Combined Honours in Health Studies and Another Subject (B.A.)

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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, credit in HLTH AGE 1BB3 and a grade of at least C in HLTH AGE 1AA3 and satisfaction of admission requirements for the Honours program in the other B.A. subject. For continuation in the program, see the section on Minimum Requirements for Entering and Continuing in a Program Beyond Level I, here .

Notes

Application for admission must be made by April 1. See Admission to Level II Programs in Academic Regulations in this section of the Calendar.
Students are strongly encouraged to complete HLTH AGE 2A03 and HLTH AGE 3B03 or HLTH AGE 3G03 to satisfy the Research Methods requirement of the degree, but may complete the Research Methods course(s) as required by the other subject and replace these with equal units of Health, Aging and Society or Course List courses. 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.
Students with prior credit in GERONTOL or HEALTHST courses may consult the Health, Aging and Society Administrator to determine eligibility toward degree requirements.

Course List

Students are responsible for ensuring that course prerequisites are fulfilled.

Requirements

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

30 units

from

the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program.
(See Admission above.)

9 units

6 units

HLTH AGE 3AA3 - State, Civil Society and Health

and one of

6 units

HLTH AGE 2A03 - Research Methods in Health and in Aging I

and one of

HLTH AGE 3B03 - Advanced Research Inquiry
HLTH AGE 3G03 - Community Based Research
an equivalent research methods course(s) if required by the other subject (See Note 2 above.)

3 units

from

Course List or Health, Aging and Society

36 units

courses specified for the other subject

3-6 units

from

SOC SCI 2J03 - Introduction to Statistics or
an equivalent statistics course as prescribed by other Social Sciences programs

9 units

from

9-15 units

Electives.

If not completed in Level I, a minimum of six units must be from the Faculty of Humanities and/or the Department of Religious Studies .