Public Health
Public Health at University College is delivered in close collaboration with the Dalla Lana School of Public Health (DLSPH) – Canada’s leading graduate school in public health. This undergraduate program prepares students to tackle complex health challenges using interdisciplinary tools rooted in equity, systems thinking, and real-world impact.
From data-driven policy to climate resilience, students explore how environments, systems, and institutions shape population well-being. With a strong foundation in research, critical analysis, and public communication, graduates are equipped for meaningful careers in government, non-profits, healthcare, and graduate or professional studies.
Think Upstream
What does it mean to ask better questions about health? In this program, students are encouraged to follow their curiosity, challenge assumptions, trace problems to their roots, and imagine new approaches to collective well-being.
The curriculum blends a common core with space to follow your interests and shape a program that fits your goals.
Students begin with interdisciplinary core courses that build essential knowledge in public health theory, methods, and systems.
Explore how students and faculty applied public health thinking to COVID-19.
News
The College hosted four writing competitions open to UC and UC program students as part of the annual UC Writing Awards: the Meyer (Mike) Greenstein Memorial Student Award for Writing Excellence, the Norma Epstein Foundation Awards in Creative Writing, the Frederic Davidson Competition, and the Lorne Tepperman Prize in Public Writing.
