Program Requirements – Graduate Diploma in HSTP
Diplomas in Health: Science, Technology and Policy
Diploma for Current Carleton Students (Type 2 Diploma)
This diploma has been designed to offer students registered in various graduate programs at Carleton the opportunity to take relevant health courses that complement their primary degree, and provides an additional credential. Students will supplement their disciplinary expertise with a fundamental understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, policy, and knowledge mobilization, particularly as they apply to the health sector.
If you are a current Carleton student registered in another graduate program, you may be interested in the opportunity to take relevant health courses that complement your primary degree, and provide an additional credential. Taking the graduate diploma in HSTP (type 2) in addition to your primary degree will supplement your disciplinary expertise with a fundamental understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, policy, and knowledge mobilization, particularly as they apply to the health sector.
The program structure is:
- Required courses (1.5 credits):
- 0.5 credit in HLTH 5100 Fundamentals of Research Methods
- 0.5 credit in HLTH 5201 Fundamentals of Policy I: Policy Analysis
- 0.5 credit in HLTH 5300 Knowledge Translation
- Elective courses (0.5 credits):
- Courses offered by the Department of Health Sciences, such as: HLTH 5100 – Fundamentals of Research Methods; HLTH 5150 – Statistics for Health Sciences; HLTH 5151 – Fundamentals of Epidemiology; HLTH 5201 – Fundamentals of Policy I: Policy Analysis; HLTH 5202 – Fundamentals of Policy II: The Health Sector.
- Or health-related courses offered by other programs, such as PSYC 5209 – Psychology of Health and Illness; SOCI 5209 – Sociology of Science and Technology; CHEM 5708 – Principles of Toxicology; BIOL 5515 – Bioinformatics; PADM 5221 – Health Policy in Canada; PADM 5229 – The Health of Populations.
Please note, we do not offer courses on the weekends or online.
More information can be found in the Graduate Calendar.
Diploma for Professional Development (Type 3 Diploma)
This diploma is for individuals currently employed, or with the goal of employment in the health sector, who are not currently registered in another Carleton graduate program. This is a part-time program; international students must already meet requirements for study permits.
The program structure is:
- Required courses (0.5 credits):
- 0.5 credit in HLTH 5300 Knowledge Translation
- Elective courses (1.5 credits):
- Courses offered by the Department of Health Sciences, such as: HLTH 5100 – Fundamentals of Research Methods; HLTH 5150 – Statistics for Health Sciences; HLTH 5151 – Fundamentals of Epidemiology; HLTH 5201 – Fundamentals of Policy I: Policy Analysis; HLTH 5202 – Fundamentals of Policy II: The Health Sector.
- Or health-related courses offered by other programs, such as PSYC 5209 – Psychology of Health and Illness; SOCI 5209 – Sociology of Science and Technology; CHEM 5708 – Principles of Toxicology; BIOL 5515 – Bioinformatics; PADM 5221 – Health Policy in Canada; PADM 5229 – The Health of Populations.
The only required course is HLTH 5300: Knowledge Translation. The remaining 1.5 credits are to be selected primarily from the list of 0.5 credit courses of the HSTP program. This will provide a common student experience in essential skills of knowledge mobilization and translation through HLTH 5300, while ensuring that the program of study can be tailored to meet the career goals of each student.
Please note, we do not offer courses on the weekends or online.
More information can be found in the Graduate Calendar.