University of Waterloo

2023-24 Honours Health Sciences, Regular

Year 1

Fall

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

Winter

BIOL 273 Principles of Human Physiology 1
CHEM 123/CHEM 123L General Chemistry 2 + Lab
HLTH 102 Introduction to Health 2
PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology
One elective

Year 2

Fall

HLTH 201 Aging and Health
HLTH 204 Quantitative Approaches to Health Science
HLTH 205 Introduction to Health Research
KIN 217 Human Biochemistry
One elective

Winter

BIOL 239 Genetics
HLTH 230 Introduction to Health Informatics
HLTH 245 Canadian Health Systems
HLTH 260 Social Determinants of Health
One elective

Year 3

Fall

HLTH 333 Principles of Epidemiology
HLTH 341 Principles of Pathobiology
HLTH 380 Applied Public Health Ethics
Two electives

Winter

BIOL 373 Principles of Human Physiology 2
HLTH 310 Development, Aging, and Health
HLTH 370 Ecological Determinants of Health
Two electives

Year 4

Fall

HLTH 480 Competencies in Health (0.25 unit)
Four electives

Winter

Five electives

Notes

Students should be using the slotted electives to complete:

Required statistics course: one of HLTH 335, STAT 316
Methods/Application cluster: 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
Health systems and policy cluster: one of HLTH 392, HLTH 401, HLTH 410, HLTH 412
Social behavioural sciences cluster: one of HLTH 301, HLTH 304, HLTH 320, HLTH 352, HLTH 448, HLTH 449, HLTH 450
Biohealth cluster: one of HLTH 290, HLTH 340, HLTH 358, HLTH 421, HLTH 458, HLTH 461, HLTH 465, HLTH 471
Free electives (5.5 units)