Epidemiology (PhD)

The Doctor of Philosophy in Epidemiology is offered by the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health in the Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences. The research-intensive program develops advanced epidemiological research skills applied to the determinants of health and disease, prevention, prognosis, treatment, and outcomes. Students may take the program as offered, or pursue a Global Health option, a Pharmacoepidemiology option focused on the population effects of pharmaceutical products, or a Population Dynamics option covering demographic methods and issues such as population health, migration, aging, and labour markets. Faculty research covers clinical epidemiology, pharmacoepidemiology, cancer, cardiovascular, respiratory, perinatal, environmental and occupational epidemiology, clinical trials, health services research, social epidemiology, infectious diseases, neuroepidemiology, psychiatric epidemiology, global health, and genetic and molecular epidemiology. Graduates pursue careers in public health, health planning, and quality monitoring across health authorities, statistical and technology assessment agencies, the pharmaceutical industry, and clinical or academic research organizations. The program admits students for the Fall term only.