School of Health & Exercise Sciences
Graduate Studies
Your goals are unique, and your degree should be too.
Our Master’s and PhD programs let you pursue your individualized educational and professional goals
MSc, Health & Exercise Sciences
As of September 2018, the Health and Exercise Sciences graduate program will offer a full-time Master of Science degree. Applicants to the program will have interests in health sciences and will come from a variety of backgrounds within the biological, natural, and social sciences.
Program Requirements
- HMKN 501: Research Seminar in Health & Exercise Sciences
- HMKN 506: Research Methods in Health & Exercise Sciences
- HMKN 549: MSc Thesis
- 9 credits of elective coursework
Students currently enrolled in the School of Health and Exercise Sciences Master of Science program offered through Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS), can transfer into the new MSc, HES program by completing the Transfer Between Related Mater’s Graduate Programs form.
PhD, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies
The School of Health and Exercise Sciences offers a PhD through the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies (IGS) program program at UBC’s Okanagan campus. IGS offers students opportunities to pursue graduate studies across disciplinary boundaries, and to tailor their course of study to suit their particular needs. IGS programs are greatly facilitated by our smaller size, thereby allowing students to work more intimately with faculty across a variety of departments and disciplines. The structure allows for both interfaculty and intercampus arrangements for supervision and courses. The course and program requirements provide structure to ensure quality in both the breadth and depth of the student’s academic experience.
Program requirements can be viewed here.
Funding & Scholarships
There is an expectation that all students are funded by their supervisor. These funds may include teaching assistantships, research assistantships and scholarship funding.
Internal Funding
- University Graduate Fellowship
- Graduate Dean’s Entrance Scholarship
- The College of Graduate Studies is responsible for merit-based graduate awards at the Okanagan campus of the University of British Columbia. The College manages a number of award competitions each year and administers payment of all internal awards and selected external awards. Please visit the College of Graduate Studies for more information on application information.
External Funding
Elective Course Offerings
Elective course offerings may include:
- IGS 501B: Quantitative Analyses: Decision Making Using Data in Health & Exercise Science
- HMKN 510: Advanced Respiratory Physiology and Pathology
- HMKN 521: Advanced Application of Theories of Health Behaviour Change
Program Progression
Graduate Student Handbook
Handbook of Supervision & Examination
Forms
Annual Progress Reports A & B
UBC Policy #85: Scholarly Integrity
Western Dean’s Agreement
Please see the College of Graduate Studies webpage for more forms.