Overview

What you will learn

Women and Children's Health Sciences students at the University of British Columbia will develop critical thinking skills to independently design, execute, and evaluate research experiments directly related to women+ and children’s health sciences.

Core concepts will include biomedical, patient- and public-oriented translational research with consideration of social determinants of health and cultural competence, including sex and gender and indigenous health, and research methodologies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Women+ and Children's Health
Perinatal Epidemiology
Critical Appraisal of Research in Reproductive and Children's Health Sciences
Knowledge Translation and Implementation Sciences
Gynecologic Pathologies: Benign and Malignant
Women's Mental Health across their Lifecycle
Overview of Gynecologic Oncology
Pediatric Nutrition
Reproductive Endocrinology
Physiology of the Mother, Fetus and Newborn
Fetal and Perinatal Metabolism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-26 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

65

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Credits

30 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vancouver, Canada

Disciplines

Medicine Health Sciences View 118 other Masters in Health Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

65

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants have to submit transcripts from all past post-secondary study.

A minimum of three references are required for application to graduate programs at UBC. References should be requested from individuals who are prepared to provide a report on your academic ability and qualifications.

Many programs require a statement of interest, sometimes called a "statement of intent", "description of research interests" or something similar.

Course-based programs may assign academic advisors to cohorts of students, but usually do not require applicants to reach out to individual professors / faculty members to seek commitment as their supervisor. Please do not contact faculty members if you are applying to this program.

Permanent Residents of Canada must provide a clear photocopy of both sides of the Permanent Resident card.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

9884 CAD / year

≈ 9884 CAD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5626 CAD / year

≈ 5626 CAD / year

Living costs

Vancouver

Canada

1590 - 2686 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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