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Health (PhD) at Dalhousie University

Dalhousie University, Canada

Programme overview

Preparing the next generation of leaders in health. The graduates from the PhD in Health are high quality, independent researchers, academics and leaders who can lead research and research teams influencing and directing health outcomes, health promotion, health care delivery and services, and social well-being.

Faculty: Health  |  Duration: 5 years or longer  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Career pathways

Graduates of the PhD in Health are on the right track to successful careers as researchers, academics and leaders in health as well as science, medicine, academia, research, health promotion, community health, environmental health science, health policy and management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addictions Learn more about PhD in Health faculty and their research. The Faculty of Graduate Studies sets the minimum admission standards that are required for entry into graduate programs. Students will be considered for acceptance into the PhD in Health program only after completion of a Master’s degree from an accredited program. Applicants who have completed a research (thesis-based) Master’s will be eligible for the two-year residency PhD program and those who have completed a non-thesis Master’s program are eligible for the three-year residency PhD program. Enrollment must be on a full-time basis and there is no distance learning option. Please note that we no longer accept mid-year admission to the program. Applicants must be prepared to begin their program in the Fall semester.

CAD 7,338 a year (2026). 2026-27 Graduate Studies Doctorate fee schedule, tuition rate per year (Canadian students column). Dalhousie states PhD students are not charged additional international tuition fees. Tuition only: excludes mandatory incidental, auxiliary and society fees Source

Graduate intakes: September, January and May.

General Faculty of Graduate Studies deadlines: September admission June 1 (Canadian applicants) and April 1 (non-Canadian); January admission October 31 (Canadian) and August 31 (non-Canadian); May admission February 28 (Canadian) and December 31 (non-Canadian). Program deadlines may differ. The application fee is $115, payable online with the application.

Apply through the official page: https://apply.dal.ca/apply/

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