Doctor of Philosophy in Health and Society

The PhD program in Health & Society will apply an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical lens to analysing and understanding health as a social and cultural process, construct, and outcome. It is the combination of these three perspectives, the ways that they interact with and build on one another, and a focus on both the social structural and cultural dimensions of health that makes the program distinctive in its area. The PhD program in Health & Society differs from many doctoral programs in this area in that it allows students to develop and pursue broader research interests that may be outside the typical focus on public health, demography and service management.

Students with Master’s degree in a related health and/or social sciences discipline

Language Requirements

Applicants are required to submit evidence of their proficiency in the English language as part of their application. The most common evidence is a score on one of the following exams:

TOEFL: minimum score of 92 (internet based), 237 (computer based) or 580 (paper based), minimum of 20 per band; for the Faculty of Engineering a minimum score of 88 (internet based) or 213 on the (computer based) or 550 (paper based)

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.5, with at least 5.5 in each section

CAEL: minimum overall score of 70, with at least 60 per band

MELAB: minimum score of 85

PTE Academic: minimum score of 63; for the Faculty of Engineering a minimum score of 70

York University course: YUELI Level 6 with a minimum final grade of B

University of Toronto course: Academic Level 60 with a minimum final grade of B

Application deadline is Jan/15.