Health Studies


Faculty List
  • R. Antabe, B.A. (Ghana), M.A., Ph.D. (Western), Assistant Professor
  • A. Benoit, B.Sc. (Mount Allison), M.Sc. (Ottawa), M.Sc. (Toronto), Ph.D. (Ottawa), Assistant Professor
  • L. Bisaillon, B.A. (Bishop's), M.Pl. (McGill), Ph.D. (Ottawa), Associate Professor
  • H. Brown, B.A., M.Sc. (Queen's), Ph.D. (Western), Associate Professor
  • E. Caron-Beaudoin, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Québec à Montréal), Ph.D. (Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique), Assistant Professor
  • A. Charise, B.A., B.Sc. (McMaster), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • K. Colaco, B.Sc. (Waterloo), M.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Maastricht), Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • O. Ezezika, B.Sc. (Lagos), Ph.D. (Georgia), M. Env. Management (Yale), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Status Only)
  • J. Fields, B.A. (NYU), MA, Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill), Professor
  • C. Hartblay, B.A. (Macalaster), M.A., Ph.D. (UNC Chapel Hill), Associate Professor
  • N. Massaquoi, B.A. (Western), M.S.W., Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor
  • A. Nair, B.A. (Michigan-Flint), M.S. (London School of Economics), M.P.H. (Cambridge), Ph.D. (Australian National), Assistant Professor
  • D. Schlueter, B.A. (Grand Valley State), Ph.D. (Vanderbilt), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • S.R. Sicchia, M.H.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • M. Silver, B.A., B.S., & M.P.P. (California, Berkeley), Ph.D. (Chicago), Associate Professor
  • N. Spence, B.A., Ph.D. (Western), Assistant Professor
  • W. Tavares, H.B.Sc, (Toronto) Ph.D. (McMaster), Assistant Professor
  • C. Trick, B.Sc. (Manitoba), M.Sc. (Acadia), Ph.D. (UBC), Professor
  • L.J.S. Tsuji, B.Sc., D.D.S. (Toronto), Ph.D. (York), Professor
  • C. Wong, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream

Chair: M. Silver, Email: dhs-chair@utsc.utoronto.ca
Associate Chair, Undergraduate: C. Wong, Email: dhs-associate-chair-undergrad@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Coordinator: S. Ramrattan, Email: dhsadvisor.utsc@utoronto.ca
Paramedicine Program: paramedicine.utsc@utoronto.ca 
Pathways in Health Professions Certificate: health.certificate.utsc@utoronto.ca

For more information, visit the Department of Health and Society website.

The Department of Health and Society, formally known as the Interdisciplinary Centre for Health and Society (ICHS), offers two interdisciplinary Major programs that provide students with a critical and comprehensive understanding of health, the biological and social determinants of health, and the impacts of public policy on health and well-being. In the Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Population Health (B.Sc.), students focus on the biological and environmental determinants of health, epidemiology, aging and the life cycle, and the importance of social and behavioural determinants of health. In the Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Health Policy (B.A.), students examine the character and consequences of different health care systems, public health policies, and governmental and civil society responses to ongoing societal issues related to health.

The Department of Health and Society also offers Canada’s first Minor Program in Health Humanities, which explores human health and illness through the methods and materials of the creative arts and interpretive social sciences. 

Effective July 1, 2023, the (Joint) Specialist in Paramedicine (B.Sc.) is now administered in the Department of Health and Society. Note, the program requirements for 2023-24 remain unchanged; students who are presently enrolled in the program or entering in Fall 2023 will follow the program as outlined in the calendar for the year they began the program. For more details regarding this program please contact paramedicine.utsc@utoronto.ca, or refer to the Paramedicine section of the Calendar or the Joint Programs website. The Specialist (Joint) in Paramedicine is offered in collaboration with Centennial College. Completion of this unique four-year program leads to a B.Sc. from UTSC and an Ontario College Diploma in Paramedicine from Centennial College. Upon completion of the diploma portion from Centennial College, students are eligible to take the Ministry of Health exams required to qualify as a Primary Care Paramedic. 

In addition to pursuing a rich core curriculum, students are strongly encouraged to diversify their learning by drawing upon relevant courses in various programs including Anthropology, Arts, Culture and Media Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Human Biology, International Development Studies, Mental Health, Philosophy, Public Policy, Sociology, and Statistics.

Students are encouraged to contact the Program Coordinator or Associate Chair, Undergraduate to discuss program requirements and their individual course of study.

Planning a Program in Health and Society

Students are advised to take required courses in the Major programs as early in their careers as possible. HLTA02H2 and HLTA03H3 should be taken during the first year. Failure to do so may lead to timetable conflicts and could prolong the completion of the program. Normally, students select whether to pursue the Health Policy stream (which leads to a B.A. degree) or the Population Health stream (which leads to a B.Sc. degree) at the beginning of their second year of study.

Prerequisites:
Students are not permitted to register in courses for which they have not completed the prerequisites indicated in the Calendar. Students may only enter a course for which they lack the prerequisites by obtaining the permission of the instructor prior to registration. Ineligible students will be removed from courses.

Special Topic and Advanced Topic Courses:
Themes for special topic courses will vary year to year. For more information, please visit the Department of Health and Society website.

Routes and Threads

Here, we present comprehensive frameworks for exploration within the realm of Health and Society, showcasing the robustness of our department and faculty. These frameworks, termed 'routes and threads,' act as guideposts for students in their course selection and academic journey, providing avenues for delving into specific interests. Dynamic and interwoven, these categories underscore various aspects within Health and Society, offering suggestions for thematic exploration. Students are also urged to chart their own thematic pathways tailored to their individual passions:  

Aging, Development, and the Lifespan
HLTA20H3, HLTB24H3, HLTB33H3, HLTC22H3, HLTD20H3, HLTD26H3, HLTD51H3

Allied Health and Health Education
HLTC17H3, HLTC81H3, HLTD07H3, HLTD18H3, HLTD80H3, HLTD81H3, HLTD82H3 

Body Systems
HLTA20H3, HLTB11H3, HLTB20H3, HLTB22H3, HLTB33H3, HLTB44H3, HLTC19H3, HLTC25H3, HLTC26H3, HLTC30H3, HLTD44H3 

Contemporary Issues in Health
HLTA91H3, HLTB30H3, HLTB60H3, HLTC02H3, HLTC20H3, HLTC23H3, HLTC46H3, HLTC49H3, HLTC60H3, HLTD07H3, HLTD20H3, HLTD27H3, HLTD29H3, HLTD46H3, HLTD47H3, HLTD48H3, HLTD49H3, HLTD82H3

Cultural, Social, and Sociological Perspectives in Health
HLTB41H3, HLTB42H3, HLTC47H3, HLTC49H3, HLTD06H3, HLTD29H3, HLTD46H3, HLTD47H3, HLTD49H3, HLTD82H3

Disability, Ableism, and Health Humanities
HLTB24H3, HLTB50H3, HLTB60H3, HLTC20H3, HLTC50H3, HLTC52H3, HLTC53H3, HLTC55H3, HLTC60H3, HLTD50H3, HLTD51H3, HLTD52H3, HLTD53H3, HLTD54H3, HLTD56H3

Disease Patterns
HLTA20H3, HLTB22H3, HLTB33H3, HLTB44H3, HLTC19H3, HLTC25H3, HLTC30H3, HLTD23H3, HLTD44H3

Global and Environmental Health
HLTC24H3, HLTC26H3, HLTC49H3, HLTD13H3, HLTD25H3, HLTD27H3, HLTD28H3, HLTD44H3, HLTD48H3, HLTD82H3

Policy, Healthcare, and Public Health
HLTB16H3, HLTB24H3, HLTB31H3, HLTB40H3, HLTC42H3, HLTC43H3, HLTC44H3, HLTD11H3, HLTD27H3, HLTD49H3

Research Methods and Methodologies
HLTB15H3, HLTB27H3, HLTC04H3, HLTC27H3, HLTC53H3, HLTC55H3

Statistics and Data Sciences
HLTB27H3, HLTC16H3, HLTC27H3

A more comprehensive list can be found on the DHS website.  

Program Combination Restrictions

The Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Population Health (B.Sc.) and Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Health Policy (B.A.) cannot be combined.

Experiential Learning and Outreach

For a community-based experiential learning opportunity in your academic field of interest, consider the course CTLB03H3, which can be found in the Teaching and Learning section of the Calendar.

health studies Programs

MAJOR PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES - HEALTH POLICY (ARTS) - SCMAJ2085G

Grade 12 math is recommended

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 8.0 credits, as described below.

Note: The Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Population Health (B.Sc.) and Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Health Policy (B.A.) cannot be combined.

First Year
2.0 credits

1. 2.0 credits as follows:
HLTA02H3 Exploring Health and Society: Theories, Perspectives, and Patterns
HLTA03H3 Navigating Health and Society: Research, Practice, and Policy
PHLB09H3 Biomedical Ethics
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences

Second Year
3.0 credits

2. 2.0 credits as follows:
HLTB15H3 Health Research Methodology
HLTB16H3 Public Health
HLTB40H3 Health Policy and Health Systems
HLTB41H3 Social Determinants of Health

3. 0.5 credit from the following:
HLTB50H3 Introduction to Health Humanities
HLTB60H3 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Disability Studies

4. 0.5 credit from the following:
GGRB28H3 Geographies of Disease
HLTB11H3 Human Nutrition
HLTB20H3 Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
HLTB42H3 Perspectives of Culture, Illness, and Healing
HLTB50H3 Introduction to Health Humanities (if not used towards requirement 3)
HLTB60H3 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Disability Studies (if not used towards requirement 3)
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health*
*Note: IDSB04H3 has prerequisites that are not part of this program.

The following courses may be used as a program requirement if the content is arts or policy focused; please consult with the Program Coordinator to have the topic assessed for program usage:

HLTB30H3 Current Issues in Health
HLTB31H3 Synergies Among Science, Policy, and Action

Third Year
2.5 Credits

5. 0.5 credit as follows:
HLTC27H3 Community Health and Epidemiology

6. 1.0 credit from the following:
HLTC42H3 Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs
HLTC43H3 Politics of Canadian Health Policy
HLTC44H3 Comparative Health Policy Systems

7. 1.0 credit from the following:
ANTC24H3 Culture, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
HLTC02H3 Gender and Health
HLTC04H3 Qualitative Research in Action
HLTC16H3 Health Information Systems
HLTC17H3 Rehabilitation Sciences
HLTC19H3 Chronic Diseases
HLTC20H3 Global Disability Studies
HLTC22H3 Health, Aging and the Life Cycle
HLTC42H3 Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs (if not used towards requirement 6)
HLTC43H3 Politics of Canadian Health Policy (if not used towards requirement 6)
HLTC44H3 Comparative Health Policy Systems (if not used towards requirement 6)
HLTC46H3 Globalization, Gender, and Health
HLTC47H3 Institutional Ethnography in Action
HLTC48H3 Special Topics in Health and Society
HLTC49H3 Indigenous Health
HLTC50H3 The Human-Animal Interface
HLTC51H3 Special Topics in Health and Society
HLTC52H3 Special Topics in Health Humanities
HLTC53H3 Creative Research Practices in Aging
HLTC56H3 Drawing Illness
HLTC81H3 Health Professions and Practice
IDSC11H3 Issues in Global and International Health*
*Note: IDSC11H3 has prerequisites that are not part of this program.

Fourth Year
0.5 credit

8. 0.5 credit from the following:

HLTD06H3 Migration, Medicine, and the Law
HLTD07H3 Advanced Rehabilitation Sciences: Disability Studies and Lived Experiences of 'Normalcy'
HLTD11H3 Program and Policy Evaluation
HLTD20H3 Advanced Topics in Sex, Gender, and the Life Course
HLTD26H3 Embodiment Across the Life Course
HLTD29H3 Advanced Topics in Inequality, Inequity, and Health
HLTD40H3 The Politics of Care, Self-Care, and Mutual Aid
HLTD46H3 Violence and Health: Critical Perspectives
HLTD47H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Wellness
HLTD48H3 Advanced Topics in Global Health
HLTD49H3 Global Health Governance: Thinking Alongside the World's Leaders
HLTD50H3 Advanced Topics in Health Humanities
HLTD51H3 Aging and the Arts
HLTD52H3 Health Histories
HLTD53H3 Advanced Topics in Health Humanities
HLTD54H3 Toronto's Stories of Health and Illness
HLTD56H3 Health Humanities Workshop: Documentary and Memoir
HLTD80H3 Critical Health Education
HLTD81H3 Health Professions Education
HLTD82H3 Black Health Disparities: Education and Promotion

The following courses may be used as a program requirement if the content is arts or policy focused; please consult with the Program Coordinator to have the topic assessed for program usage:

HLTD01H3 Directed Readings in Health and Society
HLTD02H3 Health Research Seminar
HLTD04H3 Special Topics in Health
HLTD05H3 Directed Research on Health Services and Institutions
HLTD12H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD21H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD22H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD71Y3 Directed Research in Health and Society

SPECIALIST (JOINT) PROGRAM IN PARAMEDICINE (SCIENCE) - SCSPEPMD

Supervisor: W. Tavares paramedicine@utsc.utoronto.ca

The Specialist (Joint) Program in Paramedicine is administered by the Department of Health and Society. Students who complete the requirements of the program will also qualify for the Paramedic Diploma from Centennial College. Students who have completed the requirements for Centennial's diploma are eligible to take the Ministry of Health exams required to qualify as a Primary Care Paramedic.

Enrolment Requirements
This program has limited enrolment. Applicants must fill out a Paramedicine Declaration form. Prior to taking courses at Centennial College, students must also fill out a medical certificate and have current qualifications in CPR and standard first aid. Other non-academic requirements such as a vulnerable sector police check, fitness standards and face mask fit certification will also ultimately be required. Additional details regarding these requirements may be found at Centennial's website. Applicants may arrange to complete some of these requirements during their first year of study at the University of Toronto Scarborough. For more information on admission and deadlines, see the Joint Programs with Centennial College section of this Calendar.

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 16.5 credits. Including electives, students should take 2.5 credits in each semester of their four year degree.

Note: three of the PMD courses are 1.0 credit (Y courses) rather than 0.5 credit (H courses).

1. 1.0 Credit of Introductory Biology Courses
BIOA01H3 Life on Earth: Unifying Principles
BIOA02H3 Life on Earth: Form, Function and Interactions

2. 1.5 Credits of Core Biology Courses
BIOB10H3 Cell Biology
BIOB11H3 Molecular Aspects of Genetic Processes
BIOB34H3 Animal Physiology

3. 1.5 Credits of Foundational Biology Courses
BIOC17H3 Microbiology
[BIOC21H3 Vertebrate Histology: Cells and Tissues or BIOC32H3 Human Physiology I]
BIOC34H3 Human Physiology II

4. 1.0 Credit of Advanced Biology Courses
Choose From:
BIOD17H3 Seminars in Cellular Microbiology
BIOD26H3 Fungal Biology and Pathogenesis
BIOD29H3 Pathobiology of Human Disease
BIOD33H3 Comparative Animal Physiology
BIOD43H3 Animal Movement and Exercise
BIOD65H3 Pathologies of the Nervous System
BIOD96Y3 Directed Research in Paramedicine

5. 1.0 Credit of Introductory Chemistry Courses
CHMA10H3 Introductory Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
CHMA11H3 Introductory Chemistry II: Reactions and Mechanisms

6. 1.0 Credit of Introductory Psychology Courses
PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology
PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

7. 1.0 Credit of B-Level Psychology Courses
PSYB20H3 Introduction to Developmental Psychology
PSYB32H3 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

8. 1.0 Credit of Statistics/Data Analysis Courses
[STAB22H3 Statistics I or PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology]
PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology

9. 7.5 Credits of Paramedicine Courses
*PMDB22H3 Pre-Hospital Care 1: Theory and Lab
*PMDB25H3 Therapeutic Approaches to Behaviour in Crisis
*PMDB30H3 Alterations of Human Body Function I
*PMDB32Y3 Pre-Hospital Care 2: Theory, Lab and Clinical
*PMDB33H3 Anatomy
*PMDB36H3 Pharmacology for Allied Health Pre-requisite
*PMDB41H3 Professional Issues, Research and Leadership
*PMDC40H3 Alterations in Human Body Function II
*PMDC42Y3 Pre-Hospital Care 3: Theory, Lab and Field
*PMDC43H3 Medical Directed Therapeutics and Paramedic Responsibilities
*PMDC54Y3 Pre-Hospital Care 4: Theory, Lab and Field
*PMDC56H3 Primary Care Practice Integration and Decision Making

*A grade of 60% is required in these courses both to pass the course and to maintain standing in the program. All PMD courses are taught at Centennial College. Note, some PMD courses require that 60% be achieved in all components of the course (i.e., lecture component, practical component, and clinical-placement component).

Note: In order to remain in the program, students must typically maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. Students whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 should consult the program supervisor to discuss their options. Please also note, space in some Centennial College courses is limited. Students who must repeat one of these courses and whose cumulative GPA has fallen below 2.0 will be allowed to register in these courses only if space permits.

Suggested Course Sequence

Year 1: Fall Semester*

  1. BIOA01H3 Life on Earth: Unifying Principles
  2. CHMA10H3 Introductory Chemistry I: Structure and Bonding
  3. PSYA01H3 Introduction to Biological and Cognitive Psychology

Year 1: Winter Semester*

  1. BIOA02H3 Life on Earth: Form, Function and Interactions
  2. CHMA11H3 Introductory Chemistry II; Reactions and Mechanisms
  3. PSYA02H3 Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology

*In Year 1 students must also complete 0.5 credit in statistics [STAB22H3 Statistics I or PSYB07H3 Data Analysis in Psychology].

Year 2: Fall Semester

  1. BIOB10H3 Cell Biology
  2. PMDB33H3 Anatomy
  3. PMDB22H3 Pre-Hospital Care 1: Theory and Lab
  4. PMDB25H3 Therapeutic Approaches to Behaviour in Crisis
  5. PMDB41H3 Professional Issues, Research and Leadership

Year 2: Winter Semester

  1. BIOB11H3 Molecular Aspects of Genetic Processes
  2. PMDB30H3 Alterations of Human Body Function I
  3. PMDB32Y3 Pre-Hospital Care 2: Theory, Lab and Clinical
  4. PMDB36H3 Pharmacology for Allied Health Pre-requisite

Year 3: Fall Semester

  1. BIOB34H3 Animal Physiology
  2. PMDC40H3 Alterations in Human Body Function II
  3. PMDC42Y3 Pre-Hospital Care 3: Theory, Lab and Field
  4. PMDC43H3 Medical Directed Therapeutics and Paramedic Responsibilities

Year 3: Winter Semester

  1. BIOC17H3 Microbiology
  2. BIOC34H3 Human Physiology II
  3. PMDC54Y3 Pre-Hospital Care 4: Theory, Lab and Field
  4. PMDC56H3 Primary Care Practice Integration and Decision Making

Year 4: Fall Semester

  1. BIOC21H3 Vertebrate Histology: Cells and Tissues or BIOC32H3 Human Physiology I
  2. PSYB20H3 Introduction to Developmental Psychology
  3. PSYB32H3 Abnormal Psychology
  4. [BIOD33H3 Comparative Animal Physiology or BIOD65H3 Pathologies of the Nervous System or BIOD26H3 Fungal Biology and Pathogenesis or BIOD96Y3 Directed Research in Paramedicine*]

Year 4: Winter Semester

  1. PSYC08H3 Advanced Data Analysis in Psychology
  2. BIOD17H3 Seminars in Cellular Microbiology or BIOD43H3 Animal Movement and Exercise or BIOD29H3 Pathobiology of Human Disease
  3. 0.5 credits of elective courses

*Students may take any 2 of the D-level courses listed above to meet program requirements. The sequence here merely reflects the current scheduling of courses in the various sessions.

MAJOR (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES - HEALTH POLICY (ARTS) - SCMAJ2085J

Program Supervisor of Study: E. Caron-Beaudoin and R. Antabe
Academic Program Advisor: dhsadvisor.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Program Coordinator: coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Health Policy is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to Health Policy upon graduation.

In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of three Co-op work terms.

Enrolment Requirements
The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits, including HLTA02H3 and HLTA03H3, plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Prospective Co-op Students:
Prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must submit a program request on ACORN, and meet the minimum qualifications noted above. Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Academic Program Requirements
Students must complete the program requirements as described in the Major Program in Health Studies- Health Policy.

Note: the Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Population Health (B.Sc.) and Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Health Policy (B.A.) cannot be combined.

Co-op Program Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete three Co-op work terms, each of four-months duration, or a 4-month and an 8-month work term, or one 12-month work term.

Students must be available for work terms in each of the Fall, Winter and Summer semesters and must complete at least one of their required work terms in either a Fall or Winter semester. This, in turn, requires that students take courses during at least one Summer semester.

To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Health Policy and have completed at least 7.0 credits.

Co-op Course Requirements
In addition to their academic program requirements, Co-op students complete the following Co-op specific courses as part of their degree:

  • Co-op Preparation courses: COPB50H3 and COPB51H3 (completed in first year)
  • Work Term Search courses: COPB52H3 (semester prior to first work term), COPC98H3 (semester prior to second work term), and COPC99H3 (semester prior to third work term)
  • Co-op Work Term courses: COPC13 (each semester a student is on work term)

These courses are designed to prepare students for their job search and work term experience, and to maximize the benefits of their Co-op work terms. They must be completed in sequence, and fall into three categories: Co-op Preparation courses (COPB50H3 & COPB51H3) are completed in first year, and cover a variety of topics intended to assist students in developing the skills and tools required to secure a work term; Work Term Search Courses (COPB52H3, COPC98H3, & COPC99H3) are completed in the semester prior to each work term, and support students while competing for work terms that are appropriate to their program of study, as well as preparing students for the transition into and how to succeed the workplace; Co-op Work Term courses (COPC13) are completed during each semester that a student is on work term, and support students’ success while on work term, as well as connecting their academics and the workplace experience.

Co-op courses are taken in addition to a full course load. They are recorded on transcripts as credit/no credit (CR/NCR) and are considered to be additive credit to the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is assessed as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

For information on fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the Co-operative Programs section and the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MAJOR PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES - POPULATION HEALTH (SCIENCE) - SCMAJ2085H

Grade 12 math is recommended

Enrolment in the program is limited. Admissions will require:

A. completion of 4.0 credits including [BIOA01H3 or BIOA11H3], HLTA02H3, HLTA03H3, HLTA20H3, and STAB23H3, and
B. either (1) a final grade of 67% or higher in both [BIOA01H3 or BIOA11H3] and HLTA20H3, or (2) a final grade of 60% or higher in both [BIOA01H3 or BIOA11H3] and HLTA20H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in HLTB22H3

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 8.0 credits, as described below.

Note: The Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Population Health (B.Sc.) and Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Health Policy (B.A.) cannot be combined.

First Year
2.5 credits

1. 0.5 credit from the following:
BIOA01H3 Life on Earth: Unifying Principles or
BIOA11H3 Introduction to the Biology of Humans

2. 2.0 credits as follows:
HLTA02H3 Exploring Health and Society: Theories, Perspectives, and Patterns
HLTA03H3 Navigating Health and Society: Research, Practice, and Policy
HLTA20H3 Physiology Through the Life Course: From Birth Through Death
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences

Second Year
3.0 credits

3. 2.0 credits as follows:
HLTB15H3 Health Research Methodology
HLTB16H3 Public Health
HLTB22H3 Biological Determinants of Health
HLTB41H3 Social Determinants of Health

4. 0.5 credit from the following:
BIOB35H3 Essentials of Human Physiology
HLTB33H3 Human Development and Anatomy
HLTB44H3 Pathophysiology and Etiology of Disease

5. 0.5 credit from the following:
BIOB35H3 Essentials of Human Physiology (if not used towards requirement 4)
GGRB28H3 Geographies of Disease
HLTB11H3 Human Nutrition
HLTB20H3 Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
HLTB33H3 Human Development and Anatomy (if not used towards requirement 4)
HLTB40H3 Health Policy and Health Systems
HLTB42H3 Perspectives of Culture, Illness, and Healing
HLTB44H3 Pathophysiology and Etiology of Disease (if not used towards requirement 4)
HLTB50H3 Introduction to Health Humanities
HLTB60H3 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
PHLB09H3 Biomedical Ethics
STAB27H3 Statistics II

The following courses may be used as a program requirement if the content is science-focused; please consult with the Program Coordinator to have the topic assessed for program usage:

HLTB30H3 Current Issues in Health
HLTB31H3 Synergies Among Science, Policy, and Action

Third Year
2.0 credits

6. 0.5 credit as follows:
HLTC27H3 Community Health and Epidemiology

7. 0.5 credit from the following:
HLTC19H3 Chronic Diseases
HLTC25H3 Infectious Diseases

8. 1.0 credit from the following:
ANTC47H3 Human and Primate Comparative Osteology
ANTC48H3 Advanced Topics in Human Osteology
ANTC68H3 Deconstructing Epidemics
BIOC70H3 An Introduction to Bias in the Sciences
HLTC04H3 Qualitative Research in Action
HLTC16H3 Health Information Systems
HLTC17H3 Rehabilitation Sciences
HLTC19H3 Chronic Diseases (if not used towards requirement 7)
HLTC22H3 Health, Aging and the Life Cycle
HLTC23H3 Child Health and Development
HLTC24H3 Environment and Health
HLTC25H3 Infectious Diseases (if not used towards requirement 7)
HLTC26H3 Global Health and Human Biology
HLTC28H3 Special Topics in Health Sciences
HLTC29H3 Special Topics in Health Sciences
HLTC30H3 Understanding Cancer: From Cells to Communities
HLTC46H3 Globalization, Gender, and Health
HLTC49H3 Indigenous Health
HLTC81H3 Health Professions and Practice

The following courses may be used as a program requirement if the content is science-focused; please consult with the Program Coordinator to have the topic assessed for program usage:

HLTC48H3 Special Topics in Health and Society
HLTC51H3 Special Topics in Health and Society

Fourth Year
0.5 credits

9. 0.5 credit from the following:

HLTD07H3 Advanced Rehabilitation Sciences: Disability Studies and Lived Experiences of 'Normalcy'
HLTD08H3 Advanced Topics in Health Sciences
HLTD09H3 Population Perspectives on Reproductive Health
HLTD13H3 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Human Biology
HLTD18H3 Dental Sciences
HLTD20H3 Advanced Topics in Sex, Gender, and the Life Course
HLTD23H3 Indigenous Peoples: Pandemics, Epidemics, and Outbreaks
HLTD25H3 Advanced Topics in Environmental Health
HLTD26H3 Embodiment Across the Life Course
HLTD27H3 Food Security, Food Sovereignty, and Health
HLTD28H3 Innovations for Global Health
HLTD29H3 Advanced Topics in Inequality, Inequity, and Health
HLTD40H3 The Politics of Care, Self-Care, and Mutual Aid
HLTD44H3 Environmental Contaminants, Vulnerability, and Toxicity
HLTD46H3 Violence and Health: Critical Perspectives
HLTD47H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Wellness
HLTD48H3 Advanced Topics in Global Health
HLTD49H3 Global Health Governance: Thinking Alongside the World's Leaders
HLTD80H3 Critical Health Education
HLTD81H3 Health Professions Education

The following courses may be used as a program requirement if the content is science-focused; please consult with the Program Coordinator to have the topic assessed for program usage:

HLTD01H3 Directed Readings in Health and Society
HLTD02H3 Health Research Seminar
HLTD04H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD05H3 Directed Research on Health Services and Institutions
HLTD12H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD21H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD22H3 Advanced Topics in Health and Society
HLTD71Y3 Directed Research in Health and Society

MAJOR (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES - POPULATION HEALTH (SCIENCE) - SCMAJ2085K

Program Supervisor of Study: E. Caron-Beaudoin and R. Antabe
Academic Program Advisor: dhsadvisor.utsc@utoronto.ca
Co-op Program Coordinator: coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Population Health is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors. The program provides students with the opportunity to develop the academic and professional skills required to pursue employment in these areas, or to continue on to graduate training in an academic field related to Population Health upon graduation.

In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation courses and a minimum of three Co-op work terms.

Enrolment Requirements
The minimum qualifications for entry are as follows:

A. completion of 4.0 credits including [BIOA01H3 or BIOA11H3], HLTA02H3, HLTA03H3, HLTA20H3, and STAB23H3, and
B. either (1) a final grade of 67% or higher in both [BIOA01H3 or BIOA11H3] and HLTA20H3, or (2) a final grade of 60% or higher in both [BIOA01H3 or BIOA11H3] and HLTA20H3, and a final grade of 72% or higher in HLTB22H3

Students must also have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.

Current Co-op Students:
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt in their first year of study must request a Co-op Subject POSt on ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and must meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted above.

Prospective Co-op Students:
Prospective Co-op students (i.e., those not yet admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt) must submit a program request on ACORN, and meet the minimum qualifications noted above. Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in that student's application not being considered.

Academic Program Requirements
Students must complete the program requirements as described in the Major Program in Health Studies - Population Health.

Note: the Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Population Health (B.Sc.) and Major/Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies - Health Policy (B.A.) cannot be combined.

Co-op Work Term Requirements
Students must satisfactorily complete Co-op work term(s) as follows: three 4-month work terms, one 4-month work term and one 8-month work term, or one 12-month work term. To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Major (Co-op) Program in Health Studies- Population Health and have completed at least 7.0 credits, achieve a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and complete COPB50H3 and COPB51H3.

Students must be available for work terms in each of the Fall, Winter, and Summer semesters and must complete at least one of their required work terms in either a Fall or Winter semester. This requires that students take courses during at least one Summer semester.

Co-op Course Requirements
In addition to their academic program requirements, Co-op students complete the following Co-op specific courses as part of their degree:

  • Co-op Preparation courses: COPB50H3 and COPB51H3 (completed in first year)
  • Work Term Search courses: COPB52H3 (semester prior to first work term), COPC98H3 (semester prior to second work term), and COPC99H3 (semester prior to third work term)
  • Co-op Work Term courses: COPC40H3 (each semester a student is on work term)

These courses are designed to prepare students for their job search and work term experience, and to maximize the benefits of their Co-op work terms. They must be completed in sequence, and fall into three categories: Co-op Preparation courses (COPB50H3 & COPB51H3) are completed in first year, and cover a variety of topics intended to assist students in developing the skills and tools required to secure a work term; Work Term Search Courses (COPB52H3, COPC98H3, & COPC99H3) are completed in the semester prior to each work term, and support students while competing for work terms that are appropriate to their program of study, as well as preparing students for the transition into and how to succeed the workplace; Co-op Work Term courses (COPC40H3) are completed during each semester that a student is on work term, and support students’ success while on work term, as well as connecting their academics and the workplace experience.

Co-op courses are taken in addition to a full course load. They are recorded on transcripts as credit/no credit (CR/NCR) and are considered to be additive credit to the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is assessed as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

For information on fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the Co-operative Programs section and the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MINOR PROGRAM IN AGING AND SOCIETY (ARTS) - SCMINAGS

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:

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.


MINOR PROGRAM IN HEALTH HUMANITIES (ARTS) - SCMIN2088

The Minor in Health Humanities provides an interdisciplinary exploration of human health and illness through the methods and materials of the creative arts, humanities, and critical social sciences. Students’ understanding of the humanistic, philosophical, historical, and artistic study of health—past and present—will be developed by attending closely to how literature, philosophy, history, and critical social sciences reveal the aesthetic, ethical, and multicultural contexts of health, disability, medical research and policy. This interdisciplinary Minor program is open to all undergraduates regardless of major or disciplinary backgrounds. See the following website for more information.
Students will note that some courses at the B-, C-, and D-levels may have additional prerequisites; therefore, students selecting the Minor as a Subject POSt must choose their courses carefully to ensure that they have the necessary prerequisites. Permission to count courses indicated by an asterisk (*) towards the Minor in Health Humanities must be received from the Program Supervisor, and will be granted in cases where the student’s work demonstrably engages Health Humanities-related content and/or research methods.

Note: Relevant Health Humanities-related courses selected from other academic units and disciplines, not already listed below, may be approved for the Minor in Health Humanities on a case-by-case basis. Please consult the Program Supervisor to determine the potential eligibility of relevant courses that are not listed below.

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 4.0 credits, as follows:

1. 1.5 credit in Core Concepts in Health Humanities
HLTB50H3 Introduction to Health Humanities
HLTC55H3 Methods in Arts-Based Research
PHLB09H3 Biomedical Ethics

2. 0.5 credit in Critical Writing to be chosen from:
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing about Literature
ENGB02H3 Effective Writing in the Sciences

3. At least 0.5 credit at the C-level to be chosen from the following*:
ANTC24H3 Culture, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
HLTC20H3 Global Disability Studies
HLTC50H3 The Human-Animal Interface
HLTC52H3 Special Topics in Health Humanities
HLTC53H3 Creative Research Practices in Aging
HLTC56H3 Drawing Illness
HLTC60H3 Disability History
MUZC02H3/​(VPMC02H3) Music, Health and Wellness
WSTC12H3 Writing the Self: Global Women's Autobiographies
WSTC40H3 Gender and Disability

4. 0.5 credit at the D-level to be chosen from the following*:
ANTD01H3 The Body in Culture and Society
ANTD10H3 The Anthropology of 'Life' Itself
ENGD12H3 Topics in Life Writing
HLTD07H3 Advanced Rehabilitation Sciences: Disability Studies and Lived Experiences of 'Normalcy'
HLTD50H3 Advanced Topics in Health Humanities
HLTD51H3 Aging and the Arts
HLTD52H3 Health Histories
HLTD53H3 Advanced Topics in Health Humanities
HLTD54H3 Toronto’s Stories of Health and Illness
HLTD56H3 Health Humanities Workshop: Documentary & Memoir
HLTD80H3 Critical Health Education

5. 1.0 credits to be chosen from the following*:
ANTC24H3 Culture, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
ANTD01H3 The Body in Culture and Society (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
ANTD10H3 The Anthropology of 'Life' Itself (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
CTLB03H3 Introduction to Service Learning
ENGA02H3 Critical Writing about Literature (if not used to complete Requirement 2)
ENGB02H3 Effective Writing in the Sciences (if not used to complete Requirement 2)
ENGB12H3 Life Writing
ENGB52H3 Literature and Science
ENGB74H3 The Body in Literature and Film
ENGD12H3 Topics in Life Writing (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
FLMC44H3 Self and Other in Literature and Film
HLTB30H3 Current Issues in Health
HLTB42H3 Perspectives of Culture, Illness and Healing
HLTB60H3 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
HLTC04H3 Qualitative Research in Action
HLTC20H3 Global Disability Studies (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
HLTC47H3 Institutional Ethnography in Action
HLTC50H3 The Human-Animal Interface (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
HLTC52H3 Special Topics in Health Humanities (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
HLTC53H3 Creative Research Practices in Aging (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
HLTC56H3 Drawing Illness (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
HLTC60H3 Disability History (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
HLTD01H3 Directed Readings in Health and Society**
HLTD06H3 Migration, Medicine, and the Law
HLTD07H3 Advanced Rehabilitation Sciences: Disability Studies and Lived Experiences of 'Normalcy' (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD50H3 Advanced Topics in Health Humanities (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD51H3 Aging and the Arts (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD52H3 Health Histories (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD53H3 Advanced Topics in Health Humanities (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD54H3 Toronto’s Stories of Health and Illness (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD56H3 Health Humanities Workshop: Documentary & Memoir (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
HLTD71Y3 Directed Research in Health and Society **
HLTD80H3 Critical Health Education (if not used to complete Requirement 4)
MUZC02H3/​(VPMC02H3) Music, Health and Wellness
WSTC12H3 Writing the Self: Global Women's Autobiographies (if not used to complete Requirement 3)
WSTC40H3 Gender and Disability (if not used to complete Requirement 3)

Notes:
1. The courses listed in requirements 3, 4, and 5 (designated with a *) engage methods, content, and/or issues relevant to arts and humanities-based approaches to health. They provide students with the opportunity to explore more specialized topics related to Health Humanities based on their academic interests and professional aspirations.
2. 0.5 credit can be earned by taking for-credit fine arts classes (e.g., music performance, visual arts, creative writing, etc).
3. Permission to count CLTB03H3 (**), HLTB30H3 (**), HLTD01H3, (**) or HLTD71Y3 (**) towards the Minor in Health Humanities must be received from the Program Supervisor. Permission will be granted only in cases where the student’s work demonstrably engages Health Humanities-related content and/or research methods.

CERTIFICATE IN PATHWAYS TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS - SCCER1110

Note: Only domestic students entering UTSC directly from high school in September 2024 and after are eligible for enrolment in this certificate.

Students will be admitted to the Certificate directly from high school. Students will select the Certificate in combination with specified science (HBSc) programs at the time of application to UTSC and will be enrolled directly into the Certificate in their first year of study after accepting their offer to UTSC and will need to be admitted to and maintain good standing in one of the programs below to remain in the certificate. Only domestic students entering UTSC directly from high school in September 2024 and after are eligible for enrolment in this certificate.

The Certificate must be taken in conjunction with a Major/Major (Co-op) or Specialist/Specialist (Co-op) in one of the following programs:

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Conservation & Biodiversity
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Environmental Geoscience
  • Environmental Science
  • Evolutionary Anthropology
  • Global Environmental Change
  • Health Studies – Population Health
  • Human Biology
  • Integrative Biology
  • Medicinal & Biological Chemistry
  • Mental Health Studies
  • Molecular Biology & Biotechnology
  • Molecular Biology, Immunology & Disease
  • Neuroscience
  • Plant Biology
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Psychology

Students must complete a minimum of 2.0 credits, including at least 0.5 credit at the C- or D-level, as follows:

1. 0.5 credit from Complex Systems, Structures and Settings:

  • ANTA02H3: Introduction to Anthropology: Society, Culture and Language
  • ANTC24H3: Culture, Mental Illness, and Psychiatry
  • ANTD16H3: Biomedical Anthropology
  • EESA06H3: Introduction to Planet Earth
  • EESA10H3: Human Health and Environment
  • EESA11H3: Environmental Pollution
  • EESB16H3: Feeding Humans – The Cost to the Planet
  • EESC04H3: Biodiversity and Biogeography
  • IDSB04H3: Introduction to International/Global Health
  • GGRB28H3: Geographies of Disease
  • HLTB40H3: Health Policy and Health Systems
  • HLTC42H3: Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs
  • HLTC43H3: Politics of Canadian Health Policy
  • HLTC44H3: Comparative Health Policy Systems
  • HLTD04H3: Advanced Topics in Health and Society
  • HLTD40H3: The Politics of Care, Self-Care and Mutual Aid
  • HLTD81H3: Health Professions Education
  • MDSA01H3: Introduction to Media Studies
  • MGTA01H3: Introduction to Business
  • POLD59H3: Politics of Disability
  • VPAA10H3: Introduction to Arts and Media Management

2. 0.5 credit from Cultures, Communities and Care:

  • ACMB10H3: Equity and Diversity in the Arts
  • ANTA01H3: Introduction to Anthropology, Becoming Human
  • ANTB64H3: Are You What You Eat? The Anthropology of Food
  • ANTC61H3: Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
  • ANTD26H3: Caveman, Farmer, Herder, Trader: Evolution of Diet in Society
  • CITB03H3: Social Planning and Community Development
  • GGRD10H3: Health & Sexuality
  • HISC27H3: The History of European Sexuality: From Antiquity to the Present
  • HLTB41H3: Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health
  • HLTB42H3: Perspectives of Culture, Illness and Healing
  • HLTB60H3: Introduction to Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
  • HLTC22H3: Health, Aging and the Life Cycle
  • HLTD18H3: Dental Sciences
  • HLTD47H3: Advanced Topics in Health and Wellness
  • PHLB12H3: Philosophy of Sexuality
  • PHLC07H3: Death and Dying
  • POLC43H3: Prejudice and Racism
  • PSYA02H3: Introduction to Clinical, Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology
  • PSYB32H3: Introduction to Clinical Psychology
  • PSYC14H3: Cross-Cultural Social Psychology
  • PSYC15H3: Foundations in Community Psychology
  • PSYC18H3: Psychology of Emotion
  • PSYC19H3: Psychology of Self Control
  • PSYC34H3: Psychology of Happiness and Meaning
  • PSYD10H3: Community and Applied Social Psychology
  • PSYD13H3: The Psychology of Emotion Regulation
  • SOCB22H3: Sociology of Gender
  • SOCB47H3: Social Inequality
  • SOCB49H3: Sociology of Family
  • SOCC49H3/​HLTC49H3: Indigenous Health
  • WSTB11H3: Intersections of Inequality

3. 0.5 credit from Critical and Creative Thinking:

  • ANTB14H3: Evolutionary Anthropology
  • ANTB15H3: Contemporary Human Evolution and Variation
  • ANTC62H3: Medical Anthropology: Biological and Demographic Perspectives
  • ANTC68H3: Deconstructing Epidemics
  • BIOB20H3: Introduction to Computational Biology
  • BIOC70H3: An Introduction to Bias in the Sciences
  • BIOD59H3: Models in Ecology, Epidemiology, and Conservation
  • CHMD89H3: Introduction to Green Chemistry
  • CSCB20H3: Introduction to Web Development and Applications
  • ENGB52H3: Literature and Science
  • HLTB15H3: Health Research Methodologies
  • HLTC81H3: Health Professions and Practice
  • JOUA01H3: Introduction to Journalism and News Literacy I
  • LINB30H3: Programming for Linguists
  • MATA02H3: The Magic of Numbers
  • PHLA10H3: Reason and Truth
  • PHLA11H3: Introduction to Ethics
  • PHLB09H3: Biomedical Ethics
  • PHLC10H3: Topics in Bioethics
  • PHLD09H3: Advanced Seminar in Bioethics
  • PSYB03H3: Introduction to Computers in Psychological Research
  • PSYB80H3: Psychology in Context
  • PSYC03H3: Computers in Psychological Research: Advanced Topics
  • PSYC13H3: Social Cognition: Understanding Ourselves and Others
  • STAB22H3: Statistics I
  • STAB52H3: An Introduction to Probability
  • STAB53H3: Introduction to Applied Probability

4. 0.5 credit from Communication and Leadership:

  • ENGB02H3: Effective Writing in the Sciences
  • HLTD49H3: Global Health Governance: Thinking Alongside the World's Leaders
  • MGEB32H3: Economic Aspects of Public Policy
  • MGTA02H3: Managing the Business Organization
  • PHLB06H3: Business Ethics
  • PHLB58H3: Reasoning Under Uncertainty
  • POLC13H3: Program Evaluation
  • PSYB38H3: Introduction to Behaviour Modification
  • PSYC02H3: Scientific Communication in Psychology
  • PSYC10H3: Judgment and Decision-Making
  • PSYD19H3: The Science of Behaviour Change

Additional course options may be added in future years.

In addition to the formal curricular components, students are encouraged to participate in at least one of each of the following areas to complement their work in the certificate and build a cohort experience:

  • participation in a community of practice or service activity recognized on the Co-curricular Record;
  • professional development workshop or learning module offered by at UofT Scarborough or tri-campus office;
  • annual program events, including a capstone event upon completion of the certificate.

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