Master of Public Health at University of Ottawa

This degree will provide you with core media skills to help you become an effective communicator across health and medicine, public affairs, public relations, community relations and journalism.

Designed for aspiring and experienced communicators, health advocates, public relations specialists, media experts, and healthcare professionals, the course encourages development of skills in:

• clear communication of public health campaigns and policy topics
• creation of public education programs that nurture a more healthcare-literate population
• the ability to raise awareness of, and advocate for, specific healthcare matters
• management of communication technology, including social media, to ensure information accuracy and uphold ethical standards

While our students come from different disciplines and career stages, all are motivated to make a difference in people's health and wellbeing.

Health Services Research MSc is part of the Population Health Sciences Institute. We lead high-impact research to:

• understand, promote and maintain health and wellbeing for all
• identify, tackle and prevent the causes of ill-health and reduce inequalities
• design and evaluate novel interventions to optimise health and care

Our MSc is ideal for students seeking to gain or enhance a high level of health research skills. It combines a range of high-standard health services research methods. They have the principles of public health science and practice.

You'll complete the course with the skills to be able to proceed with a PhD or tackle higher-level analyses in your area of health services research.

You will learn to promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention through education, behavioral change and environmental awareness. This program offers a strong health science emphasis that provides students with a healthcare foundation while also offering interdisciplinary coursework in Natural Sciences, Psychology, Exercise Science and Communication.