2025-2026 Honours Health Sciences, Co-op course sequence | Health

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
HLTH 104 Introduction to Health Data Science
PSYCH 101 Introductory Psychology

Spring

Off

Year 2

Fall

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

Winter

Work term 1

Spring

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

Year 3

Fall

Work term 2

Winter

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

Spring

Work term 3

Year 4

Fall

HLTH 333 Principles of Epidemiology
HLTH 340 Environmental Toxicology and Public Health
HLTH 341 Principles of Pathobiology
HLTH 380 Applied Public Health Ethics
Elective

Winter

Work term 4

Spring

Work term 5

Year 5

Fall

Option A:

HLTH 410 Health Policy
HLTH 480 Competencies in Health
Three electives

Option B:

HLTH 410 Health Policy
Four electives

Winter

Option A:

Five electives

Option B:

HLTH 480 Competencies in Health
Four electives

Notes

Students should be using the slotted electives to complete:

Required statistics course: one of HLTH 335, STAT 316
Methods/Application course: 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 461*, HLTH 475**
Biohealth course: one of HLTH 290, HLTH 358, HLTH 421, HLTH 430, HLTH 458*, HLTH 461*, HLTH 465, HLTH 471, KIN 100***, KIN 146, KIN 308, KIN 312, KIN 343, KIN 404, KIN 406, BIOL 201, BIOL 240, BIOL 302, BIOL 308, BIOL 355/GERON 355, BIOL 376, BIOL 403, BIOL 473
Free electives (5.0 units)

* Cannot be used to fulfill more than one requirement within the plan (major/degree).

** Requires Instructor/Department consent SPHS Department Consent Form.

*** Must be taken with co-requisite lab, KIN 100L.

Certain topics courses (e.g., HLTH 373**, HLTH 473**, HLTH 472**) may be substituted for the core content cluster requirements at the discretion of the SPHS Associate Director, Undergraduate Studies.