Thesis Requirements:
The purpose of the dissertation is to undertake an original theory-driven investigation characterized by rigorous methodology and capable of making a significant contribution to knowledge about the subject under study. The dissertation supervisor must have their primary graduate appointment in the Institute of IHPME.
The dissertation process includes:
- Preparation and oral defense of a dissertation proposal
- Preparation of the written dissertation
- Presentation and oral defense of the dissertation.
Program Requirements:
Students meet annually with their supervisor and the HPER Program Director to review their progress and to plan course work and other activities for the following year.
Course Requirements:
Students will be required to complete a minimum of ten (10) half-credit (0.5 FCE) courses (including a comprehensive examination).
Five (5) half-credit (0.5 FCE) courses will be core courses, four (4) half-credit (0.5FCE) courses will be electives and one (1) half-credit (0.5 FCE) will be the comprehensive course.
Introduction to Methods/Methodologies for HPER
HPER Comprehensive Exam Course
Students must pick 1 course (0.5 FCE) from:
Survey of Critical & Interpretive Social Science Theory for HPER
Survey of Cognitive & Behavioural Sciences Theory
Students must pick 1 course (0.5 FCE) from:
Intermediate Critical & Interpretive Social Science Methods
Intermediate Cognitive & Behavioural Sciences Methods
Assessment in Health Professions Education
Identity and Professional Life for HPER
Sociology of the Professions
The Examination: The Technology that Shapes What We Can Know, Do and Be
Academic Medicine: From the Global to the Virtual
Applying Foucauldian Critical Discourse Analysis in Health Professions Education Research
Foucault, Discourse and the Health Professions
Finance Your Degree
At IHPME, we offer a variety of financial supports to help you succeed in our graduate programs.
HPER Graduate Assistant/ Program Assistant
Cheryl Ku
Email Address: ihpme.hper@utoronto.ca
Coordinates HPER, including courses, admissions, defenses, graduation, and student records