Information for applicants – PhD in Person-Centred Health Care

To successfully apply for our programme you need to:

1. Apply for and get an announced PhD candidate / Research Fellow position (see Vacancies at USN)

or

2. Have a financial guarantee from an employer/organisation. Such a guarantee normally includes 3 years of salary, operating costs, work-place and supervision. The Faculty of Health and Social Sciences does not accept private financial support (own saved money, funding by spouse/family, etc.) as a basis for admission to the PhD programme.

• Meet formal admission requirements (Regulations for the degree of philosophiae doctor (PhD) at USN)

• Have the required competence in academic English

• Respect residency requirement: The candidate should normally spend at least one year at USN

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For the applications to the PhD programme in Person-Centred Health Care, description of the research project shall be brief and concise, ten (10) to twelve (12) pages, in English.

The project outline shall contain the following elements:

  • A brief background and an explanation of how the project will provide new and relevant knowledge to the given field of research.
  • Proposed aim/s, research questions and methodology. An account of expected outcome; if applicable, preferably with a verifiable hypothesis.
  • A brief explanation of how the project relates to a person centered approach/context.
  • Preliminary plan for data collection (source, methods and statistics).
  • List of partners, participation in meetings and conferences etc.
  • Ethical reflections and considerations.
  • Reference list (approx 25 references).

 

Once you have the formalities above in order, kindly send the application for admission to a PhD programme along with the description of the research project to advisor Maja Blaszczyk

Further information can be obtained from professor Halvard Vike or advisor Maja Blaszczyk