MA/MS in Public Health is a master's degree in Public Health programme taught at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 23,125 per year (CAD 8,495 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Public Health
Duration: 2 years
Local tuition: CAD 8,495 / year
International tuition: CAD 23,125 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Lakehead University's Master of Public Health is a course-based graduate program, with no thesis component, aimed at preparing graduates for public health practice rather than research careers. Students choose from four specialization areas: Social-Ecological Systems, Sustainability and Health; Epidemiology; Indigenous and Northern Health; and a collaborative Gerontology option. The program is available full-time on campus over six terms, or two years, or through a flex-time distance format spread over twelve terms, or four years, with no fees charged after the second year; distance students attend real-time classes via videoconferencing and access materials through the university's online learning platform, generally in the evening, while full-time students attend daytime classes. Admission requires a four-year bachelor's degree with at least a B average, along with a curriculum vitae, a statement of goals, English test results where required, and possibly an interview, with preference given to applicants with a background in statistics and research methods. The program suits professionals or recent graduates seeking applied public health training in a flexible full-time or long-distance format.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants must be graduates of a recognised university, college, or institute holding a four-year bachelor's degree, or equivalent, with at least second-class (B) standing; applicants from British-pattern grading systems need a minimum of Second Class, Upper Division. The programme does not mandate specific undergraduate coursework, though preference is given to applicants who have completed statistics and research-methods courses. Applicants whose first language is not English must meet Lakehead's graduate minimum: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 80 overall with no component below 19, PTE Academic 58 overall with no component below 50, or Duolingo 120 overall with no subscore below 115. A curriculum vitae and a statement of goals and intentions are required, and an interview may also be requested, with the Department of Health Sciences Admissions Committee making the final decision.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:Applications for the 2027 cycle open mid-September 2026. Domestic Fall 2027 deadlines are January 15, 2027 for current Ontario high-school (101) applicants and August 31, 2027 for other domestic applicants, with Winter 2027 domestic entry due December 1, 2026; college-transfer applicants have until March 1, 2027. International applicants must apply by March 1, 2027 for Fall 2027 entry and November 2, 2026 for Winter 2027 entry. These exclude the Two-Year Bachelor of Education, the Bachelor of Social Work and Nursing, which carry their own dates. Programmes generally keep accepting applications after the recommended deadline while space remains, so admission runs on a rolling basis in practice even though firm dates are published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
