Honours Aging and Society (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 . 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. See Admission to Level II Programs  in the Faculty of Social Sciences 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.
3. Students who register in HLTHAGE 4Z06 A/B  may take a maximum of 12 units comprised of 3 units from HLTHAGE 4AB3 , 4B03 , 4BB3 , 4C03 , 4H03 , 4I03 , 4L03 , 4N03 , 4P03 , 4U03 , 4W03 ; 3 units from HLTHAGE 4AB3 , 4B03 , 4BB3 , 4BC3 , 4C03 , 4CH3 , 4D03 , 4F03 , 4G03 , 4H03 , 4I03 , 4J03 , 4L03 , 4M03 , 4N03 , 4O03 , 4P03 , 4Q03 , 4R03 , 4S03 , 4T03 , 4U03 , 4W03 ; and 6 units of HLTHAGE 4Z06 A/B . Otherwise they may take a maximum of 9 units, comprised of 6 units from HLTHAGE 4AB3 , 4B03 , 4BB3 , 4C03 , 4H03 , 4I03 , 4L03 , 4N03 , 4P03 , 4U03 , 4W03 ; and 3 units from HLTHAGE 4AB3 , 4B03 , 4BB3 , 4BC3 , 4C03 , 4CH3 , 4D03 , 4F03 , 4G03 , 4H03 , 4I03 , 4J03 , 4L03 , 4M03 , 4N03 , 4O03 , 4P03 , 4Q03 , 4R03 , 4S03 , 4T03 , 4U03 , 4W03 .
4. 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 the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Regulations in this section of the Calendar.

Requirements

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

Course List

• ANTHROP 2HI3 - 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 3HP3 - Population, Health and Aging
• ENVSOCTY 2HI3 - Health and Place
• PHILOS 2D03 - Bioethics
• PHILOS 3C03 - Advanced Bioethics
• PSYCH 3AG3 - Aging
• SCAR 2ER3 - Religion, the Body, and the Machine
• 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 4R03 - Feminist Approaches to Social Work and Social Justice
• SOCIOL 3X03
• SOCIOL 3CC3
• SOCIOL 3G03 - Sociology of Health Care
• SOCIOL 3HH3

or other designated and approved courses. (See Note 4 above.)