MPH Program; Field: Indigenous Health

Minimum Admission Requirements

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

• Appropriate bachelor's degree from a recognized university with a minimum mid-B average in the final year.

• At least one course in undergraduate statistics with a minimum grade of B.

• Relevant lived, work, or volunteer experience.

Completion Requirements

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

  • Core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

  • 1.0 FCE in research methods:

    • CHL5107H Introduction to Qualitative Research or CHL5526H Indigenous Qualitative Methods and

    • CHL5220H Introduction to Quantitative Research or approved equivalents.

  • CHL5103H Health Promotion 1.

  • CHL5520H Indigenous Health.

  • CHL5521H Indigenous Practicum Preparation.

  • CHL5522H Indigenous Food Systems, Environment, and Health.

  • CHL5523H Indigenous Health and Social Policy.

  • CHL5524H Indigenous Health Theory and Methods.

  • CHL5525H Indigenous Social Determinants of Health in Canada.

  • Minimum 1.0 FCE: CHL6010Y Required MPH Practicum.

  • 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: S-FWS-F); 12 sessions part-time
Time Limit: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time