Graduate Programs

The world needs public health professionals more than ever before. Explore over twenty graduate programs at Canada's first accredited school of public health and begin making a difference today.

MSc Programs, MPH Programs, MA Programs, PhD Programs, Graduate Embedded Certificates, Professional Development.

Research

Research at the School of Public Health is designed to create evidence-informed links between new knowledge and public health policy and practice. To achieve this goal, we engage in both curiosity-driven and community-driven inquiry, and are committed to productive knowledge exchange.

Explore over 150 research projects and three research centres:

Alumni + Giving

A gift to the School of Public Health goes to work supporting students, advancing research, and ultimately improving the health of people in Alberta and beyond.

Learn more about how you can leave your legacy and make a gift today.

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We Will Shape the Future

Our students are tomorrow’s change makers - tackling today’s population health challenges. They will advance health equity, push the boundaries of our public health knowledge and strengthen communities together. They will, with our support. Join the Shape the Future campaign and help us provide students with the resources they need to become leaders and innovators.

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Driving multisectoral, community-engaged research at the intersections of environmental, social, health and sustainability in the face of climate and economic change.

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Creating partnerships that identify the root causes of inequity and disease in order to foster wide-reaching solutions in our populations.

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Practical learning opportunities for students that promote leadership, partnership and renewed vision in our world.

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Providing access to innovative public health education and knowledge in order to maximize every opportunity to elevate the human and planetary condition.

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School News

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Public health in practice: Dean Laura McDougall visits China

As part of a broader University of Alberta delegation to Wenzhou Medical University, School of Public Health leaders deepen ties with Chinese counterparts and exchange perspectives on community health and public health practice.

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Candace Nykiforuk appointed Vice Dean of the School of Public Health

New Vice Dean brings collaborative leadership and a commitment to community health and institutional excellence.

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Graduate Q&A: Safira Lachapelle

Meet graduate Safira Lachapelle. Safira recently received a master of arts in community engagement (MACE), and was also awarded the Dean’s Gold Medal award. She previously received a BAA from Medicine Hat College.

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