Aging, Health and Well-being (PhD)

• Students can register in any department/school in the Faculty of Health:
  • Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences
  • Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • School of Public Health Sciences 
• Program format provides opportunities for cross-departmental collaborations, access to diverse course offerings and resources including dissertation committee members who can add unique perspectives in addressing emerging research problems.

Health information management

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Illness and injury prevention

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Dementia and dementia care 

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Social and environmental aspects of aging

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Health services and continuum of care 

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Nutrition and healthy lifestyles 

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Vascular aging and cerebrovascular disease

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Epidemiology and aging 

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Mobility and aging 

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Gender, sexuality, ethnicities and aging

Admission requirements: 

• PhD Kinesiology - Aging, Health and Well-being
• PhD Recreation and Leisure Studies - Aging, Health and Well-being
• PhD Public Health and Health Systems - Aging, Health and Well-being

The Graduate Studies Academic Calendar contains the official degree requirements for the Aging, Health and Well-being programs in each of the departments.   

Considerations for international students before submitting an application:

• While the Faculty of Health at the University of Waterloo values international students in our graduate programs, we can only accept a small proportion of these students. 
• Guaranteed funding packages may not be able to cover all tuition and living expenses incurred during a graduate program and students are encouraged to understand more about the cost of completing their graduate program before applying.

Resources:  Tuition fees | Estimated living costs | Funding and awards

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