Minor in Health Sciences | Faculty of Health Sciences

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Undergraduate studies

Minor in Health Sciences

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The Minor in Health Sciences provides students with an interdisciplinary health perspective to better understand the experiences of individuals and populations both in Canada and around the world. Students are exposed to the interactions of bioscience, social and environmental health determinants and their combined influences on health, disease, disability, longevity and health equity.

Discipline-specific courses

The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree. Direct admission is not possible.

Code	Title	Units
HSS 1100	Microbiology and Immunology	3 units
HSS 1101	Determinants of Health	3 units
HSS 2321	Sociopolitical and Economic Perspectives in Health	3 units
HSS 3103	Experience of Illness, Impairment and Disability	3 units
Multiple	12 optional course units in health sciences (HSS) from the list of optional courses	12 units
Multiple	6 optional course units in health sciences (HSS) at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses	6 units

Code	Title	Units
HSS 2102	Communication and Health	3 units
HSS 2104	Human Activity, Occupation and Health	3 units
HSS 2105	Understanding Mental Health	3 units
HSS 2121	History of Health Care	3 units
HSS 2305	Molecular Mechanisms of Disease	3 units
HSS 2516	La santé des francophones en situation minoritaire	3 units
HSS 3105	Global Citizenship and Health	3 units
HSS 3303	Environment and Health	3 units
HSS 3332	Technology and Health	3 units
HSS 4107	Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Death and Dying	3 units
HSS 4110	Population and Public Health	3 units
HSS 4111	Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health	3 units
HSS 4324	Selected Topics in Health Sciences	3 units
HSS 4331	International Health	3 units

Code	Title	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22
HSS 1100	Microbiology and Immunology	Fall \| Winter	Fall \| Winter	Fall \| Winter
HSS 1101	Determinants of Health	Fall \| Winter	Fall \| Winter	Fall \| Winter
HSS 2102	Communication and Health	Fall	Fall	Fall
HSS 2104	Human Activity, Occupation and Health	Fall	N/A	Fall
HSS 2105	Understanding Mental Health	N/A	Fall	N/A
HSS 2121	History of Health Care	Winter	Winter	N/A
HSS 2305	Molecular Mechanisms of Disease	Fall \| Winter	Fall	Fall
HSS 2321	Sociopolitical and Economic Perspectives in Health	Winter	Winter	Winter
HSS 3103	Experience of Illness, Impairment and Disability	Fall \| Winter	Fall \| Winter	Fall \| Winter
HSS 3105	Global Citizenship and Health	Winter	Winter	Winter
HSS 3303	Environment and Health	Winter	Winter	Winter
HSS 3332	Technology and Health	Fall	Fall	Fall
HSS 4101	Development and Evaluation of Health Programs	Winter	Winter	Winter
HSS 4102	Developmental Origins of Health and Disease	Fall	Fall	Fall
HSS 4107	Interdisciplinary Perspectives On Death And Dying	Fall	Fall	Fall
HSS 4110	Population and Public Health	N/A	Winter	Winter
HSS 4111	Perspectives in Sexual and Reproductive Health	Winter	N/A	Winter
HSS 4324	Selected Topics in Health Sciences	Winter	N/A	Winter
HSS 4331	International Health	Fall	Fall	Fall

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