU’sFacultyofHealthDisciplinesistakingthestepstoofferasuiteoffivedoctoralprograms,buildingoncurrentmaster’sandpost-master’sdegreeprograms.Thesedoctoralprogramsrespondtogrowingsocietal,healthcareandlearnerneedsforadvancedcredentialsinthehealthdisciplines.
Theprogramswillbeoffereddigitallyandincommunity,removingmanyofthetime-and-placebarriersinherentintraditionaldoctoralprograms.FHDproposestoofferfivenewdoctoralprograms:
§ DoctoralStudiesinHealth:PostMastersCertificate(DSH:PMC)§ DoctorofHealthStudies(DHS)§ DoctorofNursing(DN)§ DoctorofPsychology(DPsych)§ DoctorofPhilosophyinHealthDisciplines(PhD)
PROGRAMDEVELOPMENTTIMELINE—currentlyintheduediligencephase.ManyapprovalsareoutsideFHD’scontrol;however,thegoalistooffertheDoctoralStudiesinHealth:PostMastersCertificatein2021,followedbytheprofessionaldoctoratesandPhDoneyearlater.
PROGRAM ATAGLANCEDoctoralStudiesinHealth:PostMastersCertificate(DSH:PMC)
§ prerequisitefortheDHS,DNP,DPsychandPhDinHealthDisciplines§ firstofitskindinCanada§ one-year,fixed-courseprogram(September–June)§ commonfirstyearofstudyforallstudentscompletingoneofthenewFHD
doctoralprograms;studentsbegintheirdoctoralprogramjourneywithamanageableone-yearcommitmentendingwithacredential
§ alsocanbecompletedasastandalonecredential§ buildsafoundationofdoctoral-levelknowledgeandskillsthatmaybeused
forcareerpurposes,ortocontinueonwithadvancedstudy
DoctorofHealthStudies(DHS)
§ professionaldoctorate§ interdisciplinaryandfocusingonreal-worldapplicationofthehealth
disciplinestocontemporaryproblemswithinthefieldofhealth§ respondstothegrowingdemandforscholar-practitioners§ idealformaster’sdegree-preparedindividualswhoholdadegreeinhealth
studiesorarelatedhealthdiscipline,andwhoseektofurthertheirappliedresearchandscholarship
§ ofparticularinteresttooccupational,physicalandrecreationtherapists,socialworkers,kinesiologists,pharmacistsandhealthpromotionspecialists
DoctorofNursing(DN)
§ professionaldoctorate§ developsinnovativeleaderswellpreparedtocontributetothecomplex
Canadianhealthcaresysteminadigitalage§ graduateswillhaveskillsinknowledgesynthesisandtranslationthatwill
enablethemtoleadhealthsystemsandeducatefutureprofessionals§ doesnotleadtolicensureasanNP§ studentswillalreadybepracticingnurses,nursepractitioners,healthcare
administratorsornursingeducators
DoctorofPsychology(DPsych)
§ professionaldoctorate§ forindividualswithmaster’sdegreesinprofessionalpsychologyandwhoare
already-licensedandpracticingclinicians§ explorescholarship,leadershipandadvocacyinthecontextoftheirownwork§ advancedclinicalsupervisionthroughinnovativevirtualinternships
DoctorofPhilosophyinHealthDisciplines(PhD)
§ preparestheprofessionalhealthresearcherforacareerinresearchandacademia
§ servinghealthprofessionalslivingindiverseregionsandcommunitiescurrentlyunder-representedintraditionaldoctoralprogramsinCanada
PROFESSIONALDOCTORATES—research-basedandpractice-oriented,respondingtothechanginglandscapeofdoctoraleducation,andthegrowingneedforworkingprofessionalstobalanceadvancededucationwithcareerandfamilycommitments.
DISSERTATIONBYPORTFOLIO—demonstratesthebodyofworkalearnerhascompletedintheirdoctoralprogram,relevanttotheirownprofessionalandacademicworkandsupportingdiverseapproachestoknowledgecreation,mobilizationanddissemination.
CLINICALPRACTICE—AUisdevelopinganewwayofconsideringhowinternshipscanworkbetterforlearners,includingexploringhowavirtualinternshipmightfitintheCanadianlandscape.