At University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada, MA/MS in Community Health Sciences is offered as a master's degree in Public Health programme. The programme is delivered on campus.
Also offered as: Doctorate
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Public Health
Delivery: On Campus
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This is a thesis-based Master of Science (MSc) in Community Health Sciences, delivered on campus at the University of Calgary's Foothills Campus. The program addresses problems at the intersection of population health, public health, and education, spanning topics such as biostatistics, disease prevention, health services delivery, and the social determinants of health. Students complete at least two courses, with the specific number varying by specialization, alongside first-year research ethics training and a CIHR sex-and-gender module, ongoing seminar attendance, and an original research thesis with an oral defence; full-time completion is expected within two to three years, with a maximum of four. Available specializations include biostatistics, community rehabilitation and disability studies, epidemiology, health services research, medical education, population and public health, and health economics. Admission requires a four-year bachelor's degree, a minimum 3.3 GPA over the final two years of undergraduate study, a letter from a prospective supervisor, and two reference letters. The program suits students wanting to conduct research with broad health impact, and it serves as a prerequisite for doctoral study, with graduates working as analysts, researchers, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and health promotion specialists.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:3.30 / 4.0
Admission Requirements: Admission requires a minimum GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale over the last two years of full-time study (at least 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree, and a four-year baccalaureate degree or equivalent from a recognized institution. As a thesis-based program, a supervisor must agree to oversee the applicant's research before admission is granted; relevant work or research experience in the chosen specialization is highly recommended. Programme page's English language proficiency (ELP) section defers to the Faculty's ELP requirements in the Academic Calendar without publishing programme-specific scores, so the university-wide English Language Proficiency requirement from ucalgary.ca (IELTS Academic 6.5, TOEFL iBT 86 legacy scale, or Duolingo 120) is cited as the general reference per institution excerpt; exemptions apply after prior study in English per that page.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:For Fall 2027 entry, the University of Calgary opens undergraduate applications for domestic applicants on 1 October 2026 and for international applicants on 15 August 2026, both closing on the same firm application deadline of 1 March 2027, with supporting documents due by 15 March 2027 and offers accepted by 1 May 2027. International applicants follow the identical March 1 deadline; the university publishes no separate, later international closing date. Applications are not accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline for most direct-entry programmes, though a small number of programmes (e.g. Nursing) run further selection rounds into the summer while space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
