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Degree Requirements

BA and BSc (Honours) Degree in Global Health

Required Core Courses (48 credits)

Transfer credit waiver may apply for some of these courses depending on the applicant’s previous academic record.

  • HH/GH 1001 3.00 – Anatomy & Physiology for Human Health I -OR- HH/GH 1002 3.00 – Anatomy & Physiology for Human Health II
  • HH/GH 1010 3.00 – Foundations of Global Health Studies I
  • HH/GH 1011 3.00 – Foundations of Global Health Studies II
  • HH/GH 2000 3.00 – Global Health Policy: Power and Politics
  • HH/GH 2010 6.00 – Methods and Approaches in Global Health Research
  • HH/GH 2100 3.00 – Chronic Diseases and Care
  • HH/GH 2200 3.00 – Determinants of Health: Local to Global
  • HH/GH 3000 3.00 – Epidemiology and Global Health
  • HH/GH 3100 3.00 – Communicable Diseases and Care
  • HH/GH 3545 3.00 – Promoting Global Health
  • HH/GH 3740 3.00 – Health Care Planning for Communities
  • HH/GH 4010 3.00 – Global Health Ethics
  • HH/GH 4100 3.00 – Policy and Program Evaluation in Global Health
  • HH/GH 4200 3.00 – Global Health Governance and Leadership
  • HH/GH 4510 3.00 – Health and Human Rights

BA and BSc (Specialized Honours) Degree in Global Health

Required Core Courses (60 credits)

The Specialized Honours option includes the same core courses as the Honours program, plus two additional courses: GH 4300 9.0 and GH 4400 3.0.

Transfer credit waiver might apply for some of these courses depending on the applicant’s previous academic record.

  • HH/GH 1001 3.00 – Anatomy & Physiology for Human Health I -OR- HH/GH 1002 3.00 – Anatomy & Physiology for Human Health II
  • HH/GH 1010 3.00 – Foundations of Global Health Studies I
  • HH/GH 1011 3.00 – Foundations of Global Health Studies II
  • HH/GH 2000 3.00 – Global Health Policy: Power and Politics
  • HH/GH 2010 6.00 – Methods and Approaches in Global Health Research
  • HH/GH 2100 3.00 – Chronic Diseases and Care
  • HH/GH 2200 3.00 – Determinants of Health: Local to Global
  • HH/GH 3000 3.00 – Epidemiology and Global Health
  • HH/GH 3100 3.00 – Communicable Diseases and Care
  • HH/GH 3545 3.00 – Promoting Global Health
  • HH/GH 3740 3.00 – Health Care Planning for Communities
  • HH/GH 4010 3.00 – Global Health Ethics
  • HH/GH 4100 3.00 – Policy and Program Evaluation in Global Health
  • HH/GH 4200 3.00 – Global Health Governance and Leadership
  • HH/GH 4510 3.00 – Health and Human Rights
  • HH/GH 4600 3.00 – Practicum Professionalism Seminar
  • HH/GH 4601 6.00 – Global Health Practicum
  • HH/GH 4602 3.00 – Applied Global Health Research Capstone

In addition, students must take at least 21 credits selected in consultation with the program coordinator developing an area of concentration. Concentrations are as follows:

  • Global e-Health
  • Global Health Policy, Management and Systems
  • Global Health: Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
  • Global Health and the Environment