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Global Clinical Psychiatry (MGCP)

Expand your expertise—and your community’s mental health outcomes—with ÐӰɵ¼º½â€™s one-of-a-kind program.

(Currently pending MPHEC approval)

Program Type
Master
Faculties
Unit
Location
Program Start
This is pending MPHEC approval for January 2026 start
Program Options
Course-based

Why choose this program?

Enhance your skills in clinical psychiatry and improve patient care with this online, part-time program.Ìý

If you are a health-care professional looking to build your expertise, the Masters in Global Clinical Psychiatry will provide a graduate-level education in evidence-based diagnosis, treatment planning, and psychopharmacology for improved management of patients presenting with mental health issues. By enhancing mental health-care capacity and skills among primary-care providers globally, this program addresses gaps in specialized psychiatric care, particularly in underserved regions. You’ll learn in a program that emphasizes cultural competence, evidence-based practice, and practical skills development.

Careers

Deepen your knowledge with career benefits that include:

  • Enhanced expertise in psychiatric assessment and treatment
  • Cultural competence in mental healthcare delivery
  • Leadership skills in global mental health
  • Research and quality improvement capabilities
  • International professional network development

Note:ÌýThis program is not intended to provide or facilitate practice license in Canada or any other jurisdiction across the world. The aim of the program is to improve knowledge and skill among professionals already licensed to practice in their various countries.

Admission Requirements

You'll need to meet theÌýFaculty of Graduate Studies minimum requirementsÌýas well as any program-specific admissions requirements before you can apply.


Financial information

At Dalhousie, we want our students to focus on their studies, rather than worry about their personal finances. We offer competitive tuition rates and funding programs to support graduate students in almost all of our degree programs.

Program options

The following Masters in Global Clinical Psychiatry options are offered by Dalhousie’s Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine.Ìý

  • Course-based, two-year, part-time, online program

All graduate programs at Dalhousie are collaboratively delivered by a home Faculty and theÌýFaculty of Graduate Studies.

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