Health

Dalhousie University’s Doctor of Philosophy in Health programme prepares the next generation of leaders in health. Graduates are on the right track to successful careers as researchers, academics and leaders in health as well as science, medicine, academia, research, health promotion, community health, environmental health science, health policy and management.

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.

Curriculum: 

• Health Research: Ways of Knowing and Doing

• Health Research: Doing Scholarly Inquiry

• Comprehensive Examination

• Conference Presentation

• Peer-reviewed Publication

• Doctoral Thesis