Courses for your Health Sciences degree

First-year courses

September to December

HLTH 101 – Introduction to Health 1
HEALTH 107 – Sociology of Activity, Health, and Well-being
BIOL 130/BIOL 130L – Introductory Cell Biology/Laboratory
CHEM 120/CHEM 120L – General Chemistry 1

January to April

HLTH 102 – Introduction to Health 2
BIOL 273 – Principles of Human Physiology 1
PSYCH 101 – Introductory Psychology
CHEM 123 / CHEM 123L – General Chemistry 2
HLTH 245 – Canadian Health Systems

This is a sample schedule. Courses or when a course is offered may change depending on availability.

After first year

About half of the classes you’ll take will be Health courses. With your remaining classes, you can choose electives from many of the 100 subject areas at Waterloo.

View all the courses required for your degree.

Sample upper-year courses

HLTH 310 – Development, Aging, and Health
HLTH 341 – Principles of Pathobiology
HLTH 443 – Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases
HLTH 461 – Experimental Methods in Behavioural Neuroscience

Featured courses

Read about some of the opportunities available to you as a Health Sciences student.

Advisors are here to help

With so much flexibility, you might have a lot of questions. We're here to help! If you're applying for admission, contact our Faculty of Health recruitment co-ordinator.

Once you're a Waterloo student, you'll have access to academic advisors who can help you