Program Core Competencies
The following are the program-specific requirements to satisfy the FoMD’s Program Core Competencies (See Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry Program Core Competencies ).
MSc students are required to complete a total of 3 units of graduate level coursework from Critical Reading/Thinking and Background Knowledge core competencies.
Specific courses required for the MSc degree that have been taken to satisfy the requirements of a previous degree can be substituted with another course at the same level, subject to recommendation by the supervisor, the supervisory committee, and the approval by the Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee.
In all cases, additional courses as deemed appropriate by the student’s Supervisory Committee, may be taken with the approval of the Department’s Graduate Advisory Committee, up to a maximum of 12 units.