Master of Science in Community Health (MSc (Med)) at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador

Programme overview

The MSc (Med) in Community Health is a thesis-based programme designed for two years of full-time study in the Faculty of Medicine. Full-time students who surpass minimum academic requirements receive a minimum stipend for two years. Delivered on the St. John's campus.

Faculty: School of Graduate Studies | Department: Division of Population Health and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine | Duration: 2 years full-time | Intake: Fall (application deadline January 15) | Study mode: full-time | Location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

What you will study

Coursework is generally completed in the first year and thesis research in the second.

Career pathways

Public health, research assistant, coordinator, programme planner and consultant roles, and academic positions.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree (minimum second class) in an appropriate area of study, an undergraduate-level statistics course, and agreement of a faculty member to supervise thesis research (applications without a confirmed supervisor are not assessed).

Graduate intakes are Fall (September to December), Winter (January to April) and Spring (May to August); the intake offered depends on the programme, and most master's programmes admit for Fall.

Deadlines vary by programme. January 15: Anthropology, Applied Ocean Technology, Archaeology, Data Science, Environmental Policy, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Mathematics and Statistics, Music, Nursing (MScN), Occupational Health and Safety, Political Science (MA), Public Health (both streams) (Fall). February 1: Education (most diplomas and MEd), Environmental Science, Human Kinetics and Recreation, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Health Ethics (Fall). February 15: Employment Relations, Humanities (MPhil), Scientific Computing (Fall). March 15: Management (MMgt) (Fall). April 1: Engineering and Applied Science graduate diploma and MASc (Fall), Software Engineering international (Fall), Artificial Intelligence for Canadian applicants (Fall); December 1: Artificial Intelligence for all applicants, Computer Science (all programmes), Management (MSc), Engineering (MEng) (Fall). See the source page for all programmes, including Winter and Spring intakes.

Graduate application processing fee: $60 for Canadian applicants and $120 for non-Canadian applicants; Pharmacy adds a faculty fee of $125 (Canadian) or $175 (international) and Music adds $40 for the MMus; late fee $30 up to one week after the deadline and $10 for each subsequent week.

Apply through the official page: https://www.mun.ca/become/graduate/apply-to-memorial/

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