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Health Studies - Health Bachelor of Health Studies Specialized Honours degree programs (Health Informatics, Health Management, Health Policy) The School of Health Policy and Management offers a bachelor of health studies degree (BHS) with three Specialized Honours Major programs: health informatics, health management and health policy, and an Honours program majoring in health studies. In addition, the School offers a Cross-Disciplinary undergraduate Certificate in Health Informatics. Certificate requirements are listed in the Faculty of Health Undergraduate Certificate section of this calendar. Health Informatics Specialized Honours: 120 credits Graduation: All graduates must complete a total of at least 120 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+). General education requirement: A minimum of 24 credits as follows:
Note 1: AK/MATH 1710 6.00 is required as a general education course for those students who have not completed prior to admission, (new high school curriculum) a grade 12U mathematics course; or, (old high school curriculum) an OAC mathematics course; or equivalent. Students who have been excused from taking AK/MATH 1710 6.00 must replace the course with another 1000-level general education mathematics or modes of reasoning course to fulfill the general education requirement. Note 2: Faculty of Arts nine-credit 1000-level foundations courses count as six credits towards fulfilling general education requirements and three credits as elective. Major: Students must complete a minimum of 66 major credits (36 core course credits and 30 health informatics course credits) as follows: Core courses (36 credits): AK/ECON 1000 3.00 Health informatics courses (30 credits): AK/ITEC 1000 3.00 Electives: 30 elective credits. Students may choose their elective courses from the list of allied health studies related courses listed in the School of Health Policy and Management supplemental calendar or any other courses offered at York University. Upper-level requirement: A minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or above, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major credits must be taken through the Faculty of Health. Health Management Specialized Honours: 120 credits Graduation: All graduates must complete a total of at least 120 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+). General education requirement: A minimum of 24 credits as follows:
Note 1: AK/MATH 1710 6.00 is required as a general education course for those students who have not completed prior to admission, (new high school curriculum) a grade 12U mathematics course; or, (old high school curriculum) an OAC mathematics course; or equivalent. Students who have been excused from taking AK/MATH 1710 6.00 must replace the course with another 1000 level general education mathematics or modes of reasoning course to fulfill the general education requirement. Note 2: Faculty of Arts nine-credit 1000-level foundations courses count as six credits towards fulfilling general education requirements and three credits as elective. Major: Students must complete a minimum of 66 major credits (36 core course credits and 30 health management course credits) as follows: Core courses (36 credits): AK/ECON 1000 3.00 Health management courses (30 credits): AK/ADMS 1000 3.00 Electives: 30 elective credits. Students may choose their elective courses from the list of allied health studies related courses listed in the School of Health Policy and Management supplemental calendar or any other courses offered at York University. Upper-level requirement: A minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or above, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major credits must be taken through the Faculty of Health. Health Policy Specialized Honours: 120 credits Graduation: All graduates must complete a total of at least 120 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+). General education requirement: A minimum of 24 credits as follows:
Note 1: AK/MATH 1710 6.00 is required as a general education course for those students who have not completed prior to admission, (new high school curriculum) a grade 12U mathematics course; or, (old high school curriculum) an OAC mathematics course; or equivalent. Students who have been excused from taking AK/MATH 1710 6.00 must replace the course with another 1000-level general education mathematics or modes of reasoning course to fulfill the general education requirement. Note 2: Faculty of Arts nine-credit 1000-level foundations courses count as six credits towards fulfilling general education requirements and three credits as elective. Major: Students must complete a minimum of 66 major credits (36 core course credits and 30 health policy course credits) as follows: Core courses (36 credits): AK/ECON 1000 3.00 Health policy courses (30 credits): HH/HLST 3015 3.00 or HH/HLST 3540 3.00 Electives: 30 elective credits. Students may choose their elective courses from the list of allied health studies related courses listed in the School of Health Policy and Management supplemental calendar or any other courses offered at York University. Upper-level requirement: A minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or above including, at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major credits must be taken through the Faculty of Health. Health Studies Honours: 120 credits Graduation: All graduates must complete a total of at least 120 credits with a minimum overall cumulative grade point average of 5.00 (C+). General education requirement: A minimum of 24 credits as follows:
Note 1: AK/MATH 1710 6.00 is required as a general education course for those students who have not completed prior to admission, (new high school curriculum) a grade 12U mathematics course; or, (old high school curriculum) an OAC mathematics course; or equivalent. Students who have been excused from taking AK/MATH 1710 6.00 must replace the course with another 1000-level general education mathematics or modes of reasoning course to fulfill the general education requirement. Note 2: Faculty of Arts nine-credit 1000-level foundations courses count as six credits towards fulfilling general education requirements and three credits as elective. Major: Students must complete a minimum of 42 credits in the major as follows: HH/HLST 1000 6.00 or HH/HLST 1010 3.00 and HH/HLST 1011 3.00 Electives: Additional elective credits, as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits. Electives include most courses which are not used to fulfill the general education requirements or major/minor requirements. Upper-level requirement: A minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or above, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level. Residency requirement: At least 30 credits not used toward another academic program are to be taken at York University. Half the major credits must be taken through the Faculty of Health. Honours Double Major BHS Program The Honours BHS program described above may be pursued jointly with Honours Double Major bachelor's degree programs in the Faculty of Health, Faculties of Arts, Atkinson, Environmental Studies or Science and Engineering as listed in the Faculty of Health Rules and Regulations section. Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BHS Programs The Honours BHS program described above may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Arts. Students must take at least 42 credits in the health studies major, and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet health studies requirements cannot also be used to meet requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least 12 credits in health studies and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs in the Faculty of Arts Programs of Study section of the calendar. Honours Major/Minor BHS Program The Honours BHS program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor bachelor's degree program in the Faculty of Health, Faculties of Arts, Atkinson, Environmental Studies or Science and Engineering as listed in the Faculty of Health Rules and Regulations section. Honours Minor in Health Informatics The Honours Minor in health informatics comprises of at least 30 credits in health informatics. These include: HH/HLST 1000 6.00 or HH/HLST 1010 3.00 and HH/HLST 1011 3.00 Honours Minor in Health Management The Honours Minor in health management comprises of at least 30 credits in health management. These include: HH/HLST 1000 6.00 or HH/HLST 1010 3.00 and HH/HLST 1011 3.00 Honours Minor in Health Policy The Honours Minor in health policy comprises of at least 30 credits in health policy. These include: HH/HLST 1000 6.00 or HH/HLST 1010 3.00 and HH/HLST 1011 3.00 Course Substitutes Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting program requirements:
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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR
