This Specialization is designed for School of Public Health Sciences students who are considering graduate studies and/or professional health research careers.
Admission to the Specialization requires a minimum cumulative overall average of 75% and a minimum cumulative major average of 75%.
In order to graduate with this Specialization, the following requirements must be met:
- A minimum cumulative overall average of 75% and a minimum cumulative major average of 75%.
- Declare this Specialization before the beginning of 3B academic term.
- Successful completion of 21.0 units, including all requirements of the Bachelor of Science, Honours Health Sciences degree or the Bachelor of Public Health, Honours degree.
- Successful completion of 2.5 total units including the following:
- (1.0 unit) fourth-year research methods from: HLTH 433, HLTH 435, HLTH 442, HLTH 443, HLTH 451, HLTH 453, HLTH 455, HLTH 458, HLTH 461, HLTH 475
- (1.0 unit) HLTH 432A and HLTH 432B
- (0.5 unit) fourth-year seminar course from: HLTH 421, HLTH 427, HLTH 430, HLTH 448, HLTH 449, HLTH 450, HLTH 454, HLTH 465, HLTH 471, HLTH 479, HLTH 481
Notes
- Students must complete one additional unit beyond the 20.0 units required for their Health Sciences or Bachelor of Public Health degree and should plan carefully, in consultation with an academic advisor, for when they will fit in the extra courses.
- Other fourth-year research methods or seminar courses may be approved by the School of Public Health Sciences associate director, undergraduate studies.
- Students may only declare one specialization. Students may declare the Health Informatics Option, Gerontology Minor, or Aging Studies Option concurrent with the Specialization.