Honours BA Community Health

The Honours BA in Community Health consists of 20.0 credits, of which not more than 7.0 may be at the 100 level. The program must include a minimum of 9.0 senior credits, within the honours BA Community Health program.

Requirements:
Requirements: Students must complete all required Community Health courses (3.5 credits) plus all requirements associated with their area of concentration.

Students in the program focus their studies in one of three areas of concentration:
Health Studies
Autism and Behavioural Science, or
Mental Health and Addictions

Students in the latter two areas of concentration will complete a graduate certificate offered by Conestoga College (Brantford Campus) during their third year of study. Students will receive 3.0 senior HS credits and 2.0 senior miscellaneous credits toward the completion of their Laurier degree requirements, providing all requirements are met.

Required Community Health Courses (all concentrations): (3.5 credits)

HS101 - Physical Determinants of Health
HS102 - An Introduction to Public Health
HS200 - Social Determinants of Health
HS201 - Canadian Health Care Systems
HS220 - Epidemiology and Public Health
HS322 - Health Policy
HS408 - Power, Politics and Health

1. Additional Health Studies Concentration Requirements:
Required Courses (4.0 credits):
HS203/SOJE203 - Disease and Society
HS227/SOJE227 - Aging: Realities and Myths
HS314 - Health Promotion
HS321 - Health Program Evaluation
HS324 - Biostatistics
HS325 - Qualitative Methods in Health Research
HS401* - Current Developments in Health Studies

Plus a minimum of 2.5 credits selected from the following:
HR219/HS219 - Critical Disabilities Studies
HS312/CC312 - Mental Health and Justice
HR329/HS329 - Global Health and Social Justice
HS208 - Autism: Individual and Social Issues across the Spectrum
HS250 - Medicalization
HS266 - Health and Nutrition
HS300 - Infection and Immunity
HS301 - Occupational Health and Safety
HS302 - Issues in Mental Health
HS303 - Environment and Health
HS305 - Development of the Health Professions
HS307 - Child and Youth Health
HS331 - Gerontology
HS344 - Health and Gender
HS347 - The Body
HS402* - Health Studies Practicum
HS405 - Special Topics in Health
HS410 - Death and Dying
HS411 - Critical Perspectives on Sexuality, Health and Society
HS412 - Directed Studies
PP217 - Medical Ethics
SOJE204 - Social and Environmental Justice in Practice

OR
Students in the Honours Community Health program may choose to specialize though an agreement with Conestoga College. Under this agreement, students who have successfully completed 10.0 credits, including PS101, PS102, PS275 and PS276, or PS280 with honours status in Community Health shall be eligible to enrol in a graduate certificate program through Conestoga College during their third year of study. Completion of the graduate certificate with a minimum average of 70% will allow for the transfer of 5.0 senior credits, including 3.0 senior HS credits and 2.0 senior misc. credits. Students are strongly encouraged to seek academic advising to ensure completion of all prerequisites and requirements.

2. Additional Autism and Behavioural Science Concentration Requirements:
Required Laurier Courses: (5.0 credits)
HR219/HS219 - Critical Disabilities Studies
HS208 - Autism: Individual and Social Issues across the Spectrum
HS233 - Introduction to Social Science Research Methods
HS307 - Child and Youth Health
HS401* - Current Developments in Health Studies or HS402* - Health Studies Practicum
PS101 - Introduction to Psychology I
PS102 - Introduction to Psychology II
PS275 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Infancy and Childhood
PS276 - Introduction to Developmental Psychology: Adolescence and Young Adulthood
plus completion of a Conestoga College Autism and Behavioural Science post-graduate certificate program (5.0 transfer credits)

OR

3. Mental Health and Addictions Concentration Requirements:
Required Laurier Courses: (5.0 credits)
HR219/HS219 - Critical Disabilities Studies
HS233 - Introduction to Social Science Research Methods
HS250 - Medicalization
HS302 - Issues in Mental Health
HS401* - Current Developments in Health Studies or HS402* - Health Studies Practicum
PS101 - Introduction to Psychology I
PS102 - Introduction to Psychology II
PS280 - Abnormal Psychology
SK111 - Introduction to Social Welfare

Plus completion of a Conestoga College Mental Health and Substance Use post-graduate certificate program (5.0 transfer credits)

4. Degree Program Electives: An additional 10.0 credits toward the degree total of 20.0 credits. All students in the program must complete the Foundations curriculum (2.0 credits): BF190, BF199, BF290, BF299.