Doctorate (PhD) in Aging and Health
Description
The PhD in Aging and Health has been designed to be completed at a distance by working professionals. The program is offered full-time (48 months), through a blended format of online learning and short onsite sessions in Kingston. The blended format of onsite intensives and online components couples networking and experiential opportunities with the flexibility of distance learning.
The PhD in Aging and Health program is unique in that it is truly multi-disciplinary and offered in a blended on-site/on-line learning format. There are two on-site sessions annually (3-4 days each) and the remainder of the program is completed through online coursework and interaction with the professors and fellow students. Registered students are not required to actually live in Kingston. Onsite session attendance is mandatory for PhD in Aging and Health students.
The PhD in Aging and Health program is unique in that it is truly multi-disciplinary and offered in a blended on-site/on-line learning format. There are two on-site sessions annually (3-4 days each) and the remainder of the program is completed through online coursework and interaction with the professors and fellow students. Registered students are not required to actually live in Kingston. Onsite session attendance is mandatory for PhD in Aging and Health students.
• Onsite session in August
• Onsite session in late March/early April
All other learning throughout the PhD in Aging and Health Program is online, mostly asynchronous. In addition, students are in regular contact with their faculty supervisor(s), especially in the later part of the program when they are conducting their research for their dissertation.
These onsite sessions are held at the Donald Gordon Conference Centre, a conference facility on the Queen’s University Campus.
PhD in Aging and Health students will pay an annual program fee that covers the cost of accommodation and meals during the onsite session, as well as some course-related learning materials throughout the program. For more information on the program fee please go to the Admission & Fees section.
PhD in Aging and Health students are required to take 2 core courses (6 credits), 2 elective courses (6 credits), a comprehensive examination and a written thesis with an oral defense over 48 months (4 years). The program schedule is mapped out in the graphic above. The elective pattern that appears is one stuggestion of how a student may complete the 2 electives. Depending on elective availability students may consider an alternative sequence.
The core course are (all courses are 3-credit-unit courses):
AGHE 901 – Knowledge Translation and Uptake
AGHE 903 – Critical Analysis of Theories of Aging
The core course are (all courses are 3-credit-unit courses):
AGHE 901 – Knowledge Translation and Uptake
AGHE 903 – Critical Analysis of Theories of Aging
The 900 level elective courses are (all courses are 3.0 credit-unit courses):
AGHE 900 – Qualitative Research Methods
AGHE 902 – Statistical Methods for Aging Research
AGHE 904 – Foundations of Quantitative Research
PhD in Aging and Health students are also able to take 800 level Aging and Health elective courses. Names of these electives are available in the Course Description section.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Overview
- Institution: Queen's University
- Program type: Doctorat
- Language: English
- Program Code:
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.