2010-2011 Undergraduate Calendar

Child Health

 

This program is offered through the Department of Community Health Sciences

Chair

Terrance J. Wade

Undergraduate Program Co-ordinator

TBA

 

General Information

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Administrative Assistant

Joanne Boucher

905-688-5550, extension 4228

Academic South 329

fahs.brocku.ca/chsc

The BA (Honours) in Child Health is designed for students wishing to pursue careers concerned with the health of children as an educator or as a health professional following post graduate study. The program provides students with a biological, psychological and sociological overview of the major determinants of health from birth though adolescence.

 

Program Notes

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1.  To proceed to year 2, students must achieve a minimum 70 percent major average with a minimum grade of 60 percent in CHSC 1F90 and MATH 1F92.  
2.  At least one credit each year must be taken outside the Department of Community Health Sciences. Students interested in Rehabilitation Sciences (i.e. Physiotherapy, Speech Pathology/Audiology, Occupational Therapy) may want to consider taking discipline-relevant courses such as Anatomy, English, Linguistics, Psychology and/or Sociology as electives.  
3.  In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.  

Honours Program (only)

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Year 1

- CHSC 1F90
- BIOL 1F90
- CHYS 1F90
- MATH 1F92
- one Humanities context credit (see program note 2)

Year 2

- CHSC 2P07, 2P09, 2P21, 2P27 and 2P91
- CHYS 2P10, 2P35 and 2P38
- one elective credit (see program note 2)

Year 3

- CHSC 2P50, 3P07, 3P21, 3P50 and 3P80
- one of CHSC 2P60, 2P90, 2P97, 3P60
- one credit from CHYS 3P20, 3P26, 3P35, 3P38, 3P43, 3P47, 3P60, PSYC 3P23
- one elective credit (see program note 2)

Year 4

- CHSC 3P33 and 4P80
- one CHSC credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above
- one and one-half CHYS credits numbered 3(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99
- one and one-half elective credits (see program note 2)
 

Description of Courses

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See relevant calendar entry for course descriptions.

 
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