The proposed PhD program in Global Health builds on the award winning master’s program (Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) Panorama Award for Outstanding International Education Program). The MSc. in Global Health has built a strong partnership with Maastricht University and our associate partner Manipal University in India. It is a transdisciplinary, transcontinental program that extends across the faculties of health sciences, social sciences and business at McMaster University and concomitant faculties at Maastricht. As a result, students will be exposed not only to local research experts but also to a diverse international faculty in the area of global health.

The goal of the proposed program is to offer students a high-quality research doctoral program that will develop and enhance their understanding of the current and emerging principles and practices of global health. In doing so, it will prepare students to deal with the complex problems they will face in health systems, undertaking research in global health, and analyzing complex policy and regulatory issues that shape the field of global health.

Students will complete coursework in global health research methods, and elective courses selected based on their substantive area of interest and methodological approach to their research study. Global Health PhD students will pursue original research for their thesis projects.

PhD students will be prepared at the local, national and international level for academic employment as well as research jobs, senior management and leadership positions in a range of global public, private, and non-profit organizations. They will develop leadership and high-level skills in community-engaged research and critical theory, and be able to participate constructively in public policy debates. Graduates will be well equipped with an in-depth transdisciplinary knowledge and professional skill-set, which will allow them to succeed across various sectors and remain influential in a rapidly diversifying global health labour market.