Honours BA Health Studies
The Honours BA in Health Studies consists of 20.0 credits, of which not more than 7.0 may be at the 100 level. The program must include a minimum of 9.0 senior credits, within the honours Health Studies program.
Requirements:
Students must complete all required courses (6.5 credits) plus a minimum of 3.0 additional senior credits. All students in the program must complete the requirements for the Contemporary Studies (CT) program (minimum of 5.0 CT credits as outlined in the Contemporary Studies section).
Required Courses: (6.5 credits)
BU208 - Interpersonal Communication
CT203 - Disease and Society
CT221 - Applied Scientific Reasoning
HS101 - Physical Determinants of Health
HS200 - Social Determinants of Health
HS201 - Canadian Health Care Systems
HS320 - Principles of Epidemiology
HS400 - Health Networks
HS401* - Current Developments in Health Studies or HS402* - Health Studies Practicum;
OL233 - Social Science Research Methods I
OL334 - Social Science Research Methods II
OL350 - Multicultural Competence
Additional Courses: (minimum 3.0 credits)
CT208 - Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
CT227 - Aging: Realities and Myths
HR329 - Global Health and Social Justice
HS210 - Aging: A Sociological Perspective
HS219 - Disabilities
HS250 - Who Cares? Mothering, Midwifery and Medicalization
HS266 - Health and Nutrition: You Are What You Eat
HS300 - Infectious Disease
HS301 - Occupational Health and Safety
HS302 - Issues in Mental Health
HS303 - Environment and Health
HS304 - Not in My Family: Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence
HS305 - The Health Professions: Docs, Quacks and Charlatans
HS306 - Communicating Drug Therapy
HS310 - Healthcare and Housing Among the Elderly
HS311 - Multicultural Views of Aging
HS321 - Health Care Evaluation
HS322 - Health Policy and Politics
HS323 - Health Policy in the Welfare State
HS330 - Disasters and Public Health
HS344 - Health and Gender: Barbie, Bulimia and Botox
HS360 - The Aftermath of Violence
HS403 - Understanding Health Behaviours
HS404 - Children’s Health
HS405 - Special Topics in Health
HS406 - Urban Health
HS410 - Passing On
HS411 - Human Sexuality and Health: What’s Love Got to do with It?
HS412 - Directed Studies
ID450 - Indigenous Health & Wellness
PP217 - Medical Ethics
- Students completing the honours program in Health Studies are required to complete a minimum of a 0.5 Online Learning course.
- Refer to the University Regulations chapter for progression and course regulations and the earlier section regarding Regulations for All Honours Programs.
- Students completing the Honours Health Studies program are excluded from completing the Honours Health Administration program.
