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HLTH[----]-A or [----]HLTH-A (where [----] is a second subject of study)
Subject: Administered by the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies.
Plan: Consists of 48.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, in combination with a Joint Honours Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units (114.00 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.1
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| HLTH 101 | Social Determinants of Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 102 | Personal Health and Wellness | 3.00 |
| B. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Anatomy of the Human Body | ||
| Introductory Human Anatomy | ||
| Introduction to Human Physiology | ||
| C. Complete the following: | ||
| HLTH 205 | Introduction to Health Promotion | 3.00 |
| HLTH 252 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3.00 |
| D. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
STAT_Options | ||
| E. Complete the following: | ||
| HLTH 305 | Fundamentals of Health Policy | 3.00 |
| HLTH 315 | Theory and Practice of Health Behaviour Change | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 6.00 units from the following course list: | 6.00 | |
HLTH_Joint_Honours_Options at the 300-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 9.00 units from the following course list: | 9.00 | |
HLTH_Joint_Honours_Options at the 200-level or above | ||
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following course list: | 3.00 | |
HLTH_Joint_Honours_Options at any level | ||
| 3. Supporting | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| PSYC 100 | Principles of Psychology | 6.00 |
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses 1 | 72.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
4. Substitutions
A. If a statistics course is taken to satisfy the second subject of study in the HLTH Joint Honours Plan, an additional 3.00 unit KNPE or HLTH option at the 200-level or above is required in place of KNPE 251 in the HLTH portion of the Plan.
B. If a research methods course is taken to satisfy the second subject of study in the HLTH Joint Honours Plan, an additional 3.00 unit KNPE or HLTH option at the 200-level or above is required in place of HLTH 252 in the HLTH portion of the Plan.
5. Notes
A. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Health Studies Course Lists
The following lists contain courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
STAT_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Statistic Course Options | ||
| BIOL 243 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| CHEE 209 | Analysis of Process Data 1 | 3.50 |
| COMM 162 | Managerial Statistics | 3.00 |
| ECON 250 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| GPHY 247 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| KNPE 251 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| NURS 323 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| POLS 285 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 202 | Statistics in Psychology | 3.00 |
| SOCY 211 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| STAM 200 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| STAT 263 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
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Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.
HLTH_Joint_Honours_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Option Courses in the Health Joint Honours Plan | ||
| DEVS 275 | Global Health and Development | 3.00 |
| DEVS 355 | AIDS, Power, and Poverty | 3.00 |
| DEVS 366 | Land Politics and Health | 3.00 |
| ECON 243 | The Economics of Health Care | 3.00 |
| GNDS 325 | Indigenous Meanings of Reproduction and Health | 3.00 |
| GPHY 229 | Place, Space, Culture, and Social Life | 3.00 |
| GPHY 336 | Geography, the Environment and Human Health | 3.00 |
| HIST 228 | Global History of Pandemics | 3.00 |
| HLTH 200 | Physical Fitness and Exercise Programming | 3.00 |
| HLTH 230 | Basic Human Nutrition | 3.00 |
| HLTH 235 | Food Systems | 3.00 |
| HLTH 237 | An Introduction to Drugs, Drug Use and Drug Dependence | 3.00 |
| HLTH 270 | Movement Behaviours and Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 300 | Community-Based Practicum | 3.00 |
| HLTH 323 | Epidemiology | 3.00 |
| HLTH 331 | Advanced Human Nutrition | 3.00 |
| HLTH 332 | Foundations for Understanding Disability: A Health Perspective | 3.00 |
| HLTH 333 | Contemporary Issues in Human Sexuality | 3.00 |
| HLTH 334 | Health, Illness, and Society | 3.00 |
| HLTH 350 | Topics in Global Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 351 | Health in Humanitarian Crises | 3.00 |
| HLTH 352 | Research Skills Development Practicum | 3.00 |
| HLTH 360 | Globalization and Black Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 397 | Special Topics in Health Studies | 3.00 |
| HLTH 401 | Interprofessional Collaborative Education | 3.00 |
| HLTH 402 | Disability Studies: Issues, Research, and Policy | 3.00 |
| HLTH 403 | Community Based Rehabilitation | 3.00 |
| HLTH 404 | Global Studies of Social Inclusion, Community Participation and Mental Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 410 | Environment and Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 416 | Program Planning and Evaluation | 3.00 |
| HLTH 417 | Community-Based Programming and Evaluation | 3.00 |
| HLTH 430 | Critical Weight Studies | 3.00 |
| HLTH 437 | Seminar on Harm Reduction | 3.00 |
| HLTH 440 | Sedentary Behaviour | 3.00 |
| HLTH 445 | Critical Population Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 460 | Anti-Black Racism and Health | 3.00 |
| HLTH 493 | Advanced Topics in Health Studies I | 3.00 |
| KNPE 225 | Advanced Human Physiology | 3.00 |
| KNPE 265 | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 3.00 |
| KNPE 335 | Healthy Aging | 3.00 |
| KNPE 337 | Physical Activity Promotion for Children and Youth | 3.00 |
| KNPE 338 | Field Course in Kinesiology and Health Studies | 3.00 |
| KNPE 365 | Motivational Interviewing for Physical Activity Behaviour Change | 3.00 |
| KNPE 366 | Race, Sport, and Physical Activity | 3.00 |
| KNPE 400 | Professional Issues in Allied Health | 3.00 |
| KNPE 433 | Global Sport and Disability | 3.00 |
| LLCU 327 | Sickness and Health - Cultural Representations in Medical Discourse | 3.00 |
| PHIL 203 | Science and Society | 3.00 |
| PHIL 301 | Bioethics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 332 | Health Psychology | 3.00 |