Admission Requirements

  • Master’s degree, or equivalent from a recognized university in a relevant academic discipline.
  • A cumulative weighted average of at least a 70% (USask grade system equivalent) in the coursework required in master’s program.
  • 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.
  • A letter of support from the applicant’s proposed doctoral supervisor.
  • A statement/letter of intent: a two-to-three-page document stating research and academic interests, along with related experience. 

Degree requirements

Students must maintain continuous registration in the 996 course

  • GPS 960.0
  • GPS 961.0, if research involves human subjects
  • GPS 962.0, if research involves animal subjects

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.