Stories with Impact
Undergraduate Programs
With programs in Food and Nutritional Sciences, Health Studies, Kinesiology and Nursing, undergraduate students explore the interdisciplinary world of health from a variety of perspectives. LEARN MORE
Graduate Programs
Graduate education in the Faculty of Health Sciences includes research, clinical and course-based programs that help students be leaders in their fields. LEARN MORE
Advanced Health Care Practice Programs
These programs provide an opportunity for experienced health-care professionals to obtain graduate-level education in a clinical specialty. LEARN MORE
Explore a PhD With Us
Research conducted in the Faculty of Health Sciences changes collective understandings of the mind and the body, their intimate integrations and their relationships in society.
Graduate students sit at the core of Western's excellence in research and work alongside world-class experts, unleashing ideas that reshape the world. Start your journey toward a PhD by connecting with one of our faculty members and exploring opportunities to be part of their team.
Find an Expert
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Discover our internationally-recognized experts in the areas of audiology and speech-language pathology.
Food and Nutritional Sciences
Our award-winning professors guide studies on nutrition, family dynamics and their effects on health and well-being.
Health Studies
Our Health Studies researchers share a commitment to improving human health around the globe.
Nursing
Meet our team of leaders in health professional education, research, practice and policy.
Kinesiology
Researchers in Kinesiology explore human movement and its impact on physical and mental well-being.
Occupational Therapy
Our researchers are driven by a commitment to social justice, social inclusion, and health and well-being.
Physical Therapy
Innovators in enhancing functional mobility for the attainment of health and wellness call Physical Therapy home.
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Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that Western University is located on the traditional territories of the Anishinaabek (Ah-nish-in-a-bek), Haudenosaunee (Ho-den-no-show-nee), Lūnaapéewak (Len-ahpay- wuk) and Chonnonton (Chun-ongk-ton) Nations, on lands connected with the London Township and Sombra Treaties of 1796 and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum. This land continues to be home to diverse Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) whom we recognize as contemporary stewards of the land and vital contributors of our society.
