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 5401 Interdisciplinary Problems in Health
- 0.5 credit in HLTH 5402 Biological and Social Fundamentals of Health
- 1 credit of
- HLTH 5507 Interdisciplinary Health Research Project, or
- HLTH 5506 Field Research and Placement
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:
| Year | Term | Research Pathway | Practicum Pathway |
| Year 1 | Fall term | HLTH 5100, HLTH 5150, HLTH 5201
HLTH 5507 |
HLTH 5100, HLTH 5150, HLTH 5201
HLTH 5506 |
| Winter term | HLTH 5300, HLTH 5350, HLTH 5402
HLTH 5507 |
HLTH 5300, HLTH 5350, HLTH 5402
HLTH 5506 |
|
| Summer term | HLTH 5507
Recommended to take majority of electives |
HLTH 5506
Recommended to take majority of electives |
|
| Year 2 | Fall term | HLTH 5401
HLTH 5507 Any remaining elective courses |
HLTH 5401
HLTH 5506 Any remaining elective courses |
| Winter term | HLTH 5507
Any remaining elective courses |
HLTH 5506
Any remaining elective courses |
More information can be found in the Graduate Calendar.