Program Requirements – MSc in HSTP

Master of Science in Health: Science, Technology and Policy

Required courses (4.5 credits):

• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5100 Fundamentals of Research Methods
• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5150 Statistics for Health Sciences
• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5201 Fundamentals of Policy I: Policy Analysis
• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5300 Knowledge Translation
• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5350 New Health Technologies
• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5402 Biological and Social Fundamentals of Health
• 0.5 credit in HLTH 5903 Current Topics in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
• 1 credit of
  • HLTH 5507 Interdisciplinary Health Research Project, or
  • HLTH 5506 Field Research and Placement
  • OR 1.0 credit exemption for those in the Accelerated Pathway (Advanced Completion Option)

Elective courses (1.5 credits) from either of the following:

• 0.5 credit HSTP selected topics courses focusing on areas of specific relevance to the health sector: Principles of Epidemiology; Fundamentals of Policy II: The Health Sector; Social and Behavioural Health; Environmental Health; Science of Disease; Engineering, Design and Computer Science in Health; and Directed Studies in HSTP.
• 0.5 credit courses from the list of health-related courses offered by other programs. In order to take a graduate course offered by another program the student would be expected to have previously completed any required pre-requisite courses (e.g. in their undergraduate program).

The course sequence for the MSc program is as follows: 

More information can be found in the Graduate Calendar.

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