Master of Science (MSc)

The MSc program in Epidemiology and Applied Health Research emphasizes knowledge, analytical skills, and formal evaluative methods with application to disease prevention, health promotion, patient-centered outcomes, and assessment of health service and system needs. 

Admission Requirements
The typical MSc student has had undergraduate training in a scientific and/or health professional discipline and often has experience in research or other work related to health. Admission standards are consistent with those of Dalhousie University's Faculty of Graduate Studies, with the exception of higher minimum requirements for: GPA 3.3, TOEFL (iBT) 100, IELTS 7.5. The Epidemiology and Applied Health Research program requires the development and mastery of substantial quantitative skill. To ensure that applicants are likely to be successful in the program, we require evidence of quantitative proficiency, demonstrated by strong performance in a recent math or statistics course, or other evidence of quantitative skills. Enrolment is limited. Limited numbers of part-time students are accepted. Selected applicants will be interviewed as part of the admissions process.

Application Deadline
January 31 (for September start) is the deadline for completed applications.
Students planning to apply for Dalhousie University Scholarships or for external funding should be mindful of deadlines and should submit their program application materials well before this deadline to be reviewed for eligibility.

Curriculum
The program requires four core courses, three elective course, a thesis development seminar, and a thesis.

CORE (required):
EPAH 5010.03 Principles of Epidemiology and Population Health
EPAH 5019.03 Principles of Biostatistics
EPAH 6019.03 Biostatistical Modeling
EPAH 6020.03 Advanced Epidemiology
EPAH 7000.00 Thesis Development Seminar
EPAH 9000.00 MSc Thesis

The Master's Thesis is a major part of the MSc program. A thesis includes the design and execution of an applied research project in the field of Epidemiology and Applied Health Research. Full-time students are expected to complete the program within two years.

ELECTIVES (choose 3):
Can be elective courses offered by the Department
Can be graduate level electives offered by other Departments (with permission of our Graduate Coordinator)

EPAH 5000.03 Population Health
EPAH 5040.03 Introduction to Health Services Research and Policy
EPAH 6001.03 Environmental and Occupational Health
EPAH 6003.03 Introduction to Global Health
EPAH 6010.03 Community Health Practicum
EPAH 6024.03 Methods in Clinical Trials
EPAH 6049.03 An Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis in Health Care
EPAH 6052.03 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
EPAH 6054.03 Use and Analysis of Secondary Data
EPAH 6056.03 Introduction to Health Data Science Analytics: Applied Machine Learning and Statistical Learning in Epidemiology
EPAH 6060.03 Directed Readings course
EPAH 6080.03 Measurement in Epidemiological Research
EPAH 6090.03 Clinical Epidemiology Research Methods
EPAH 6410.03 Applied Research in Health Data Science
EPAH 6450.03 Economics of Health Policy

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