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Program Structure & Courses
Students in the PhD in Health Information Science program begin in September and typically take four years to complete their degree.
Degree Components
The PhD HIS program requires students to complete an advanced research methods course (0.5 credits), three elective courses (1.5 credits), a comprehensive exam, thesis proposal, and thesis.
Normal Progression for Full-Time HIS PhD Students
| Fall | Winter | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Y1 | Complete SGPS Academic Integrity Module; Coursework |
Coursework | Coursework; Complete Pathfinder Portfolio with supervisor |
| Y2 | Set-up Advisory Committee | Comprehensive Exam | Comprehensive Exam (if not completed the previous term); Complete Thesis Proposal; Complete Pathfinder Portfolio with supervisor |
| Y3 | Thesis work | Thesis work | Thesis work; Complete Pathfinder Portfolio with supervisor |
| Y4 | Thesis work | Thesis work | Thesis work; Submit and orally defend the thesis |
Advanced Research Methods Options
The intent of the research methods course is to gain additional skills in type(s) of methodology a student may be planning to use in their thesis research. Choose an option that suits your expected future thesis work.
Approved options include:
- GRADLIS 9801 - Advanced Research Methods 1
- GRADLIS 9802 - Advanced Research Methods 2
- HEALTHSCI 9730 - Philosophical Foundations of Qualitative Research
- HEALTHSCI 9788 - Advanced Quantitative Design
- FHS 9789 - Evidence Synthesis
*Students need approval from their advisor/supervisor AND the HIS Program Chair if they wish to take a research methods course note listed above.
HIS Course Directory
Please use the filters below to reset the page to display required, elective, and other types of Health Information Science (HIS) courses, on a term-by-term basis.
"All Courses" is a list of the entire HIS course catalogue offered by FIMS. Other courses may be available from the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) .
Not all courses are offered in every term or every year.
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Applications open on October 1. The deadline to apply for a September start is January 15.