Global Health (U of T Global Scholar): Doctoral Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must meet the admission requirements of both the home graduate program in which they are registered as well as the collaborative specialization.

  • Applicants must be admitted to a doctoral program in one of the collaborating home graduate units before they may apply to the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (U of T Global Scholar).

  • Applicants should have professional, academic, or volunteer experience in global health.

Specialization Requirements

  • Meet all the degree requirements of the School of Graduate Studies, the home graduate unit, and the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (U of T Global Scholar).

  • Students must successfully complete:

    • The global health research seminar series CHL5701H (0.5 full-course equivalent [FCE]) over two academic sessions. Students must attend all seminars offered during the two sessions.

    • One of the following courses:

      • 0.5 FCE: CHL5702H, CHL5704H, NUR1038H, NUR1083H, or

      • 1.0 FCE: JCR1000Y.

    • One elective (0.5 FCE) from outside the home graduate unit, selected in consultation with the collaborative specialization director.

    • A thesis on an issue related to global health, to be approved by both the home unit and the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health Director (U of T Global Scholar).

Core Courses

Course Code Course Title
CHL5701H
Doctoral Seminar, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health

Plus one of the following:

Course Code Course Title
CHL5702H
History of International Health
CHL5704H
International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice
JCR1000Y
An Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing Global Challenges
NUR1038H
Social Determinants of Health in a Global Context
NUR1083H
Comparative Politics of Health and Health Policy in a Globalizing World

Elective Courses

Students must take one global health elective from outside of their home graduate unit. The elective must be approved by the collaborative specialization director.