Graduate Programs Offered

We offer programs at both the Master's and PhD level that provide students with a unique opportunity to explore issues and ideas related to the health of Canadians, and others, in an interdisciplinary forum. Our Master's and PhD level programs are thesis based and the program length for Master's is two years and for PhD it is four. All students will choose a supervisor and apply to one field of study.

The application deadline for the MScOT/PhD, MPT/PhD and MClSc/PhD Combined Programs is April 1. For the Master's and PhD programs, the application deadline is May 1.

How to Apply

Step 1: Review the Fields of Study

Check your options for a possible Field of Study within Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Step 2: Select a Potential Supervisor

Read the faculty member profiles to determine who may be best suited to your research interests.

Step 3: Contact the Potential Supervisor

Contact the potential supervisor(s) to discuss the possibility of working together.

Step 4: Check the Admission Requirements

For the combined programs (MPT/PhD, MSc/OT, MClSc/PhD) please view the specific admissions processes and additional prerequisites.

Review the minimum admission and English proficiency requirements as well as supporting documentation necessary to support your application.

International Applicants

Currently, we have very few openings for international students and any available spaces are highly competitive. Excellent language capabilities and endorsement from a prospective supervisor are required, and only exceptional applicants can be considered at this time. In addition to the above general admission requirements, international students whose first language is not English, must provide evidence of proficiency in English as evidenced by scores on TOEFL or IELTS. The minimum IELTS score is 7.0/9.0, with no individual component score less than 6.0. The minimum TOEFL requirements for applicants to graduate programs in Health & Rehabilitation Science are Internet based 105, Paper based 620 and Computer based 260.

**Please note the above scores are the absolute minimum scores required to apply. For competitive applications your scores must be amongst the highest of all international applicants.

Step 5: Apply for Admission

Complete the application form and submit electronically.

You will be asked to:

Provide your Academic Intent (full page provided) describing specifically what you would like to work on for your Master’s or Doctoral thesis work. This plan could be developed in consultation with your intended thesis supervisor.
Be sure to outline your research experiences including any work on Honours research projects or Masters thesis, voluntary work in research laboratories, and list any research papers, or scientific presentations in which you have been involved (important for candidates applying for the doctoral (PhD) program.
Select the term in which to begin. Please select the September 2013 option only.

Step 6: More information

Learn more about the City of London and The University of Western Ontario, including funding opportunities.

The Faculty Health Sciences guarantees funding for a maximum of 2 years of the MSc program and 4 years for PhD students. Check out the website for current funding packages that are available.

If you would like to visit Western and meet with potential faculty supervisors please feel free to contact us at ccollins@uwo.ca.

Application Information

Application Requirements

The graduate application will provide Western with the following:

Biographical information
Contact information
Statement of academic intent
Academic background
Electronic transcripts from Ontario universities/colleges (see below for information on transcripts)
Professional background
Referee information (references collected electronically upon receipt of application)
Proficiency in English Scores – Test must be taken within the past 2 years. (applicant must have testing service send score electronically to Western)
- The Test of English as a Foreign Language www.toefl.org (TOEFL). A minimum test score of 105 is required. Western's TOEFL ID is 0984.
- The International English Language Testing Service www.ielts.org (IELTS) of the British Council. A minimum test score of 7 is required.
- The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/melab.htm (MELAB) of the University of Michigan. A minimum test score of 88 and with no mark less than 80 is required.

Additional application requirements as required by program (examples below):

Landing papers (if applicable)
- For permanent residents of Canada only, please include a photocopy of both sides of your Permanent Resident Card or a photocopy of your Record of Landing. If you are applying to be a permanent resident, but have not been granted landed-immigrant status, you must apply as an international applicant.

One official academic transcript* from each post-secondary institution attended**

Past or current students of The University of Western do not need to provide transcripts for their academic history at Western. This information will be obtained internally.
If you have attended or are currently enrolled at any Ontario university or college other than The University of Western Ontario you MUST use the electronic application process in order to request transcripts. These transcripts will be delivered electronically to each of the programs to which you are applying.
All other transcripts must be forwarded in hard copy to Western to complete your application.

*Western considers a transcript official only if it is received in a university envelope that is sealed and signed on the flap by the official person in the office issuing the transcript. If the transcript and degree certificate are not in English, a certified translation must also be included. (Non-English transcripts from institutions within Canada do not require a translation.)

Application Form

The online Graduate Studies Application is now available. Click here for more information and for the application. Please select September 2013 as your start term.