Community Health & Epidemiology Master's (MSc), Doctorate (PhD)

How to apply

MSc program

Application deadlines

November 1 (of the year prior to anticipated admission) – Selected applicants will be supported in their scholarship applications. If you wish to be considered for this support, your application must be received by November 1 (of the year prior to anticipated admission).
January 31 – Deadline for completed applications.

Application form

Applications are submitted through the online application system. Please see Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Application fee ($115)

This payment can be made online with a credit card or by way of the other methods listed in the body of the application itself. If you are not able to pay online, please contact the Office of the Registrar to make payment. Do not send your payment to the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology

Documents

Applicants must submit the following:

  • Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
  • Two confidential reference letters: normally required to be from academics familiar with your work. Further details are available on the Faculty of Graduate Studies website Submitting your supporting documents
  • A curriculum vitae providing an overview of your qualifications and experience, including: academic history with all post-secondary institutions and degrees; professional, volunteer, general leadership experience and history; publications and presentations; awards and honors
  • A one-page ‘Personal statement’ document that includes: 1) Your professional interests and career objectives, and 2) Your research interests related to the MSc program in Epidemiology and Applied Health Research
  • A one-page ‘Quantitative training and experience’ document that includes description of courses in statistics or other quantitative courses and any practical experience with quantitative analyses. If applicable, list any relevant statistics course(s) that are shown on your university transcripts, when you took each course (year and term), and the general topics that were covered. If applicable, provide a concise description of the types of statistical analyses that you have conducted in the past two years.
  • Proof of English language competency (if applicable): TOEFL iBT: 100; IELTS 7.5, EAP2 A.

Please check the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for detailed information about supporting documents

*We recognize that Mi’kmaw, other Indigenous and African Nova Scotian communities face unique and unjust barriers for graduate studies. We use a holistic application review process; if you are a member of one of these local communities and would like to discuss our application procedure or specific components (e.g., application fee, GPA, letters of reference), please contact chegrad@dal.ca.

Contact

Tina Bowdridge
Graduate Administrative Coordinator
Community Health & Epidemiology | Dalhousie University
5790 University Avenue | 4th floor, Room 420 | Halifax, NS B3H 1V7
Tel: 902-494-3575
Email: chegrad@Dal.ca


PhD program

Application deadlines

September 1 (of the year prior to anticipated admission) – Selected applicants will be supported in their scholarship applications. If you wish to be considered for this support, your application must be received by September 1 (of the year prior to anticipated admission).
December 1 (of the year prior to anticipated admission) – Deadline for completed applications.

Identify a supervisor

Prospective applicants are advised to begin communicating with faculty members at the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology to identify a supervisor who is willing to support you educationally and, if you do not obtain outside support, financially.

Application form

Applications are submitted through the online application system. Please see Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Application fee ($115)

This payment can be made online with a credit card or by way of the other methods listed in the body of the application itself. If you are not able to pay online, please contact the Office of the Registrar to make payment. Do not send your payment to the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology

Documents

Applicants must submit the following:

  • Three confidential, academic reference letters
  • Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
  • Proof of English language competency if the first language is not English
  • A curriculum vitae
  • A one-page outline of the proposed doctoral research
  • A one-page statement of research experience to date, professional interests and career objectives
  • An example of written work (e.g. a published paper or research report)
  • A one-page statement outlining how you intend to fund your PhD study
  • A letter from the identified PhD supervisor describing what communication they had with you and how they plan to mentor and support your doctoral research

Please check the Faculty of Graduate Studies website for detailed information about supporting documents

Contact

Tina Bowdridge
Graduate Administrative Coordinator
Community Health & Epidemiology | Dalhousie University
5790 University Avenue | 4th floor, Room 420 | Halifax, NS B3H 1V7
Tel: 902-494-3575
Email: chegrad@Dal.ca


Funding and awards

Visit Funding & support for more information about funding opportunities and awards.

Tuition & Fees

For information on tuition and fees please see Money Matters