| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The Community Health Sciences (MSc) program offers a multidisciplinary approach to population-based health sciences, focusing on epidemiology, biostatistics, and social sciences. Students gain expertise in health research, knowledge translation, and health economics. Graduates are highly sought after by health departments and organizations for their skills in improving population health outcomes.
Program Outline
Outline:
The Community Health Sciences (MSc) program provides a multidisciplinary experience in the concepts and methods of population-based health sciences and its application in the practice of population health, public health, and preventive medicine. Students will receive training in the core areas of epidemiology, biostatistics, and the social sciences as they apply to health.
Sample course offerings:
CHSC 7212: Critical Perspectives on Gender and Health (3 credit hours) CHSC 7220: Health & Health Services of First Nations, Metis & Inuit Peoples (3 credit hours) CHSC 7250: Science & Practice of Knowledge Translation in Health Research (3 credit hours) CHSC 7290: Economic Evaluation of Health Care (3 credit hours) CHSC 7520: Principles of Epidemiology (3 credit hours) CHSC 7710: Social Aspects of Aging (3 credit hours) CHSC 7738: Qualitative Research Methods in Community Health Sciences (3 credit hours)