Overview

Features

The School of Public Health at University of Alberta offers a course-based degree of Master of Public Health (MPH) with a specialization in General Public Health (GPH), a thesis-based degree of Master of Science (MSc) with several specializations, a PhD with several specializations, and thesis- and course-based degrees of Master of Arts in Community Engagement (MACE).

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Epidemiology

Medicine

Health Promotion and Socio-behavioural Sciences

Health Services and Policy Research

Public Health

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00

Language

English

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140

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92

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61

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edmonton, Canada

Disciplines

Public Health View 13 other PhDs in Public Health in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.4

English requirements

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140

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

61

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Other requirements

General requirements

A master’s (thesis- or course-based) degree, or its academic equivalent, in a relevant field from an academic institution recognized by the University of Alberta, and

A grade point average of at least 3.4 on the 4 point scale over the last 60 units of graded coursework completed.

A current resumé or curriculum vitae

Letter of intent of no more than 800 words

Three (3) letters of reference

Academic documents

MACE applicants only: Writing sample

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10518 CAD / year

≈ 10518 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4923 CAD / year

≈ 4923 CAD / year

Living costs

Edmonton

Canada

1201 - 1992 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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