At University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Canada, MA/MS in Health Sciences is offered as a master's degree in Health Sciences programme. The programme runs for 24 months, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 5,483 per semester (CAD 2,218 per semester for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Master's Degree
Field:Health Sciences
Duration: 24 months
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 2,218 / semester
International tuition: CAD 5,483 / semester
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program is a thesis-based Master of Science in Health Sciences delivered in person on the Lethbridge campus, completed in 24 months full-time or 48 months part-time. Students complete four core courses, including research methodology and either statistics or qualitative analysis, before pursuing applied research within their chosen area. Applicants must secure a potential supervisor before submitting an application. Research areas covered include public health, nutrition and physical activity, chronic disease prevention such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, Indigenous health, mental health and addiction, and health policy and management. An optional co-operative education component allows students to gain paid work experience in health-related fields. The program suits students aiming to examine health, wellness, and quality of life across populations and to analyze health systems, services, and policy. Graduates pursue health-research careers in government agencies, nonprofit organizations, healthcare delivery, medical research, Indigenous health organizations, and academic institutions.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The MSc Health Sciences program page does not itself publish admission requirements; it states that applicants are required to secure a potential supervisor before submitting an application, and directs applicants to the university's general graduate Admission Requirements, Admission & Application, and How To Apply pages for GPA thresholds, prior credential requirements and application materials. Graduate applicants whose first language is not English must meet uLethbridge's graduate English Language Proficiency requirement, published on a separate page; specific accepted tests and scores were not stated on either the program page or the general admission pages retrieved this run.
Application Details
Start Date:Fall
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants to the University of Lethbridge for Fall 2027 entry apply by 30 June 2027 (post-secondary applicants) or 15 December 2026 (direct-entry high-school applicants), with admission-decision documents due by 30 June or 15 July 2027 and final documents by 1-15 August 2027; for Winter 2028 entry the domestic deadline is 1 November 2027. International applicants for Fall 2027 apply by 15 June 2027, with decision documents due 30 June 2027 and final documents by 15 July 2027; for Winter 2028 the international deadline is 15 September 2027. Applications for Fall 2027 opened 14 September 2026. Deadlines vary by program and campus and are not rolling in the open-ended sense, though the university notes some programmes may close early once capacity is reached. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
