Last updated: August 16, 2001 @ 02:21PM

Health Sciences

This program is co-ordinated by the Department of Community Health Sciences

Chair
John Hay

Associate Professor
John Hay

Assistant Professors
Anthony F. Bogaert, John Cairney, Heather Lee Kilty, Kelli-an G. Lawrance, Linda Ritchie, Andrea Toepell, Evangelia L. Tsiani

Nursing Clinical Administrator
Eileen MacRae

Director, Co-operative Programs
Cindy Dunne

General Information

Administrative Assistant,
Joanne Falovo
(905) 688-5550, extension 4228
Shaver Residence room 300
http://arnie.pec.brocku.ca/~health/CHSC.html

The Department of Community Health Sciences offers four year programs of study leading to a B.A. honours in Community Health, Child Health and a BA honours in Workplace Health with a Workplace Health Co-op option, a BSc honours in Health Sciences, an honours BSc in Nursing, a BSc in Nursing degree completion program.

The BA programs in Community Health Sciences focus on community health and wellness with an emphasis on health promotion and assessment as well as program development and evaluation. Students are prepared for careers in public health, and postgraduate study in a wide range of health related areas.

The BSc in Health Sciences prepares students for careers in those health professions with a bio-science perspective. This pre-health professional degree program allows students to meet the requirements of postgraduate degree programs in medicine and the allied health professions.

In all degrees offered by the department a core of Community Health Science courses is supplemented by a broad choice of electives.




Program Notes
  1. To proceed to year 2, students must achieve a minimum grade of 60 percent in CHSC 1F90 and one of CHSC 1P99, COSC 1P90 or 1P98 and have submitted a declaration to major.
  2. The following courses are not available for science credit in the BSc program: ASTR 1F00, BIOL 1F25, CHEM 1P00, ERSC 1F90, PHYS 1F20, SCIE 1F30.
  3. At least one credit each year must be taken outside the Department of Community Health Sciences.
  4. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above. In all 15 credit degree programs, at least seven credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, three of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above.

Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences

Year 1
·   CHSC 1F90
·   one of CHSC 1P99, COSC 1P90, 1P98
·   BIOL 1F90
·   CHEM 1F92
·   MATH 1P97
·   one Humanities context credit
Year 2
·   CHSC 2P09, 2P21, 2P93, and 2P94
·   BIOL 2P97
·   MATH 1P98
·   one Science elective credit numbered 2(alpha)00­2(alpha)99
·   one credit from BIOL 2F01, 2P98, 2P92, CHEM 2P20, 2P21, ERSC 1F95, PHYS 1F25, 1F90, PHYS 2P01 (see program note 2)
Year 3
·   CHSC 2P99 and 3P99
·   CHSC 3Q07 or 3Q17
·   one CHSC credit
·   two credits from BCHM 3P01, BIOL 3P28, CHEM 3P20, 3P21, ENVI 3P01, PHYS 2P20, 2P50, or from BIOL 2F01, 2P98, 2P92, CHEM 2P20, 2P21, ERSC 1F95, PHYS 1F25, 1F90, 2P01 (not taken in year 2)
·   one-half Science elective credit
Year 4
·   CHSC 4P50 and 4P51
·   one and one-half credit CHSC credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
·   one and one-half credits from Science courses numbered 2(alpha)90 or above
·   one elective credit (see program note 2)

Graduation Requirements

The requirement for graduation with a BSC (honours) is a minimum of 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average. The requirement for graduation with a BSc with a Major in Health Sciences is a minimum of 60 percent major average and a minimum overall average of 60 percent.