Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Health Care Research (DALLA LANA SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH)

at University Of Toronto

Term 1 – Fall
 

• Introduction to Public Health Sciences

• Biostatistics I

• Public Health Policy

• Epidemiologic Methods I

• Population Perspectives for Epidemiology 

• Elective

Term 2 – Winter
 

• Biostatistics II

• Epidemiologic Methods II

• Health Trends and Surveillance 

• Scientific Overviews in Epidemiology

• 1 – 2 Electives

Term 3 – Summer    

Required MPH Practicum + Long Extension to Required Practicum

Terms 4 and 5 – Fall and Winter

In their second year, students complete diverse combinations of approved graduate credits (regular courses or additional practicum placements) to bring the total number of credits completed to 10.0

MPH students are admitted under the General Regulations of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS) and should hold an appropriate bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a recognized university with at least a mid-B average in final year of the degree, or in the last 5.0 full course equivalents completed at a senior level. 

Minimum Admission Requirements for MPH Epidemiology:
 

• at least one undergraduate statistics course is required for Epidemiology.  There is a requirement for a minimum grade (B+ or higher) and content of the qualifying course(s). Please review the MPH statistics requirements information.

International applicants

No applicant will be admitted without evidence of English Language Proficiency (ELP).  As per the policy of the School of Graduate Studies (SGS), the following applicants do not have to provide direct supporting evidence of ELP in the application.
 

• A Canadian citizen who studied at a Canadian university where instruction is in English or French
• Any applicant who has obtained a qualifying undergraduate degree from an institution recognized by the University of Toronto and where the language of instruction and examination is uniformly English.

If either criterion above is satisfied, the application can be submitted without test scores or other proof of ELP.

Otherwise, an approved test of English Language Proficiency must be submitted at the time of application.  Scores must meet the minimum requirements set by SGS and must be valid (taken within 2 years of submission of the application).

If an applicant is required to submit proof of ELP and does not include this with the application, by the application deadline, the application will be considered incomplete and inadmissible. 

Applicants who studied outside Canada must consult the School of Graduate Studies website to be sure that separate evidence of ELP can be waived. The SGS website lists those countries where university instruction in English will be recognized without further documentation. 

The SGS website also has an international degree equivalency tool that may be consulted to determine minimum admission requirements for graduates from recognized institutions outside Canada.  Admission eligibility cannot be determined until a complete application is submitted. We are not able to review or assess your academic record without an official application to a graduate degree program, including payment of the appropriate application fee.

Annual tuition fees

CA $34,383

The program prepares all students to pursue their choice of career in research and/or in applied public health. Many of our graduates have been accepted into PhD programs in Epidemiology and related fields in Canada and internationally. Many of our alumni hold positions as epidemiologists, data analysts and managers in public health units and government departments. We have alumni who are senior managers of research in medical and public health research institutes, and also alumni who work in the private and not-for-profit sectors.

Some of our graduates each year enter health professional training such as medicine and nursing and many of those have combined their clinical and public health training to become senior leaders in population health or clinician-scientists.