Combined Honours in Aging and Society and Another Subject (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 Grade Point Average of 5.0 including a grade of at least C in HLTHAGE 1BB3  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  in the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Regulations.

Notes

1. 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 Administrator of the Department of Health, Aging and Society. See Admission to Level II Programs in Academic Regulations in this section of the Calendar.
2. HLTHAGE 1AA3 - Introduction to Health and Society  or HLTHAGE 1ZZ3 - Inquiry: Introduction to Health and Society  must be completed by the end of 60 units, however students are strongly encouraged to complete this requirement prior to the end of Level I. One of HLTHAGE 1AA3  or 1ZZ3  and 1BB3  are prerequisites for HLTHAGE 2BB3  which is a required course in Level II of the program.
3. Students who have completed HLTHAGE 2A06 or 3Z06 or equivalent are not required to complete HLTHAGE 2A03 , 3B03  or 3G03 . Students may choose to complete the Research Methods course(s) as required by the other subject. Students who choose to complete Research Methods requirements in the other subject, will replace with equivalent units from Levels II, III or IV Health, Aging and Society courses.
4. Students may take a maximum of 9 units from HLTHAGE 4B03  , 4C03 , 4H03 , 4I03 , 4L03 , 4N03 ,  4P03 , 4U03 , 4V03 , 4W03 , 4Z06 A/B .

Requirements

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

Course List

• ANTHROP 3HI3 - Medical Anthropology
• ECON 2CC3 - Health Economics and its Application to Health Policy
• ECON 3D03 - Labour Economics
• ECON 3Q03 - The Economics of Aging
• ECON 3Z03 - Health Economics
• ENVSOCTY 2HI3 - Health and Place
• ENVSOCTY 3HP3 - Population, Health and Aging
• GEOG 2HI3
• GEOG 3HH3
• GEOG 3HP3
• KINESIOL 3S03
• KINESIOL 3SS3
• PHILOS 2D03 - Bioethics
• PHILOS 3C03 - Advanced Bioethics
• RELIGST 2C03
• PSYCH 3AG3 - Aging
• RELIGST 2M03
• RELIGST 2N03
• RELIGST 2WW3
• SCAR 2M03 - Death and Dying: Comparative Views
• SCAR 2N03 - Death and Dying: The Western Experience
• SCAR 2WW3 - Health, Healing and Religion: Western Perspectives
• SOCWORK 3C03 - Social Aspects of Health and Illness
• SOCWORK 4L03
• SOCWORK 4R03 - Feminist Approaches to Social Work and Social Justice
• SOCIOL 3X03 - Sociology of Aging
• 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 1 above.)