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

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 5903

HLTH 5507

Any remaining elective courses

HLTH 5903

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.