Co-op Work Placement I
First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to WKHL Co-op students.
Co-op Work Placement II
Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to WKHL Co-op students.
Co-op Work Placement III
Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to WKHL Co-op students.
Co-op Training and Development
Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the co-op experience, goal setting, career planning, resume preparation and interview skills preparation.
Lectures, presentations, site visits, 2 hours per week
Restriction: open to WKHL Co-op students.
Introduction to Community Health Sciences
Issues and controversies in the area of health. Aspects of health status, determinants of health and personal health.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 1F90 and PHED 2P41.
Health Sciences Information Technology
(also offered as PHED 1P99, RECL 1P99, SPMA 1P99 and TOUR 1P99)
Students will incorporate a multidisciplinary approach to health issues using information technology. Evidence-based health research will be incorporated into virtual seminars that promote critical thinking and decision analysis.
Lectures, 1.5 hours, alternating weeks; seminar 1 hour, alternating weeks.
Restriction: open to students admitted to CHSC, HLSC, PHED, RECL, SPMA and TOUR.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in CHSC 1P90.
Introduction to Human Physiology
Molecular, cellular, tissue and organ physiology. Topics include cell structure and function, cell transport processes, nerve and muscle tissue, endocrine system, metabolism and reproductive physiology.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC, NUSC, and WKHL students until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Note: this course provides foundation for students seeking Cardiac Rehabilitation Certification.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P09 and PHED 2P09.
The Health of Canadian Society
Health status of Canadians and the history and structure of the health care system.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and NUSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P21 and SPMA 2P21.
Gerontology: Approaches to Well-being
Aspects of aging; issues relating to health, in terms of both lifestyle and health services.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and SPMA majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P40 and SPMA 2P40.
Health and Behaviour
Topics include major theories, current issues and applications surrounding the study of health behaviour.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P49.
Introduction to Human Sexuality
Research methodology, theoretical and biological foundations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and NUSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. After that date open to WISE majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2F50 and 2P50.
Advanced Human Sexuality
Topics include sexual attraction and love, sexual orientation, pornography and prostitution, sexual assault, sexual disorders, STDs and sex therapy.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 4.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90 and 2P50.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2F50 and 2P50.
Medical History
(also offered as HIST 2P60)
Rise of the medical professions through history. Development of the role of health care professionals in society and the formation of public policy.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HIST (single or combined) and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Nutrition
Introduction to nutrition with emphasis on diet for health maintenance.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC, NUSC and WKHL majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P91 and SPMA 2P91.
Basic Anatomy
Overview of the gross anatomy of the musculo-skeletal, neurological and cardio-respiratory systems.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and RECL majors until date specified in the BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90 or PHED 1P90 (PHED 1P92 and 1P94).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P93, PHED 2P04 and SPMA 2P93.
Functional Human Anatomy
Clinical systems approach to explore the structures of the human body and their inter-relationships.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and NUSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2P93 or PHED 2P04.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P92, SPMA 2P92 and 2P94.
Clinical Health Assessments
Techniques of physiological evaluation and health assessment, their theoretical basis and clinical application.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC and WKHL majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Note: course may be used towards accreditation as certified fitness consultant (CFC).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P99 and 3P54.
Introduction to Research Design and Evaluation
Principles and techniques for research. Issues concerning the construction, administration and evaluation of data collection as well as the processing and analysis of data.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors.
Prerequisite: CHSC 1P99, COSC 1P90 or 1P98 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 2P07, PHED 2P08, 2Q07, RECL 2P07, SPMA 2P07, 2Q07 and TOUR 2P07.
Program Planning and Evaluation
Program development based on needs assessment and theoretical models, program implementation, process and outcome evaluation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with a mimimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2Q07 (2P07).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3F20 and SPMA 3F20.
Introduction to Endocrinology
Physiological functions of hormones and mechanisms of hormonal action. Abnormalities of hormonal control leading to disease. Topics include pituitary, thyroid, adrenocortical pancreatic and gonadal hormones.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2P09.
Introduction to Pharmacology
(also offered as NUSC 3P19)
Drug absorption distribution, biotransformation, clearance and mechanisms of action. Antibiotics, nervous, cardiovascular and endocrine system drugs. Drug development and regulations.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and NUSC majors.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2P09.
Issues in Health Policy
Effects of Canadian health law and policy on individuals and society from birth to death. Topics include health carereform, genetics, reproductive technologies, assisted suicide, legal status of the fetus, biotechnology, regulation of health care providers, confidentiality of information and ethics in health research.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2P21.
Therapeutic Benefits of Humour
(also offered as RECL 3P23)
Functions and dynamics of superiority, arousal and incongruity humour theories. Contributions of humour to well-being, tension relief, personal efficacy and competency and social facilitation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: RECL 2P11.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P23.
Medical Sociology
(also offered as SOCI 3P26)
Social factors associated with psychiatric health, illness and impairments; health care delivery systems and the factors which influence their utilization.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in the BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC 1F90 or SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Psychiatric Sociology
(also offered as SOCI 3P27)
Social factors associated with psychiatric illness; increased utilization of social science theory and research in the field of psychiatry.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in the BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC 1F90 or SOCI 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Directed Readings
Program of study not available among the regular course offerings, designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits, a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: topics are to be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise. Forms available from the department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P30
Internship in Community Health
Clinical/field experience within the many areas of Community Health.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits, a minimum 75 percent major average and permission the Department.
Note: this is a limited enrolment course. Enrolment is dependent upon availability of faculty advisers. Internship forms can be obtained from the department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P33.
Introduction to Health Issues in the Workplace
Multidisciplinary approach to issues in the development of a healthy workplace.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and WKHL majors until date specified in the BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P40.
Health Promotion
Strategies and approaches to health promotion; the relationship between theory and practice, historical development and future directions.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and WKHL majors with a minimum 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2Q07 (2P07).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P50.
Gender and Health
Comparative analysis of men's and women's health.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P59.
The Health of Children
Bio-psycho-social determinants of health during childhood. Wellness perspective will be emphasized.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P80.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Mechanisms of heart disease and principles of cardiac rehabilitation. Practical experience in cardiac rehabilitation programming is a component of the course.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum 9.0 overall credits.
Note: students gain valuable practical experience which may be used towards accreditation as a Cardiac Rehab Specialist. Students must have CPR.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P91.
Electronic Curriculum
Introduction to electronic curriculum and development of health education units in multimedia environments.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisites: CHSC (HLST) 1F90; CHSC 1P99, COSC 1P90 or 1P98.
Co-requisite: CHSC (HLST) 3P50.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P92.
Advanced Nutrition
Basic nutrition principles and issues in clinical nutrition. Nutrition assessments, computerized dietary analysis, sport supplements and ergogenic aids, lifestyle nutrition and disease prevention.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2P91.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3V93.
The Development of Healthy Communities
Social, economic and environmental factors and processes which influence community well-being.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P96 and 3V96.
Fundamentals of Infectious Diseases
Overview of medical microbiology. Etiology, prevention and control of infectious diseases in humans with emphasis on Canadian health.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: BIOL 1F90.
Advanced Clinical Health Assessments
Advanced methods in exercise science, lifestyle counselling and exercise prescription with an emphasis on community and workplace applications.
Lectures, lab, 4 hours per week.
Prerequisites: CHSC (HLST) 1F90, 2P94 (HLST 2P92) and 2P99 (HLST 3P54).
Note: may be used towards accreditation as a professional fitness and lifestyle consultant (PFLC).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P55 and 3P99.
Quantitative Analysis
(also offered as PHED 3Q07, RECL 3Q07, SPMA 3Q07 and TOUR 3Q07)
Quantitative means of understanding, evaluating and interpreting statistical information.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC, RECL and TOUR majors.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2Q07 (2P07).
Note: it is recommended that students enrol in duration 2 of CHSC 3Q07.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P07, PHED 3P08, RECL 3P07, SPMA 3P07 and TOUR 3P07.
Qualitative Analysis
(also offered as PHED 3Q17, RECL 3Q17, SPMA 3Q17 and TOUR 3Q17)
Theories, approaches, designs, methods and procedures for conducting evaluative analyses.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC, RECL and TOUR majors.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2Q07 (2P07).
Note: it is recommended that students enrol in duration 2 of CHSC 3Q17.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3P17, PHED 3P18, RECL 3P17, SPMA 3P17 and TOUR 3P17.
Special Topics in Health Studies
Courses in specialized areas within health and wellness.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 3V50-3V99.
Thesis
Original research project culminating in a thesis carried out with a faculty adviser. Topics are to be chosen in consultation with faculty willing to supervise.
Seminar, 1 hour per week in alternate weeks.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and WKHL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits, a minimum 80 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: proposals must be submitted prior to May 30 and approved by a faculty member prior to registration. Forms available from the department. Required biweekly seminar will be scheduled by the department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 4F52.
Advanced Seminar in Health
(also offered as SOCI 4P26)
Selected social policy issues in medical sociology, psychiatric sociology or related subdisciplines. Topics may include the politics of individualizing health problems, clinical sociology and related topics.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and SOCI majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: one of CHSC 3F20, 3P26, 3P27, SOCI 3P26, 3P27 or permission of the instructor.
Advanced Directed Readings
Topic of study not available among the regular course offerings, designed in consultation with the faculty member directing the course.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits and a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: forms available from the department.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 4P30.
Research Methods in Epidemiology
Epidemiological research methods and identification of risk factors.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and WKHL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 4P50.
Processes of Health and Wellness
Holistic nature of health and wellness; environmental and government roles; management and alternatives to traditional medicine. Concepts and applications of biophysical and psycho-social dimensions of health and wellness over the lifespan. Both traditional and alternative medical responses are examined.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC, HLSC and WKHL majors with a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.
Note: CHSC (HLST) 2P21 is recommended.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 4P51.
Sexual Health Education
Development of educational curriculum or educational materials in human sexuality. Controversial issues and aspects in sexual health education.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisites: CHSC (HLST) 2P50, 2P51 and 3P50.
Pediatric Exercise Science
Roles of physical activity and exercise in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of children with chronic illness. Major children's diseases will be discussed from a holistic perspective.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors until date specified in BIRT guide. Students must have a minimum of 13.5 overall credits.
Prerequisites: CHSC (HLST) 2P09 and 3P80.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 4P80.
Interactive Technologies in Health Promotion
Design and development of web-based interactive multimedia approaches to health promotion.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with a minimum 13.5 overall credits and a minimum 75 percent major average.
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 3F20, 3P50 and 3P92.
Clinical Epidemiology
Description and principles of clinical epidemiology. Decision-making strategies for implementing and evaluating clinical research.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CHSC and HLSC majors with approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite: CHSC (HLST) 2Q07 (2P07).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade in HLST 4P99.