Public Health Sciences: Public Health Sciences MPH (Field: Family and Community Medicine)

Master of Public Health

Field: Family and Community Medicine

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.

  • Relevant work or volunteer experience.

Program Requirements

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

    • 0.5 FCE core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5601H Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making.

    • 1.0 FCE: CHL5603Y Social, Political, and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5605H Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care or an equivalent research course, subject to approval.

    • 1.0 FCE: CHL5607H Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Principles and Theories and CHL5608H Teaching and Learning by the Health Professions: Practical Issues and Approaches.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5613H Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL5622H Patient-Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada.

    • Minimum 1.0 FCE: practicum placement.

    • Elective courses.

    • Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

  • Full-time students normally require longer to complete the program, including time spent in the practicum placement.

Program Length

4 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S/F);
12 sessions part-time

Time Limit

3 years full-time;
6 years part-time

 

Field: Family and Community Medicine (Advanced-Standing Option)

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.

  • Completion in good standing of the public health curriculum of an accredited Canadian medical school and/or meeting the required examinable competencies of the Medical Council of Canada.

Program Requirements

  • Completion of 5.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

    • 0.5 FCE core course: CHL5004H Introduction to Public Health Sciences.

    • 1.0 FCE core course: CHL5603Y Social, Political, and Scientific Issues in Family Medicine.

    • 0.5 FCE core course: CHL5622H Patient-Related Health Care and Public Policy in Canada.

    • 0.5 FCE core course: CHL5624H Historical, Ethical, and Philosophical Foundations of Public Health.

    • 0.5 FCE research methods course selected from the following list:

      • CHL5601H Appraising and Applying Evidence to Assist Clinical Decision-Making.

      • CHL5605H Research Issues in Family Medicine/Primary Care.

      • CHL5613H Leading Improvement in the Quality of Health Care for Community Populations.

      • CHL5616H Applied Survey Methods for Health Care Professionals.

    • 0.5 FCE: CHL6013H0 Required MPH Advanced Standing Practicum.

    • 1.5 FCEs in elective courses.

    • Students may elect to take up to 0.5 FCE on a Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) basis. See the CR/NCR-eligible courses in the course list section.

Program Length

3 sessions full-time (typical registration sequence: F/W/S);
6 sessions part-time

Time Limit

3 years full-time;
6 years part-time

0 Course that may continue over a program. The course is graded when completed.