24 monthsProgramme duration
17,733 CADTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Arts Health Promotion (MA Health Promotion) program focuses on understanding and challenging inequities in health across diverse settings and populations.
If you have an interest in solving important social health issues and conducting research that may influence the health and well-being of individuals and communities, this program will provide the challenges, skills, opportunities, and support to help you reach your goals.
Through valuable connections to community-based organizations, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations, students have many opportunities to apply their theoretical knowledge to research, policy, and practice.
Some benefits of the MA Health Promotion:
- Flexibility and receptiveness to thinking in new ways, enhanced responsiveness to changes in the field and discipline.
- Commitment and capacity to supervise and mentor a variety of graduate students.
- Informal and formal opportunities to share research ideas and approaches.
- Success in research funding awards for graduate students.
- Direct connections to the Centre for Excellence in Health Promotion and the Atlantic Centre for Excellence in Women's Health.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
MA
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
The Master of Arts Health Promotion (MA Health Promotion) program focuses on understanding and challenging inequities in health across diverse settings and populations.
If you have an interest in solving important social health issues and conducting research that may influence the health and well-being of individuals and communities, this program will provide the challenges, skills, opportunities, and support to help you reach your goals.
Through valuable connections to community-based organizations, government agencies, and not-for-profit organizations, students have many opportunities to apply their theoretical knowledge to research, policy, and practice.
Some benefits of the MA Health Promotion:
- Flexibility and receptiveness to thinking in new ways, enhanced responsiveness to changes in the field and discipline.
- Commitment and capacity to supervise and mentor a variety of graduate students.
- Informal and formal opportunities to share research ideas and approaches.
- Success in research funding awards for graduate students.
- Direct connections to the Centre for Excellence in Health Promotion and the Atlantic Centre for Excellence in Women's Health.
Admission Requirements
- Minimum 3.5 GPA and graduation from four-year undergraduate program
- Relevant background
- A Dalhousie Health Promotion faculty member who agrees to supervise you
- A grade of ‘B’ or higher in both a research methods and a statistics course
- Some experience with research (e.g. Honours degree, research assistantship, etc.)
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
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