- Master of Science in Health: Science, Technology and Policy
- PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE WHO START IN FALL 2020 and beyond:
Master of Science in Health: Science, Technology and Policy
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE WHO START IN FALL 2020 and beyond:
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 in HLTH 5504 or HLTH 5505 (when available) Interdisciplinary Health Research Project
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 1 | Fall term | HLTH 5100, 5150, 5350, HLTH 5504 or HLTH 5505 |
Winter term | HLTH 5201, 5300 and 5402 HLTH 5504 or HLTH 5505 |
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Summer term | Recommended to take majority of electives HLTH 5504 or HLTH 5505 |
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Year 2 | Fall term | HLTH 5401 HLTH 5504 or HLTH 5505 Any remaining elective courses |
Winter term | HLTH 5504 or HLTH 5505 Any remaining elective courses |
Please note, 5505 is offered only when suitable projects are available.
More information can be found in the Graduate Calendar.