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Health Sciences

Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSc) at University of Northern British Columbia

University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Programme overview

The research-based MSc in Health Sciences takes a student-centred, community-oriented approach to health research, especially for northern, rural, remote and Indigenous communities, across biomedical, epidemiological, community health and ecohealth approaches.

Department: School of Health Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

32 credit hours: five graduate courses (14 credit hours) including Principles of Epidemiology, a graduate seminar and a statistics course, 6 credit hours of electives and a 12 credit-hour thesis.

Career pathways

Equips students for careers in health research, including PhD applications, and suits established health professionals seeking a research orientation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate course in statistics or biostatistics and an undergraduate course in research methodology; criminal record check.

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.

Most graduate programs admit for Fall (September). Some programs (for example Gender Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies, MASc) also have Winter (January) intakes and Interdisciplinary Studies and MASc have Spring (May) intakes. Some programs no longer offer Winter or Spring intakes.

For Fall (September) entry, applications open 1 October; the first deadline is 15 January for most programs (for example MA in Applied Economics, English, History, Gender Studies, MASc, MEng), with a second domestic deadline of 1 July where offered. Winter (January) entry, where offered, opens 15 January with a first deadline of 1 June and a second domestic deadline of 1 November. Spring (May) entry, where offered, has a first deadline of 1 December and a second domestic deadline of 1 March. MA in Disability Management closes 1 July with no extension.

Graduate application fee: CAD 76.50 for domestic applicants and CAD 153.00 for international applicants, non-refundable and paid at submission online or through the Cashier's Office.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unbc.ca/admissions/graduate

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