Practicum
The MHSc program includes a practicum as a required component completed as a full-time placement in Block 3, 4 or 5.
- It requires a minimum of 8 weeks (320 hours) and equals one full course equivalent (FCE).
- Students have an option to extend it to 12 weeks (480 hours) and earn an additional 0.5 FCE.
If exceptional circumstances prevent the student from engaging in a work placement, the student can meet the requirements of the practicum by completing a project.
Course Requirements
10 FCE and 1 Project Practicum (1.0 FCE equivalent)
Creating a Framework for Continuous Leadership Development
Canada’s Health System and Health Policy – Part 1
Theory and Practice of Strategic Planning and Management in Health Services Organizations
Introduction to Health Information Systems
Quantitative Methods for Health Services Management and Policy
Canada’s Health System and Health Policy – Part 2
Strategic Management of Quality and Organizational Behaviour in Health Services Organizations
Health Services Accounting
Program Planning and Evaluation
Translating Leadership Into Practice Part 1
Introduction to eHealth: Informatics, Innovations and Information Systems
Human Resources Management and Labour Relations in the Health Field
Competition, Cooperation and Strategy in Health Care
HAD6011H
Field Practicum Extension
Operations Research: Tools for Quantitative Health Care Decision Making
Health Services Marketing
Year 2 – Winter electives:
Case Studies in Health Policy
Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity
Students may enrol in elective courses offered through IHPME, or other departments within the University. Please discuss with the MHSc Program Director. If approved, contact the course instructor. If given permission to enrol in the course, complete an Add/Drop form and submit to the MHSc Program Assistant.
Finance Your Degree
At IHPME, we offer a variety of financial supports to help you succeed in our graduate programs.
Graduate Administrator
Zoe Downie-Ross
Phone Number: (416) 946-3486
Email Address: ihpme.grad.admin@utoronto.ca
Coordinates student records, graduate funding, and student-related awards.
Graduate Assistant
Nadia Ismail
Phone Number: (416) 946-4100
Email Address: ihpme.grad.assist@utoronto.ca
Coordinates various graduate initiatives including defences, student events, and graduation.
MHSc Program Assistant
Anita Morehouse
Phone Number: 416-946-3922
Email Address: ihpme.mhsc.courses@utoronto.ca
Manages the MHSc courses including enrolment, grades, and access to Quercus
Graduate Placements
Christina Lopez
Phone Number: (416) 978-1108
Email Address: ihpme.placements@utoronto.ca
Coordinates details involving student placement and experiential learning