{"id":3176,"date":"2019-10-29T10:26:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T14:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/?page_id=3176"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:33:23","slug":"program-requirements-msc-in-health-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/health-sciences\/graduate\/msc-in-health-sciences\/program-requirements-msc-in-health-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Requirements &#8211; MSc in Health Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/healthsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/phd_banner1-768x336.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Program Requirements &#8211; MSc in Health Sciences\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The MSc program is completed over 2 years whilst enrolled full time. Students complete core courses in advanced topics and seminars in interdisciplinary health sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The research thesis is undertaken throughout the program, and in conjunction, students participate in twice-yearly Graduate Advisory Committee meetings, give an annual research presentation, and give a final research seminar presentation. The final thesis defence includes completion and evaluation of the written thesis and an oral examination of the thesis (viva).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer a collaborative specialization in <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/datascience\/\">Data Science<\/a> for MSc candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"master-of-science-health-sciences\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master of Science: Health Sciences<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required courses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>0.5 credit in HLTH 5903 Current Topics in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0.5 credit in HLTH 5902 Seminars in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences for MSc\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OR elective, approved by Thesis Supervisor and Graduate Advisor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>0.0 credit in HLTH 5905 Final Research Seminar Presentation for MSc<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.0 credits in HLTH 5909 Research thesis for MSc<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"additional-course-requirements\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Course Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In consultation with the supervisor and Graduate Advisor prior to acceptance, a MSc&nbsp;student may be required to take additional courses. These courses may be required to complement the student\u2019s research project or fill gaps in knowledge and\/or practical experience that are deemed necessary by the supervisor to conduct and complete the thesis research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MSc program is completed over 2 years whilst enrolled full time. Students complete core courses in advanced topics and seminars in interdisciplinary health sciences. 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