Students may apply for admission directly into the Bachelor of Science, Honours Health Sciences regular or co-operative system of study.
In order to receive the Bachelor of Science, Honours Health Sciences degree, the student must successfully complete 20.0 units of which at least 10.0 total units are at or above the 200-level and including the following requirements:
- Required Public Health Sciences courses (6.75 units): HLTH 101, HLTH 102, HLTH 201/GERON 201, HLTH 204, HLTH 205, HLTH 230, HLTH 245/GERON 245, HLTH 260/GSJ 260, HLTH 310/GERON 310/KIN 310, HLTH 333, HLTH 341, HLTH 370, HLTH 380/GSJ 380, HLTH 480 (0.25 unit)
- Required Faculty of Health course (0.5 unit): HEALTH 107
- Required statistics course (0.5 unit): One of: HLTH 335, STAT 316
- Methods/application cluster (0.5 unit, see Note 2): One of: HLTH 303, HLTH 344, HLTH 350, HLTH 433, HLTH 435, HLTH 442, HLTH 443, HLTH 451, HLTH 453, HLTH 455, HLTH 458, HLTH 475
- Core content clusters (1.5 units, see Notes 1, 2):
One course in the area of health systems and policy: HLTH 392, HLTH 401, HLTH 403, HLTH 410, HLTH 412
One course in the area of social behavioural sciences: HLTH 301, HLTH 304, HLTH 320/GERON 320, HLTH 352/GERON 352/KIN 352/REC 362/SOC 352, HLTH 448, HLTH 449, HLTH 450
One course in the area of biohealth: HLTH 290, HLTH 340, HLTH 358, HLTH 421, HLTH 458, HLTH 461, HLTH 465, HLTH 471
- Required courses from other departments (4.75 units):
BIOL 130 and BIOL 130L, BIOL 239, BIOL 273, BIOL 373
CHEM 120 and CHEM 120L, CHEM 123 and CHEM 123L
KIN 217
PSYCH 101/PSYCH 101R
- Free elective courses: 5.5 units
- Minimum cumulative major average of 67%; minimum cumulative overall average of 63%.
Notes
- Certain topics courses (e.g., HLTH 373, HLTH 473) or independent studies (HLTH 472) may be substituted for the core content cluster requirements at the discretion of the School of Public Health Sciences associate director, undergraduate studies.
- One course may not fulfil more than one requirement in the academic plan:
- HLTH 458 cannot be used for both the methods/application cluster and the biohealth core content cluster.
Recommended Course Sequences
See regular system of study.
See co-operative system of study.
Joint Honours
Health Sciences students may pursue a joint honours degree with Honours Psychology in the Faculty of Arts. Further information regarding specific course sequences, course or credit requirements, and minimum averages may be obtained from the associate director/chair, undergraduate studies for each plan. Students typically declare the Honours Psychology major at the end of first year by completing a Plan Modification Form. Students wishing to pursue a joint honours degree with another plan not listed above should contact the School of Public Health Sciences associate director, undergraduate studies.