Consideration is also given to the Canadian and Ontario health-care systems, and the policy framework that underpins the provision of health and social services to specific communities and to the broader population.

Career-Relevant Areas of Specialization

You can focus your studies in one of three areas to best meet your educational and career goals:

• The Health Studies concentration is well suited to students wishing to pursue a broad array of potential career paths in the health and social services sector, including those requiring further education or training at the graduate level. Students in this concentration develop a considerable breadth of understanding with respect to the physical and social determinants of health, the organization of the health-care system, and methods for undertaking health research.
• The Autism and Behavioural Science concentration provides you with the knowledge and experience necessary to provide services and support to children with autism and their families.
• The Mental Health and Addictions concentration provides you with the knowledge and applied skills necessary to provide service and support to persons who are affected by mental health and/or substance use problems.

If you choose to concentrate in Autism and Behavioural Science or Mental Health and Addictions, you will take courses from Conestoga College in your third year and earn a graduate certificate in Autism and Behavioural Sciences or Mental Health and Substance Abuse — At-Risk Populations respectively. In only four years, you will graduate with both an undergraduate degree from Laurier and a graduate certificate from Conestoga College, a pairing that normally takes five years to complete.

Interested in transferring to Laurier? Review our Admission Requirements and other information on how to apply in our Admissions Toolkit.