Master of Health Sciences (Course Based)

The master’s program in Health Sciences focuses on providing students with opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in fields of Kinesiology, Community, Public, and Population Health, and Health Informatics. Within the areas of Kinesiology, Community, Public, and Population Health, and Health Informatics, students have the option to pursue a thesis or course-based Master of Health Sciences.

The Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) program focuses on providing students with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills required to conduct high-quality research culminating in a master’s thesis or a course-based research project.

Course-Based Option

As a course-based degree, students, in the course-based stream, will combine course work, seminars, and a course-based project, to achieve the program’s core objectives. Required courses, Intermediate Statistics for Health Sciences or Qualitative Methods in Health Research and either Studies in Community, Public, and Population Health (Community, Public, and Population Health), Studies in Kinesiology (Kinesiology), or Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Health Informatics (Health Informatics) and elective courses will lay the foundation for students to gain advanced knowledge and skills in the field of their choosing. By virtue of the strong course base and experience gained in the capstone project course, graduates from the MHSc Course-Based program will be well prepared to take on higher-level roles within the health profession, seek funding for projects or research to be undertaken at their workplace, or advance their career and professional development.