Overview

The Public Health Sciences PhD program from Queen's University place an emphasis on close faculty-student relations and a philosophy that puts the student first.

Key facts:

Through coursework, thesis opportunities, and involvement in the academic life of our department, our students graduate with an in-depth understanding of public health research.

Our graduates are able to function as independent investigators in academic, health-research institutes and health-research government agencies, or as emerging public-health leaders in government or the private sector.

Programme Structure

All students in the PHS PhD program are required to complete a comprehensive exam. The exam will include written and oral components.

The qualifying written exam is an open-book examination approximately three hours in duration.

The qualifying oral exam is: a 15-minute presentation by the candidate on a prespecified topic article, follow by questions from the examiners; and a second 15-minute presentation of a proposal to move knowledge on that topic forward, followed by questions from the examiners.

Both written and oral exams are designed to assess the candidate's knowledge of broad public-health research methods and, for the Epidemiology Specialization student, an in-depth understanding of epidemiologic concepts and methods.

Student's competence in the core areas related to the research.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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

Language

English

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kingston, Canada

Disciplines

Public Health View 13 other PhDs in Public Health in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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65

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Other requirements

General requirements

Two academic letters of recommendation. Normally one of these would be from your MSc thesis supervisor. If you have been out of university for more than five years, one or more professional recommendations may be included. Referees will receive an email from the School of Graduate Studies requesting their letter.

Prior to submitting your online application, you will be given the opportunity to upload your transcripts and any other documentation.

A Curriculum Vitae (emailed to the Graduate Assistant).

A one-page outline of an initial, potential plan for doctoral research (emailed to the Graduate Assistant).

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

5772 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

5772 CAD / year

≈ 5772 CAD / year

Living costs

Kingston

Canada

1015 - 1615 CAD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Kingston

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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