Program Overview

Community and Public Health

The Graduate Diploma in Community and Public Health is delivered exclusively online, providing professionals in – or aspiring to – mental health and public health roles, as well as recent graduate students, with the knowledge, skills, and expansive network they need to forge a rewarding career in community and public health. Learners will make the most of an innovative online curriculum, combining synchronous discussions and asynchronous components, taught by world-class faculty whose research programs inform public health policy and practice locally, nationally and internationally.

Faculty of Health Sciences

Program Details

• Degree Options: Community and Public Health (GDip)
• Program Type: Course-based, Online
• Length: 16 months
• Required Credentials:
  • Min. admission average: B+ final year
  • Required credential: Honours Bachelor or equivalent
• Typical Entry: September or January
• Typical Deadline:
  • May 14 (September enrolment)
  • November 14 (January enrolment)

Course-based Program

• Courses include:
  • Foundations of Community Health and Policy
  • Epidemiology and Research Methods in Community Health
  • Knowledge Translation for Community Health
  • Evaluation for Population and Community Health
• No research traineeship or thesis required.

Related Scholarships

• Bertram Scholarship:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: May 26, 2025
  • Amount: $20,000
• Dr. J. A. Campbell Young Investigator Award:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: April 30, 2023
  • Amount: $5,000
• Fulbright Canada Student Awards:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: November 15, 2023
  • Amount: Varies
• Health Research Postdoctoral Opportunities:
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varies
• John Charles Polanyi Prize:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: December 2, 2024
  • Amount: Varies
• Lyle Makosky Values and Ethics in Sport Fund:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: April 30, 2024
  • Amount: Varies
• Manulife Life Lessons Scholarship Program:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 31, 2023
  • Amount: Varies
• Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: February 23, 2024
  • Amount: Varies
• Mary Buzzell Graduate Scholarship for Resilient Aging:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: December 1, 2024
  • Amount: Varies
• McMaster Graduate General Bursary:
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varies
• McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) Postdoctoral Fellowship:
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varies
• MIRA Graduate Scholarship Program:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: November 25, 2024
  • Amount: Varies
• Mitacs-JSPS Summer Program:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: November 13, 2024
  • Amount: Varies
• The Edna Howard Bursary:
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varies
• The James F. Harvey and Helen S. Harvey Travel Scholarships:
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varies
• The Lambda Scholarship Foundation Canada Graduate Award:
  • Category: External
  • Amount: Varies
• The School of Graduate Studies Grant in Aid for Research Travel:
  • Category: External
  • Deadline Date: March 7, 2025
  • Amount: Varies

Important

Not all scholarships will be available to all degree levels.
Please review each scholarship to see if you are eligible and for details on how to apply.
For more scholarship and funding opportunities, visit our Scholarships section.