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MPH* Epidemiology Specialization
Practica and the Capstone Project
The objective of the research-based practicum is to provide students with supervised research experience in academic and research institutions, to integrate course work and further develop research skills. They also offer a chance to explore the kinds of jobs that students may take on completion of the degree, and to inform students of options for further academic training (e.g., the
PhD).
The objective of the public health practice-based practicum is to provide students with supervised field experience in community health agencies in Canada, to integrate course work and further develop practical skills. They also offer a chance to explore the kinds of jobs that students may take up upon completion of the degree.
A minimum of one practicum placement will be completed by all students, with the option to take additional practicum offerings to reach or go beyond the total number of course credits required for the program. Students may take field placement and research practica in various combinations (e.g., two independent field or research practica, or one of each).
Students who wish a more intensive and longer-term research- or practice-based experience may register for multiple practicum placements with the same supervisor/agency and treat the sequence of practicum placements as a Master’s Capstone Project. Students are expected to develop a practicum plan with the supervisor over the planned series of practica, equaling a minimum of 3.0 credits (through a combination of CHL6010Y/CHL6011H and CHL6020Y/CHL6021H/CHL6022Y practicum course entries. The plan will include appropriate and evaluable objectives associated with each of the individual practica in the sequence. By the end of the last practicum in the sequence, the
student will have prepared a final report or paper, the Capstone Project report. The report may take a number of different forms, including a peer-reviewable research publication, a health status report, or a grant application. The report must be presented
in a public forum and revised by the student, based on feedback received,
as part of the final practicum.
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*known as the MHSc degree prior to September 1, 2009.
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