Dalhousie University offers PhD in Health, a doctorate in Health Sciences programme in Halifax, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 10,832 per year (CAD 7,338 per year for local students).
This is a doctoral program offered through Dalhousie University's Faculty of Health, oriented toward preparing researchers and leaders in health-related fields. The program emphasizes interprofessional collaboration: doctoral candidates work alongside colleagues from across the Faculty of Health as well as related units such as the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience. Research undertaken by students spans a range of health disciplines rather than following a single fixed specialization, allowing candidates to pursue topics aligned with faculty expertise across the health sciences. Graduates are prepared for careers as researchers, academics, and leaders within health organizations and institutions. The program suits applicants seeking to conduct original, supervised research in health while engaging with scholars from multiple disciplines, including medicine and psychology, and who are aiming toward academic or senior research careers in health.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.00 / 4.33
Admission Requirements: Dalhousie's PhD in Health requires a completed master's degree from an accredited program; those with a thesis-based master's qualify for the two-year residency track, while non-thesis master's holders follow a three-year track. The Faculty of Graduate Studies sets a minimum GPA of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate or graduate study. International applicants need a minimum English score of TOEFL iBT 92 or IELTS Academic 7. Applications require a proposed research statement (maximum 1,000 words), evidence of research experience, an academic CV, two reference letters, a training-and-mentorship plan, and a letter from a confirmed supervisor committing to fund the student a minimum of $10,000-$12,000 a year. The December 15 deadline is for internal scholarship and teaching-assistantship consideration.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
