Health Sciences
Take the first step to becoming a medical professional or health research scientist. This specialization gives you the option to tailor your studies toward human health, including exercise, psychology, sleep, and illness prevention. Explore a variety of experiential options, with a research thesis project in Biology or Biochemistry, or pursue community-based research with local hospitals or healthcare centres.
Notes
- Many medical schools require General Biology, General Chemistry, Physics, and a Humanities or Social Sciences course for admission. Students should consult each school for specific requirements.
- Students are required to obtain approval of the Specialization coordinator to register in either BIOL 4450Y (Placement in Health Sciences) or BIOL 4460H (Internship in Medical Sciences).
- Students intending to pursue graduate studies are strongly encouraged to take a research thesis course (BIOL 4010Y or 4020D).
Courses
Graduating students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major Honours degree in Biology or Biochemistry & Molecular Biology may apply for a Specialization in Health Sciences if they have successfully completed one of BIOL 4450Y or 4460H, along with the following 7.5 credits:
2.5 BIOL credits consisting of:
- BIOL 1020H: Foundations of Biodiversity
- BIOL 1030H: Foundations of Cellular and Molecular Biology
- BIOL-FRSC 2050H: Introduction to Genetics
- BIOL 2070H: Cell Biology
- BIOL 3080H: Molecular Biology
1.0 CHEM credit consisting of:
- CHEM 1000H: Introductory Chemistry I
- CHEM 1010H: Introductory Chemistry II
0.5 credits from:
- BIOL 3830H: Animal Physiology I
- BIOL 3840H: Animal Physiology II
5.0 credits from the following:
- BIOL 2110H: Biology of Vertebrates
- BIOL 3040H: Histology
- BIOL-PSYC 3210H: Principles of the Nervous System
- BIOL 3250H: Microbiology
- BIOL 3640H: Epidemiology
- BIOL 3660H: Critical Nutrition
- BIOL 3830H: Animal Physiology I*
- BIOL 3840H: Animal Physiology II*
- BIOL 4010Y: Research Thesis**
- BIOL 4020D: Research Thesis**
- BIOL 4080H: Developmental Biology
- BIOL 4110H: Infectious Disease Biology
- BIOL 4130H: Human Cell Biology
- BIOL 4160H: Immunology
- BIOL 4250H: Cellular and Molecular Biology of Aging
- BIOL 4260H: Virology
- BIOL 4320H: Pharmacology
- BIOL 4340H: Biological Stoichiometry
- BIOL 4355H: Pathophysiology of Disease
- BIOL 4370H: The Gut Microbiome
- BIOL 4380H: Research and Methods in Gene Expression
- BIOL-ANTH-SAFS 4440H: Nutritional Anthropology
- BIOL 4630H: Epigenetics
- BIOL-PSYC 4840H: Neuroendocrinology
- ANTH-BIOL-FRSC 3404H: Human Osteology
- ANTH-FRSC 3405H: Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH-BIOL 3460H: Biocultural Explorations of the Human Life Course
- ANTH 4430H: Advanced Skeletal Biology
- CHEM 2100H: Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 2110H: Introductory Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM-BIOL 2300H: Biochemical Concepts
- CHEM 2400H: Analytical Chemistry
- CHEM 3310H: Protein Chemistry and Enzymology
- CHEM 3320H: Metabolism
- CHEM 4300H: Bioinorganic Chemistry
- ECON 3840H: Health Economics
- ERSC 3701H: Introduction to Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
- ERSC 3702H: Chemical Hazards in the Environment
- ERSC-PSYC 3710H: Environmental Health
- ERSC/ERST-IESS-INDG 3731H: Understanding Indigenous Peoples’ Health and the Environment
- ERSC/ERST-IESS-INDG 3732H: Addressing Indigenous Peoples’ Health and the Environment Challenges
- GEOG-NURS 3820H: Health Geography
- INDG-ERSC/ERST-IESS-NURS 4740Y: Critical Investigations in Indigenous Peoples’ Health and the Environment
- PSYC-BIOL 3220H: Neuropsychology
- PSYC 3230H: Sleep and Arousal
- PSYC 3750H: Health Psychology
- PSYC 4310H: Critical Psychology
- PHIL 2390H: Biomedical Ethics
- PHIL 4390H: Advanced Topics in Biomedical Ethics
- SOCI 3631H: Sociology of Health Care
*If not taken as a required course
**Thesis must be health related. Approval must be obtained from the specialization coordinator for thesis credit(s) to be included within this list.
Program Coordinator
L. Kerr, BSc, MSc (Carleton), PhD (British Columbia)
Degrees Offered:
- B.Sc. (Honours)
Locations:
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Gain experience working in a health-related setting before you graduate
- Network and make connections with local doctors and medical researchers
Career Paths:
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