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Health Sciences

Master of Public Health (MPH) at Lakehead University

Lakehead University, Canada

Programme overview

The Master of Public Health at Lakehead University is a course-based program preparing graduates for public health practice, offered full-time on campus, full-time at a distance, or flexible full-time at a distance (evening classes via Zoom and D2L). A Gerontology collaborative option is available.

Department: Department of Health Sciences  |  Duration: Full-time: six terms (2 years); flex-time: twelve terms (4 years)  |  Intake: Fall (September) 2027; application opens October 2026  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time; online  |  Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Course-based study of current public health science and service, with focus areas including social-ecological systems, sustainability and health, epidemiology, Indigenous and northern health, and gerontology.

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Application information

Entry requirements

CV, Statement of Goals and Intentions; preference to applicants with statistics and research methods courses; an interview may be required.

Main intake: September (Fall). January (Winter) intake for select programs including Biology, Chemistry, Master in Education, Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Forestry, Geology, Physics and Sociology; May (Spring) intake for select programs including Biology, Chemistry, Education, Forestry (thesis-based) and Geology.

Lakehead has three intake periods: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Spring/Summer (May/July).

Applications are received continually; recommended complete package dates: February 1 for a Fall start, September 16 for a Winter start and January 15 for a Spring start. The non-refundable application fee is $125 CAD, paid through the online Graduate Studies application.

Apply through the official page: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/admissions/how-to-apply

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