Health Policy (PhD)

The PhD in Health Policy at McMaster University, offered through McMaster's School of Graduate Studies, trains researchers to make original contributions to health policy understanding and practice, combining theory and empirical methods to frame, investigate, and answer questions in the field. Research areas include determinants of health and health inequalities, health-system equity, health-care financing, organization and delivery of care, health human resources, health technology assessment, knowledge transfer, patient-centred care, values and ethics, global and Indigenous health policy, mental health, and public health. The program is offered full-time or part-time, over a nominal length of four years, with typical entry in September, and culminates in a dissertation defended before an examination committee. Graduates pursue leadership roles in government, consulting, non-governmental organizations, or private industry, in addition to academic careers.