This at a glance guide will help you navigate what to expect in the QIPS program.
Two program options are being offered – a non-thesis, course based (including a comprehensive 12 month project with an optional practicum) and a thesis-based option. Both options begin in the fall. Explore past project titles
Courses are delivered in-person at the St George campus.
Modules: Courses are delivered in a modular format. Each module consists of two and a half days, a full day Thursday, a full day Friday and a half-day Saturday. There are four to five modules per session, one module per month in the fall and winter session.
Intensives: Additionally, there is one week-long intensive per fall and winter session.
Electives: Electives are delivered as either additional intensives or aligned with existing modules where possible. Each elective is approximately four days.
See timetables for more precise schedule information.
One week-long intensive in September (full days, Mon-Fri) – HAD3010H
One week-long intensive at the end of the winter term (full days, Mon-Fri) – HAD3060H
Elective options: HAD5777H (Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity) and HAD3035H (Human Factors)
Elective options: HAD3025H (Teaching QI and Patient Safety), HAD4000H-F (Modern Methods in QI)
Elective option: Practicum HAD3080H – 60 hours at a different place of employment
End in July – final HAD3040Y project submission.
One week-long intensive in September (full days, Mon-Fri) – HAD3010H
*Thesis-based students start off in HAD3040Y and are moved into HAD3041Y starting in the winter session.
The thesis committee is selected by the supervisor and student and confirmed no later than January.
Elective Options: HAD5777H (Leading and Managing Change: Building Adaptive Capacity) and HAD3035H (Human Factors)
Thesis proposal defence. Ideally completed by the start of the spring/summer session year 1. The proposal should be submitted to the committee one month in advance of the proposal defence.
Elective options: HAD3025H (Teaching QI and Patient Safety), HAD4000H-F (Modern Methods in QI).
Elective option: Practicum HAD3080H – 60 hours at a different place of employment
Complete thesis revisions, submit final thesis to SGS
The overall length of time to complete the thesis based option for MSc Quality Improvement and Patient Safety is usually 18-24 months.
Tuition note: Tuition for the program if completed in 1 year, is the same as the non-thesis stream however all of our thesis stream students have taken at least 1 additional semester to complete their thesis. In order to access university resources including your supervisor, faculty, library resources etc. you must pay for additional semesters until completion of the thesis.
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.
QIPS Program Assistant
Devrim Sen
Phone Number: 416-946-8542
Email Address: ihpme.qips.program@utoronto.ca
Manages the QIPS 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