HPME: Health Administration MHSc

The Master of Health Science (MHSc) program is geared to health managers and professionals who wish to acquire a graduate education in health administration. The program's modular format allows learners to complete the degree without interrupting their careers.

MHSc Program

Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Applicants are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies. Applicants must also satisfy IHPME's additional admission requirements stated below.

  • Normally, the equivalent of a University of Toronto B+ average or higher in each of the last two years of an appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university. Applicants are strongly advised to have some prior preparation in quantitative courses such as statistics, accounting, and economics.

  • Full-time, relevant work experience.

Completion Requirements

  • Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

    • 9.0 FCEs are required subjects, which include a minimum of 1.0 FCE in a field placement:

      • HAD5010H Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part I

      • HAD5020H Canada's Health System and Health Policy: Part II

      • HAD5711H Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning and Management in Health Services Organization

      • HAD5713H Introduction to Population Health Management

      • HAD5721H Strategic Management of Quality and Organizational Behaviour in Health Services Organizations

      • HAD5723H Health Services Accounting

      • HAD5724H Quantitative Methods for Health Services Management and Policy

      • HAD5725H Health Economics

      • HAD5731H Translating Leadership Into Practice

      • HAD5733H Health Services Finance

      • HAD5741H Health Law and Ethics

      • HAD5761H Introduction to eHealth: Informatics, Innovations, and Information Systems

      • HAD5769H Human Resources Management in the Health Field

      • HAD5770H Program Planning and Evaluation

      • HAD5775H Competition, Cooperation, and Strategy in Health Care

      • HAD5800H The Fundamentals of Health Services Leadership

      • HAD6010Y Health Care Leadership Practicum.

    • The remaining 1.0 FCE are elective courses.

    • Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis.

Mode of Delivery: In person
Program Length: 5 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: FWS-FW)
Time Limit: 3 years full-time

 

Health Policy, Management and Evaluation