Direct Entry

With the recommendation of the Ph.D. in Public Health Advisory Committee, Ph.D. admission is available
to exceptional students who show outstanding promise and potential for academic research.

• An honours degree or equivalent, from a recognized university in a relevant academic discipline.
• A cumulative weighted average of at least 80% in the last two years of undergraduate study (i.e.
  60 credit units of course work).
• Proof of English proficiency may be required for applicants to graduate programs. Proof of
  English proficiency may be demonstrated through:
  • A minimum of three consecutive years of full-time study or completion of a graduate
    degree at a recognized post-secondary institution, where the exclusive language of
    instruction and examination of the program and/or institution is English; or
  • Provision of evidence of English language proficiency, using one of the approved tests
    listed in the English Language Proficiency Policy.
• Student must have demonstrated substantial promise as measured by academic
  accomplishments, the acquisition of discipline-specific knowledge, and the potenial for
  research, as assessed by the advisory commitee.
• Provide evidence of research achievement (e.g., evidence of significant contribution to a peerreviewed publication or adjudicated research report)
• Provide a statement/letter of intent: This is a two-to-three-page document stating research and
  academic interests, along with rationale for transfer to Ph.D. level of study.
• A letter of support from the applicant’s proposed doctoral supervisor.

A minimum of 12 credit units of courses, including:

• PUBH 804.3*
• 3 credit units in an advanced research methods course approved by the student’s advisory committee
• 6 credit units of elective courses approved by the student's advisory committee
• PUBH 990.0
• PUBH 996.0
• Doctoral candidacy assessment
• Dissertation defence

*If PUBH 804.3 has previously been completed, the student’s advisory committee will approve a substitute course.