Master of Public Health

The MPH field in Indigenous Health starts in May annually.

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.

Program Requirements

See amendment made on April 3, 2024.

• Completion of 10.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:
  • 0.5 FCE 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.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5103H Health Promotion 1.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5520H Indigenous Health.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5521H Indigenous Practicum Preparation.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5522H Indigenous Food Systems, Environment, and Health.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5523H Indigenous Health and Social Policy.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5524H Indigenous Health Theory and Methods.
  • 0.5 FCE: CHL5525H Indigenous Social Determinants of Health 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

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

Time Limit

3 years full-time;
6 years part-time