The Minor in Aging and Society provides an interdisciplinary exploration of the aging process and individuals across the life course. This includes the study of social, mental, and physical changes in people as they age, the investigation of changes in society resulting from our aging population, and the application of this knowledge to policies and programs. This interdisciplinary Minor program is open to all undergraduate students regardless of major or disciplinary backgrounds.
Students who choose to combine this Minor with a Major in Health Policy (BA) or Population Health Sciences (BSc) must take care to ensure that no more than 2.0 credits are used to satisfy the requirements of both this Minor and their Major. Additional course guidance for these students is provided below.
Note: Relevant aging-related courses selected from other academic units and disciplines not listed below, may be approved for the Minor in Aging and Society on a case-by-case basis. Please contact DHS Undergraduate Advising to request approval for such courses prior to registering in them.
Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 4.5 credits, as follows:
1. 1.5 credits in Foundations as follows:
HLTA02H3 Exploring Health and Society: Theories, Perspectives, and Patterns
HLTA03H3 Navigating Health and Society: Research, Practice, and Policy
and one of the following:
HLTA20H3 Physiology Through the Life Course: From Birth Through Death*
HLTB15H3 Health Research Methodology
2. 1.5 credits in Core Concepts as follows:
HLTB24H3 Aging with Agility
HLTB40H3 Health Policy and Health Systems
and one of the following:
HLTB22H3 Biological Determinants of Health*
HLTB41H3 Social Determinants of Health
3. 1.5 credits in Aging and Society in Practice as follows:
HLTC22H3 Health, Aging, and the Life Cycle
and two of the following:
HLTC19H3 Chronic Diseases*
HLTC42H3 Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs*
HLTC43H3 Politics of Canadian Health Policy*
HLTC44H3 Comparative Health Policy Systems*
HLTC53H3 Creative Research Practices in Aging*
HLTC81H3 Health Professions and Practice*
HLTD26H3 Embodiment Across the Life Course*
* Students who choose to combine the Minor in Aging and Society with either the Major/Major Co-op in Health Studies - Health Policy or the Major/Major Co-op in Health Studies - Population Health are cautioned that, in accordance with degree regulations, they must ensure that the combination of programs used to meet the degree requirement include a minimum of 12.0 distinct credits.
In particular:
Students who combine the Minor with the Major/Major Co-op in Health Studies - Health Policy:
- Must complete one of HLTA20H3 or HLTB22H3.
- May apply the following to the completion of either the Major OR the Minor, but not both: HLTC19H3, HLTC42H3, HLTC43H3, HLTC44H3, HLTC53H3, HLTC81H3, and/or HLTD26H3.
Students who combine the Minor with the Major/Major Co-op in Health Studies - Population Health may apply the following courses to the completion of either the Major OR the Minor, but not both: HLTC19H3, HLTC81H3, and/or HLTD26H3.
