Health Care, Technology, and Place: Doctoral Level

Admission Requirements

  • Applicants must apply to a participating graduate unit and comply with the admission procedures of that unit.

  • Applicants must forward the following to the HCTP collaborative specialization committee:

    • a copy of the School of Graduate Studies application form submitted to the participating graduate unit;

    • copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts from all institutions previously or currently attended, which should reflect a minimum 3.5 GPA (A-);

    • a resumé or curriculum vitae (CV);

    • a research plan (maximum 800 words) summarizing research goals and past research experience, the relevance of the HCTP specialization to this plan, and justification for the identified HCTP project mentor;

    • two confidential letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the applicant's research background and aptitude for the interdisciplinary study;

    • a confidential letter from an HCTP mentor providing: formal agreement to participate on the applicant's dissertation committee; and commentary written for reviewers outside the discipline, evaluating the applicant's level of achievement relative to peers in the same discipline, the objectives and methods of the proposed program of research, and the relative merit of such research within the applicant's home discipline.

Specialization Requirements

  • At least 0.5 full-course equivalent (FCE), selected from the list of core courses.

  • Students must attend the monthly seminar series (SRD4444H [CR/NCR]), during their involvement with HCTP.

  • Students must participate in at least one Annual Interdisciplinary Research Workshop.

  • Completion of a dissertation under the supervision of a core faculty member in the student's home graduate unit. The dissertation must address the theme of health care, technology, and place.

  • It is the objective of this collaborative specialization to enrich the PhD experience without unduly extending the duration of students' graduate education. Every student enrolled in the collaborative doctoral specialization must complete the requirements of the collaborative specialization and the requirements of the doctoral program in their home graduate unit. It will be up to each participating home graduate unit to determine whether HCTP courses are completed in addition to the graduate unit's customary course requirements or as a part of those requirements.