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Graduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences
We are accepting applications. Learn about the program below.
Explore health care leadership at your own pace
The health care landscape is constantly evolving. The Graduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences is a fully online graduate diploma program that gives you the health systems knowledge and leadership tools to respond to these changes.
Start in May or September
With two intakes per year, you choose when to start and how quickly to progress. Across one mandatory course and four elective courses, the program lets you build your knowledge, one course at a time.
Customize your workload
After the mandatory Critical Thinking in Health Sciences course, you can customize your workload and decide how long you'll take to complete the program within a five-year period.
Ready when you are
Take advantage of flexibility with your career and schedule. Explore health care leadership and advocacy on your terms, with minimal commitment.
Forward-facing graduate education
Upon program completion you can return to the workplace with upgraded skills. After completing two courses in good standing, you can choose to apply with advanced standing to the Applied Health Sciences master's programs.
Students are required to successfully complete a total of five courses to earn a Graduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences.
1 mandatory course (0.5 credits)
Critical Thinking in Health Sciences (9001)
4 online courses (2.0 credits)
Offered as electives
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Applying is easy
Applications open November 1. For Summer Term intake, the application deadline is February 1th. For Fall Term intake, the deadline is April 30th.
Admissions and Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following admission requirements:
- An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in the area of health sciences, from an accredited university, college or institute
- Minimum B average based on the last two years or 20 half credits of study
- Two references
- One academic (if attended university within the last five years) and one professional
- Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of their proficiency in the use of the English language by a satisfactory achievement within the last two years in one of the following:
- The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable score is 105 (internet-based test); 620 (paper-based test); 260 (computer-based test). [Western's TOEFL ID is 0984].
- The International English Language Testing Service (IELTS Academic). The minimum acceptable score is 7.5 out of 9.
- The Duolingo English Test. The minimum acceptable score is 135.
- Applicants who are required to present evidence of proficiency in English must make their own arrangements to complete one of the above tests or programs and to have the official results sent directly to SGPS by the testing agency.
- The English language proficiency requirements outlined above do not apply to students from Quebec
- Advanced computer skills
Learners who hold an undergraduate degree, or equivalent, in an unrelated field and have at least two years of appropriate, full-time employment experience in the health sciences may be admitted on a case-by case basis.
Learning Outcomes
The Graduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences is designed by leaders in the fields of education and healthcare with input from students and employers. Over the course of study, students will develop:
- 1A. Develop an understanding of a substantial body of knowledge in health and health care.
- 1B. Develop an understanding of different facets of health science and their interconnections.
- 1C. Develop an appreciation for how health knowledge is reflected in and interpreted and applied by different professions/disciplines.
- 1D. Develop an awareness of the scope and complexity of knowledge in the health sciences.
- 2A. Develop an understanding of the concepts of critical thinking and critical analysis, and appreciate how these approaches inform the examination of health and healthcare.
- 2B. Acquire a working comprehension of qualitative and quantitative methodologies in creating and interpreting health and healthcare knowledge.
- 2C. Develop an understanding of, and facility with, the research techniques appropriate to effectively explore this health information.
- 2D. Begin to “internalize” an efficient approach to keeping abreast of the rapidly evolving health-sciences evidence base.
- 3A. Analyze critically a range of health issues by applying current knowledge and perspectives to a range of health questions.
- 4A. Develop insight into one’s capacity to contribute to human health through a critical understanding of current health knowledge and research techniques.
- 4B. Apply advanced understanding of health issues to one’s personal health employment environment.
- 5A. Convey effectively current knowledge of health sciences to diverse audiences.
- 5B. Communicate effectively in inter-professional teams.
- 6A. Describe the inherent complexities of human health and health systems.
- 6B. Identify and critically appraise a diversity of perspectives on health and health care.
Program Details
Requirements for the Graduate Diploma in Applied Health Sciences can be fulfilled in:
- 20 months, assuming one course is taken each semester
- 12 months, assuming two courses are taken each semester
All five courses must be completed within a five-year period.
Tuition and Fees
These fees are subject to change and are set by Western University. Instructions for students paying tuition from a Canadian bank are available from the Office of the Registrar.”
Contact Us
For general pro,gram inquiries, please contact gdahs@uwo.ca.