| | Health Sciences (MHSc) - Master of Health Science | | |
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| School | The University of British Columbia - Vancouver - Faculty of Graduate Studies | | |
| Location | Vancouver, BC, Canada | | |
| School Type | Graduate School | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 47,000
Full-time Graduate: 11,368 | | |
| Degree | Master | | |
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| Entry Grade (%)* | 76% | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | The program is restricted to applicants who have an MD or equivalent (e.g., dentistry or veterinary medicine). | | |
| Cost |
Cost per year is the tuition per year plus annual increase, usually 2%-5%.
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| Description | The Master of Health Science (MHSc) degree is a degree designed to give the graduate strong clinical research methodology skills that can be applied to their academic and clinical interests. The program is adapted towards students who have an MD or equivalent (e.g., dentistry or veterinary medicine), and want to gain skills in applying epidemiological and statistical methods to evaluating and conducting clinical research.
Students pursue course work in clinical research skills. These skills will include epidemiological design and analysis, systematic reviews, clinical trial design, data analysis and presentation. Qualitative as well as program and economic evaluation methodology courses are available. The underlying precepts for all courses are critical thinking skills. There will be an opportunity to explore health policy and population health concepts through a limited number of electives that are part of the program. | | |
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