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Epidemiology (Ph.D.) at McGill University

McGill University, Canada

Programme overview

The Ph.D. in Epidemiology trains scientists and health professionals to design and conduct studies, analyse health data, communicate scientific results and gain insight into the causes and prevention of disease at the population level.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences  |  Department: Epidemiology and Biostatistics  |  Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

What you will study

Integration of biological knowledge of pathogenesis, quantitative analysis and causal inference, and sociological context. Areas of strength include epidemiologic methods, clinical epidemiology, infectious diseases, social epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, global health, environmental epidemiology, chronic diseases and aging, and perinatal epidemiology. PhD1 students take MEDR 718 and MEDR 719.

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Entry requirements

McGill graduate admission minimum: a cumulative GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0, or 3.2 out of 4.0 over the last two full-time academic years, plus two referees and proof of English proficiency unless exempt. Individual academic units may set additional or higher requirements.

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