Admission requirements
Students applying for master's level degrees are required to hold a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline from a recognized university. Applicants must meet the general requirements set out by the Faculty of Graduate Studies in the Graduate Studies calendar. Ordinarily a B+ average (6.0 GPA) in the last two years of university work is a minimum requirement for admission to the program; however, students may request consideration on the basis of life or work experience equivalency. Applications are reviewed by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the SDH Program Director and the SDH Program Committee. Applications for September should be submitted by February 15th of each year with the exception of International students who should apply by December 15th of each year.
The structure of a student's supervisory committee must meet the requirements set out by the Faculty of Graduate Studies for interdisciplinary students. For master's students, two co-supervisors who are members of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, at least one of whom has successfully supervised candidates for graduate degrees in the past, must confirm their willingness to supervise before a student can be admitted. At the time of the thesis defense at least one additional member must be added to the examination committee.
Students without an appropriate background in health research may be required to take additional undergraduate or graduate courses to make up any deficiencies in their training. This will be determined by the SDH Program Director in consultation with the SDH Program Committee and the student's co-supervisors, and communicated to the student in writing at the time of acceptance into the program. These courses will be taken as electives in addition to the 3.0 units of electives required by the SDH program.
Students may apply for either a Master of Art (MA) or Master of Science (MSc) degree; however, the designation of degree for each student will be decided by the student's co-supervisors in consultation with the SDH Program Director based on the disciplinary affiliations of the co-supervisors, the student's background and training, expressed area of research interest, methodological perspective and associated coursework. This decision will be made and communicated to the student at the time of acceptance. Once admitted to the program, students may apply to transfer from one degree designation to the other provided there are good reasons to do so and with the mutual agreement of the supervisory committee, SDH Program Director and Dean of Graduate Studies.
Additional requirements to be submitted with application:
- Statement of Intended Study - Details concerning your research interests, reasons for choosing the program, and post-degree plans are often included. A letter of intent should be no longer than two pages.
- Sample of written work - A recent sample of your written work such as a research paper, essay, published article, etc.
- 2 Graduate Assessment reports
- Curriculum Vitae