PhD Community Health Sciences at University of Manitoba

Programme overview

The Community Health Sciences (PhD) program prepares you for a career teaching community health sciences, training other researchers, designing and executing major research projects and serving as a senior advisor or consultant in health care policy and planning. Gain broad multidisciplinary training in the concepts and methods of population-based health sciences and their application in the practice of population and public health and preventative medicine.

Faculty: Rady Faculty of Health Sciences | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time; part-time option | Intake: Application Deadlines: This program accepts applications for Fall entry only. | Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

What you will study

The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies and the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences offer a four-year program of study leading to a Doctor of Philosophy in Community Health Sciences.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be considered for admission, you must meet the following minimum requirements: Educational Background:One of the following degrees:Thesis-based master’s degree in Community Health Sciences or Public Health with content equivalent to that offered by the department. Thesis-based master’s degree in Basic Medical Sciences, Biological Sciences, or Social Sciences. Thesis-based professional master’s degree, such as Nursing, Education, or Social Work. English Language Proficiency:IELTS: Overall score of at least 7, must include all components of the test (i.e., listening, reading, writing and speaking), where the writing band is not lower than a score of 7. TOEFL (Internet-Based): Minimum total score of 92, with a writing score no lower than 21. TOEFL (iBT 2026): Minimum total score of 5, with a writing score no lower than 4.5.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry in Fall, Winter or Summer term. Fall applications open July 1 of the year before term start, Winter applications open September 1 two years prior to term start, Summer applications open April 1 of the year prior to term start.

Graduate application fee: $100 CAD domestic, $130 CAD international; non-refundable. Deadlines are set per program.

Apply through the official page: https://applygrad.umanitoba.ca/apply

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