2025-2026 Honours Health Sciences, Regular 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

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

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

Year 3

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

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

Year 4

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.