Upon completion of Year 1, Health and Society students are required to declare an "Area of Concentration." This must be selected from Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, Geography, Sociology, or Political Science. Course selection must correspond to the student's chosen concentration discipline and must be chosen from the "Concentration Courses" listed below.
Required Courses:
The BHSc Health and Society Major consists of 20 FCE.
- 2.5 FCE Health and Society 201, 301, 311, 401, 591
- 0.5 FCE Biology 231
- 2.0 FCE Major Option (Anthropology 203, Psychology 2051, Sociology 201, Geography 205, 251, Economics 201, 2032, any 200-level Political Science, Social Work 201)
- 0.5 FCE Life Sciences Option (Biology 233, Kinesiology 251, Anthropology 201, Archaeology 203)
- 0.5 FCE English (any half-course equivalent 200-level English or Comparative Literature 201, 203)
- 0.5 FCE Biology Option (Any Biology course or Medical Science 341)
- 3.5 FCE Concentration Courses (see below)
- 1.5 FCE Open Option
- 3.0 FCE (Inquiry Courses) Medical Science 203, 205, 308, (to be taken in sequence through years one to two); Health and Society 408 (to be taken in year three)
- 1.0 FCE Medical Science 307 and Medical Science 407
- 2.0 FCE (Research Project) Medical Science 508 (to be taken in final year). The research project is worth 2.0 full-course equivalents and is offered over two terms.
- 0.5 FCE Humanities Elective*
- 1.5 FCE Health Science Option - (any senior-level course offered by the Faculty of Science, Medical Science course or courses selected from Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, International Relations, Linguistics, Native Languages, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Urban Studies)
- 0.5 FCE Senior Option
1Students considering concentrating in psychology should take Psychology 205. It is strongly recommended that this course is completed during the first year of study to facilitate enrolment in senior-level Psychology course come the student's second year.
2Students considering concentrating in economics should take Economics 201 and 203. It is strongly recommended that these two courses are completed during the first year of study to facilitate enrolment in senior-level Economics course come the student's second year.
3Credit for Kinesiology 261 and Biology 305 is not allowed.
*Acceptable Courses from the Faculty of Arts to satisfy the Humanities Elective may be selected from the following departments:
English, French, Italian and Spanish, Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies, Greek and Roman Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.
CONCENTRATION COURSES**
ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology 341, 391, 393, 411 and 1.5 FCE from Archaeology 305, 589, 595 or senior-level courses offered by the Department of Anthropology or Archaeology.
ECONOMICS
Economics 337, 355, 379 and 2.0 FCE senior-level courses by offered by the Department of Economics.
Students considering a concentration in Economics should take Economics 201 and 203 as Major options. It is strongly recommended that these two courses be completed during the first year of study to facilitate in senior-level Economics courses come the student's second year.
GEOGRAPHY
Geography 231, 251, and 339 and 2.0 FCE Senior-level courses offered by the department of Geography
POLITICAL SCIENCES
Political Science 310, 359, 381, 399 and 1.0 FCE Senior-level courses offered by the Department of Political Sciences
PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology 312, and 305 or 405 and 2.0 FCE Senior-level courses offered by the department of Psychology.
Students considering a concentration in Psychology should take Psychology 205 as a Major option. It is strongly recommended that this course be completed during the first year of study to facilitate in senior-level Psychology courses come the student's second year.
SOCIOLOGY
Sociology 311, 313, 315, 321, 331, 333, 413
**The above concentration courses are subject to the changes and restrictions of the department offering the course.
Faculty of Medicine