Honours Gerontology (B.A.)

Admission

Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement but requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program with a minimum Cumulative Average of 5.0 including credit in HLTHAGE 1AA3  and a grade of at least C in HLTHAGE 1BB3 . For continuation in the program, see the section on Minimum Requirements for Entering and Continuing in a Program Beyond Level I  in the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Regulations.

Notes

1. Application for admission must be made by April 1. See Admission to Level II Programs  in Academic Regulations in this section of the Calendar.
2. Courses other than those listed below in the Course List may be substituted with the prior permission of the Chair. Students wishing to apply for substitutions must contact the Health, Aging and Society Administrator. Given the extensive curriculum revisions that have been made, students are strongly encouraged to review course antirequisites in the Course Listings section of the Calendar.
3. Students who have completed HLTH AGE 2A06 or 3Z06 (or equivalent – see course antirequisites) are not required to complete HLTHAGE 2A03  or 3B03  or 3G03 .
4. Students with prior credit in GERONTOL or HEALTHST courses may consult the Health, Aging and Society Administrator to determine eligibility toward degree requirements.
5. Students may take a maximum of 9 units from HLTHAGE 4A03 , 4B03 , 4C03 , 4H03 , 4I03 , 4L03 , 4N03 , 4Z06 A/B .

Course List

• ANTHROP 3HI3 - The Anthropology of Health, Illness and Healing
• ECON 2CC3 - Health Economics and its Application to Health Policy
• ECON 3D03 - Labour Economics
• ECON 3Q03 - The Economics of Aging
• ECON 3Z03 - Health Economics
• GEOG 2HI3 - Geographies of Death and Disease
• GEOG 3HH3 - Geography of Health and Health Care
• GEOG 3HP3 - Population Growth and Aging
• HTH SCI 3B03
• KINESIOL 3S03 - Somatics
• KINESIOL 3SS3 - Body, Mind, Spirit
• PHILOS 2D03 - Moral Issues
• PHILOS 3C03 - Advanced Bioethics
• RELIGST 2C03 - Moral Issues
• RELIGST 2M03 - Death and Dying: Comparative Views
• RELIGST 2N03 - Death and Dying: the Western Experience
• RELIGST 2WW3 - Health, Healing and Religion
• SOCWORK 3C03 - Social Aspects of Health and Illness
• SOCWORK 4L03 - Social Work with an Aging Population
• SOCWORK 4R03 - Women and Social Work
• SOCIOL 3CC3 - Sociology of the Family and the Life Cycle
• SOCIOL 3G03 - Sociology of Health Care
• SOCIOL 3HH3 - Sociology of Health

• or other designated and approved courses. (See Note 2 above.)

Requirements

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I