Last updated: February 14, 2023 @ 04:46PM

Child Health

This program is offered through the Department of Health Sciences

Chair
Paul LeBlanc

Undergraduate Program Co-ordinator
Maryann Polce-Gordon

Experiential Education Co-ordinator
Janet Westbury

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Mary Montgomery

905-688-5550, extension 4228
Academic South 329
brocku.ca/hlsc

The Bachelor of Child Health is a collaborative effort between the Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Child and Youth Studies and is managed by the Department of Health Sciences. It is designed for students wishing to pursue careers concerned with the health of children. The program provides students with a biological, psychological and sociological overview of the major determinants of health from birth though adolescence. Early during undergraduate studies, it is the students' responsibility to research prerequisites for advanced courses as well as admission requirements for any post-graduate programs to which they may plan to apply.

Program Notes
  1. To proceed to year 2, students must achieve a minimum 65 percent major average and minimum 60 percent non-major average, with a minimum grade of 60 percent in HLSC 1F90 and one of STAT 1F92, 1P98, 1P99, and have successfully completed BIOL 1P91, 1P92 and CHYS 1F90. To continue in the program after second year, students must achieve and maintain a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average or program removal may occur.
  2. At least one credit each year must be taken outside the Department of 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.
    In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 20 credits may be taken.

Honours Program (only)

Year 1
·   HLSC 1F90 (see program note 1)
·   BIOL 1P91 and 1P92 (see program note 1)
·   CHYS 1F90 (see program note 1)
·   one credit from STAT 1F92, STAT 1P98 and one-half elective credit, STAT 1P99 and one-half elective credit (see program note 1)
·   one Humanities context credit (see program notes 1 and 2)

Year 2
·   HLSC 2P07, 2P21, 2P27 and 2P91
·   CHYS 2P10, 2P35 and 2P38
·   one and one-half elective credits (see program notes 1, 2 and 3)

Year 3
·   HLSC 2P50, 3P21, 3P50 and 3P80
·   one of HLSC 2P00, 2P02, 2P09, 2P49, 2P60, 2P90, 2P98, 3P02, 3P07, 3Q96, 3P92, 4P03
·   one credit from CHYS 3P20, 3P26, 3P35, 3P38, 3P43, 3P47, 3P60, 3V55, PSYC 3P23
·   one and one-half elective credits (see program notes 1, 2 and 3)

Year 4
·   One of HLSC 3P09, 3P19, 3P25, 3P34, 3P68, 3P93, 3P94, 3Q20, 3Q21, 3Q97
·   HLSC 4P69 or 4P80
·   one HLSC 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 notes 1, 2 and 3)

Description of Courses

See relevant calendar entry for course descriptions.