Overview

Dalhousie University 's Doctor of Philosophy in Health graduates are high quality, independent researchers, academics and leaders who can lead research and research teams influencing and directing health outcomes, health promotion, health care delivery and services, and social well-being.

The Faculty of Health (Dal Health) is one of the largest and most complex Faculties at Dalhousie University, comprised of eight Schools (Nursing, Social Work, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Health & Human Performance, and Communication Sciences & Disorders), the College of Pharmacy, Clinical Vision Science Programme, the Healthy Populations Institute, and the Centre for Collaborative Clinical Learning and Research (C3LR-CHEB). The Faculty’s PhD in Health Programme is unique within Canada.

Possible careers include:

Health services manager

Healthcare consultant

Professor

Medical scientist

Programme options

Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.

Project: If you don’t have a research-based Masters degree, choose our three-year project stream. Before writing your thesis, you’ll complete a research project in your chosen area.

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Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Health Research: Ways of Knowing and Doing

Health Research: Doing Scholarly Inquiry

Comprehensive Examination

Conference Presentation

Peer-reviewed Publication

Doctoral Thesis

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Halifax, Canada

Disciplines

Health Sciences View 42 other PhDs in Health Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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65

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Candidates must satisfy the general requirements for admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. In addition to these, the programme has the following requirements:

Students will be accepted into the PhD programme only after completion of a master’s degree from an accredited programme. Applicants who have completed a research (thesis-based) master’s degree are eligible for the two-year residency PhD programme and those who have completed a non-thesis master’s degree are eligible for the three-year residency PhD programme. Enrollnment must be on a full-time basis and there is no distance learning option.

FGS minimum requirements:

Minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B average) in the last 60 credit hours of study

For International applicants, a minimum English Language Competency score of TOEFL 92 (Internet) or IELTS 7.

Academic Curriculum Vitae (CV)

Proposed Supervisor: Letter of Support and Commitment

Proposed Research and Support Plan

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

7053 CAD / year

≈ 7053 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

7053 CAD / year

≈ 7053 CAD / year

Living costs

Halifax

Canada

1235 - 1956 CAD / month

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Funding

Financial information

Dalhousie offers competitive tuition rates and funding programmes to support graduate students in almost all of its degree programmes.

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Overview

Possible careers include:

Programme options

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Halifax

Funding

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