Required courses
ÌýFall - Year 1
EPIB 601
Fundamentals of Epidemiology
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to epidemiologic concepts and corresponding terms. After an introduction to the history, definition, and purposes of epidemiology, "core" concepts that are relevant in several areas of investigation (e.g., etiologic research, health care research, and community medicine practice) will be presented.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Maria-Graciela Hollm-Delgado, Gilles Paradis, Aviane Auguste
EPIB 607
Inferential Statistics
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Introduction to the basic principles of statistical inference used in clinical and epidemiologic research. Topics include variability; methods of processing and describing data; sampling and sampling distributions; inferences regarding means and proportions, non-parametric methods, regression and correlation.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite (Undergraduate): A first year course in undergraduate differential and integral calculus.
EPIB 613
Intro to Statistical Software
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Introduction to statistical software and data management; including basics of entering, manipulating data and elementary statistical analysis, SAS software, with reference to other packages of potential interest to students (R, Stata, SPSS).
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Prerequisite: Enrolment in Epidemiology stream program or permission of instructor.
PPHS 602
Foundations of Population Hlth
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Introduction to population health and the conceptual basis of the population health approach to measuring disease occurrence and to prevention. Fundamentals of, and methods for, studying burden of disease in population, and how these differ across time, space, and groups. Topics include population dynamics, denominators, occurrence of events, time, person and place, health indicators, standardization, life tables, age, cohort and period effects, disease surveillance and vital statistics. Introduction to the concepts and principles of measurement including measurement error, validity, reliability, and accuracy.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Winter - Year 1
EPIB 603
Intermediate Epidemiology
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Concepts and methods for epidemiology at the intermediate level, including causation, measures of disease occurrence and effect, study designs, biases in epidemiologic research, interaction, and data analysis for categorical and survival data using statistical software.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
EPIB 605
Critical Appraisal in Epid
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: This course provides the opportunity to develop skills to critically evaluate evidence presented in the biomedical and health sciences literature, based on the concepts acquired in the epidemiology introductory courses.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Robyn Tamblyn, Brett Thombs, Andrea Benedetti, Samy Suissa, Christel Renoux, Ugochinyere Ukah
PPHS 612
Principles/Pub Hlth Practice
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: Principles and methods in public health practice. Topics will include investigation in public health, public health intervention, program evaluation, public health and the health care system, society and public health.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Terms
- Instructors
- Gilles Paradis, Nicole Damestoy
EPIB 621
Data Analysis in Health Sci
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Epidemiology & Biostatistics: Univariate and multivariate statistical techniques for continuous categorical and survival data. Topics include generalized linear models, multiple linear and logistic regression, introductory survival analysis, model selection. Maximum likelihood and Bayesean approaches will be presented.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Summer - Year 1
PPHS 630
MScPH Practicum/Project
12 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Population&Pub Health Sciences: The practicum provides the opportunity to integrate classroom learning and practice in a population or public health work environment. The student contributes to an organization's mandate and to addressing a population and/or public health problem while developing skills as a population and/or public health professional and/or researcher.
Offered by: Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Restriction(s): Open to students registered in the M.Sc. in Public Health; Non-Thesis.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024 academic year
Year 2 -ÌýComplementary courses
Students must complete a minimum of 3Ìýcredits from each of the following categories:
Environmental and Occupational Health SciencesÌý
Health Services Research / Policy ManagementÌý
Population Public Health Methods and InterventionsÌý
A further 15Ìýcredits must be selected, based on the student’s specific interests, and/or the stream they select (if applicable).
*See the list of approved Complementary and elective courses on ourÌýMaster of Science in Public Health - Complementary courses pageÌý
Practicum experience & courses
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91ÉçÇø’s mandatory Master of Science in Public Health (MScPH) practicum project lets you apply what you have learned in the classroom in a supervised practice or research setting. You will contribute to an organization's mandate, and address a public health problem of interest to you. You will also develop skills as public health practitioner or researcher. Practicums are available provincially, nationally, and internationally.
We work with students to identify placements related to their goals and interests, as well sources of practicum funding.
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Objectives
- Develop interpersonal, professional and communication skills.
- Build Public Health Core Competencies.
- Apply graduate-level teachings.
- Grow your network of professional contacts for mentorship and job searches.
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ÌýFor more information about the practicum, see our 
91ÉçÇø MScPH Practicum Brochure
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The Practicum Course:
PPHS 630 syllabus