Quick Facts
The Faculty of Nursing is recognized among the top nursing schools in Canada and around the world. Our reputation is built on more than a century of excellence in nursing education, research, and practice. Our alumni, leaders and innovators across the globe, embody the lasting impact of our programs.
Faculty of Nursing Viewbook 2025-2026
Programs
In the 2024/25 year, our faculty has 193 active research grants and have had over 88,000 collective citations since 2019. Our areas of research excellence include Children and Women's Health, Healthy Aging, Health Equity and Health Systems, Global Health and Migration, and Mental Health. The Faculty of Nursing is currently ranked number one in Western Canada and number seven in the world according to the QS World Rankings.
We have two Research Chairs:
- Dr. Mark Haykowsky - Endowed Nursing Research Chair in Aging and Quality of Life
- Dr. Colleen Norris - Cavarzan Chair in Women's Health Research
We have three Canada Research Chairs:
- Dr. Carole Estabrooks - Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation
- Dr. Shannon MacDonald — Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Applied Pediatric Immunization
- Dr. Edith Pituskin - Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Chronicity
Our faculty have won multiple teaching and research awards at the local, provincial and national level, including:
- 3M Teaching Award - Dr. Olive Yonge
- Member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists - Dr. Shannon Scott
- Member of the Order of Canada - Dr. Carole Estabrooks
- Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing - Drs. Greta Cummings, Carole Estabrooks, Joanne Olson and Shannon Scott.
- Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Health Science - Drs. Greta Cummings Carole Estabrooks, Shannon Scott and Manal Kleib
- STTI International Nursing Research Hall of Fame - Drs. Greta Cummings, Carole Estabrooks and Shannon Scott
Our 2024/25 enrolment includes 1,473 undergraduate students (all programs), 215 Graduate students and 63 doctoral students. From classroom instruction to simulated practical experiences and clinical placements, all students are immersed in cutting-edge nursing education.
Undergraduate Programs
Our undergraduate programs include:
- A Collaborative Undergraduate BScN Program involving a partnership with Northwestern Polytechnic (formerly Grande Prairie Regional College), Keyano College, and Red Deer Polytechnic (formerly Red Deer College) has operated since 1997.
- An After Degree BScN Program that was initiated in Fall 2002.
- A Bilingual BScN Nursing Program that was initiated in Fall 2004 and is offered in collaboration with Faculté Saint-Jean.
- A Nursing Honors Program that is available for high-achieving undergraduate students.
- 645 of our undergraduate students have received $1.2 million in scholarships.
Graduate Programs
- We implemented the first Master of Nursing program in western Canada in 1975.
- In 1991, we began the first fully-funded Nursing PhD program in Canada.
- Our faculty is among the first in the country to offer fully online PhD studies.
- 72 graduate students received over $1.16M from grants/awards.