Faculty of Health Sciences
Introduction to Public Health
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will provide an introduction to individual and population health by exploring health as an evolving and multidimensional concept shaped through historical, cultural, psychosocial, economic and environmental contexts. The values, goals, interdisciplinary roles and settings for public health practice will be explored. Models for community health, health promotion, and population health will be introduced.
Lib Ed Req:Social Science
Population Health
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Population health is examined through the determinants of health. Historical and theoretical perspectives will be explored with a focus on chronic disease prevention, injury prevention, health promotion, and healthy aging.
Prerequisite(s):One of Public Health 1000, Health Sciences 2700/Sociology 2700, or Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) in the B.N. program
Lib Ed Req:Social Science
Policy and Health
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
This course will introduce students to fundamental concepts in policy, politics, and health. It will explore the influence of policy at all levels of government on population health, highlight the importance of evidenced-based policy solutions, and prepare students to contribute to the development, implementation, enhancement, and evaluation of policies affecting the health of society.
Prerequisite(s):Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)
Canadian and Global Perspectives
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Health disparities are examined within the Canadian population and global contexts. Poverty and the health of Indigenous populations will be explored with a focus on community development as an approach to public health practice.
Prerequisite(s):One of Health Sciences 2700/Sociology 2700, Health Sciences 3002, one course (3.0 credit hours) in Public Health, or Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours) in the B.N. program
Environmental Health
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Key environmental and health topics are addressed in this from both local and global geographical contexts. An interdisciplinary approach will be used to explore the physical, psycho-social-spiritual, political, economic, and contextual factors influencing population health.
Prerequisite(s):Second-year standing (a minimum of 30.0 credit hours)
Public Health Ethics
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Ethical principles and values are introduced to explore the tension between individualistic notions of human rights and the communitarian concern for the well-being of communities in public health practice.
Prerequisite(s):Third-year standing (a minimum of 60.0 credit hours)
Corequisite(s):Public Health 1000
Advanced Public Health
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Students further advance skills and knowledge related to public health through the integration and application of knowledge acquired in previous course work. Encourages growth and development of public health core competencies and prepares students to successfully engage in professional practice and/or pursue graduate education.
Prerequisite(s):Public Health 1000 AND
Public Health 3420 AND
One of Health Sciences 2003/Biology 2003 or Health Sciences 3260
Advanced Epidemiology
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-2-0
The prerequisite for this course teaches introductory principles sufficient to interpret and critique basic published epidemiologic research. Public Health 4003 Advanced Epidemiology builds on this knowledge base by focusing on advanced principles, as well as the practice of epidemiology. Students will learn how to design their own observational or experimental epidemiologic study, and how to develop a systematic review protocol. This course will include a lab component to ensure students gain the hands-on experience needed to design epidemiologic research, and the epidemiologic field methods required to support the validity, precision, and management of data collected.
Prerequisite(s):Health Sciences 2003/Biology 2003
Equivalent:Public Health 5003
Applied Infectious Diseases
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
In this course, students will apply epidemiological principles to the control and management of communicable disease outbreaks at the population level. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of disease transmission and emerging infectious disease threats locally and globally. By the end of this course students will be able to understand the dynamics of communicable disease (pathogens, hosts, transmission); and apply primary, secondary and tertiary prevention efforts to control population outbreaks.
Prerequisite(s):Health Sciences 2003/Biology 2003 AND
Health Sciences 2400
Equivalent:Public Health 3850 (Applied Infectious Diseases) (prior to 2024/2025)
Lib Ed Req:Science
Practicum in Public Health
Credit hours: 15.00
Other hours per term: 0-0-450
Students will work with individuals, organizations, or community groups to address health promotion and population health issues within varied cultural concepts. Concepts of health promotion, chronic disease prevention, injury prevention, and epidemiology are integrated into practice. Collaboration and intersectoral partnerships may be explored through work in a community setting.
Prerequisite(s):A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 AND
Anthropology 1000 AND
Health Sciences 2310 AND
Health Sciences 2400 AND
Health Sciences 2700/Sociology 2700 AND
Health Sciences 3002 AND
Health Sciences 3450/Psychology 3450 AND
Health Sciences 3500/Management 3825 AND
Health Sciences 3510 AND
Public Health 2100 AND
Public Health 3000 AND
Public Health 3100 AND
Public Health 4000
OR
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 AND
Public Health 4000 AND
Admission to the Public Health major in the post-diploma B.H.Sc. program
Grading:Pass/Fail