Health Sciences Bachelor of Arts Honours Program

Faculty of Health Sciences
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This program requires 132 units, including at least 60 in the upper division, and all the requirements for the major program.

Minimum Grades

A minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA), aminimum 3.0 upper division grade point average (GPA), and aminimum3.0 health sciences major grade point average is required for entry and must be maintained to graduate with honours. Students must complete at least 132 units as specified below.

Students who obtain both a program and graduation GPA of 3.5 are eligible for the designation first class.

For a course to be accepted as fulfilling a lower or upper division requirement, or for a prerequisite to a required course, a minimum grade of C- is required.

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Program entry requires sponsorship by a mentor from among health sciences faculty and approval of the undergraduate studies committee.

Internal Transfer

Internal transfer allows students to transfer, within 丁香园AV, from one faculty to another. Students can apply for internal transfer into the Faculty of Health Sciences with a minimum CGPA of 2.5 and after completion of one of the following 200-level HSCI courses with a minimum grade of C-: HSCI 211-3, HSCI 212-3, HSCI 214-3, HSCI 215-3, or HSCI 216-3.

Program Requirements

Students complete 132 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 29-31 units, including

HSCI 130-4 Foundations of Health Sciences

and one of

BISC 101-4 General Biology
HSCI 100-3 Human Biology

and one of

SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology
SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology

and at least one additional HSCI 100 division course

and one of

STAT 201-3 Statistics for the Life Sciences
STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences

and at least four of

HSCI 211-3 Perspectives on Cancer, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases
HSCI 212-3 Perspectives on Infectious and Immunological Diseases
HSCI 214-3 Perspectives on Mental Health and Illness
HSCI 215-3 Perspectives on Disability and Injury
HSCI 216-3 Ecological Determinants of Human Growth, Development and Health

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of at least 54 units, including all of

HSCI 304-3 Perspectives on Environmental Health
HSCI 305-3 The Canadian Health System
HSCI 307-3 Research Methods in Health Sciences
HSCI 312-3 Health Promotion: Individuals and Communities
HSCI 330-3 Exploratory Strategies in Epidemiology
HSCI 340-3 Social Determinants of Health
STAT 305-3 Introduction to Biostatistical Methods for Health Sciences

and one of

HSCI 319W-3 Applied Health Ethics
HSCI 327-3 Global Health Ethics
PHIL 319W-3 Applied Health Ethics

and one of

HSCI 481-3 Senior Seminar in Social Health Science
HSCI 482-3 Senior Seminar in Infectious Diseases
HSCI 483-3 Senior Seminar in Environmental Health
HSCI 484-3 Senior Seminar in Population Health Research
HSCI 485-3 Senior Seminar in Mental Health and Addictions
HSCI 486-3 Senior Seminar in Global Health

and a minimum of six additional upper division courses related to the major, including at least 12 HSCI units

and nine to 12 units for a research-based honours thesis, carried out under the direction of a faculty supervisor, including both of

HSCI 490-3 Research Proposal
HSCI 492-3 Honours Research Thesis

and one of

HSCI 491-3 Independent Research
HSCI 493-6 Extended Independent Research

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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