PhD Recreation and Leisure Studies - Aging, Health, and Well-being

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Be at the forefront of creating a healthier future

By 2050, more than one-fifth of the global population will be over 60 years old. The Faculty of Applied Health Sciences offers the first collaborative PhD program in Canada with a focus on aging, health and well-being. The doctoral program is an interdisciplinary platform to develop a broad understanding of the issues related to the health and well-being of our aging population.

Collaborative PhD

This doctoral program is an interdisciplinary platform to develop a broad understanding of the issues related to the health and well-being of our aging population.

Students can register in any department/school in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, utilizing an interdisciplinary platform upon which to develop a broad understanding of issues related to the health and well-being of our aging population.