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Health Informatics (Specialized Honours BHS Program): 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: 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: a minimum of 18 credits as follows:

  • six credits at the 1000 level in approved Faculty of Health general education or humanities categories approved by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
  • six credits at the 1000 level in approved Faculty of Health general education or social science categories approved by the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies
  • six credits at the 1000 level in natural science (NATS) offered by the Faculty of Science

Note 1: It is strongly recommended that students complete the general education requirements above within their first 54 credits.

Note 2: Students may complete a maximum of 30 credits in general education; any additional credits not being used to fulfill general education may count toward electives.

Note 3: general education requirements are satisfied by taking natural science courses, approved humanities or social science categories courses and Faculty of Health general education courses. For further information please visit http://health.info.yorku.ca/current-student-information/general-education-requirements/

Major credits:

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)

Health Informatics Courses (30 credits)

Upper-level credits: a minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 3000 level or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Electives: additional credits as required for an overall total of at least 120 credits. Elective credits may be used to fulfill upper-level credits.

Honours Minor in Health Informatics

The Honours Minor program in Health Informatics comprises of at least 30 credits in health informatics. These include the following:

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:

Program Course Course Substitutes
AP/ECON 1000 3.00 GL/ECON 2500 3.00
AP/POLS 2910 6.00

AK/POLS 3420 6.00 (prior to summer 2005)

AS/POLS 2100 6.00 (prior to summer 2003)

AS/POLS 2610 6.00 (prior to summer 2003)

GL/POLS 2600 6.00

HH/HLST 3010 3.00 HH/HLST 3510 3.00
HH/HLST 3320 3.00 AP/ITEC 3220 3.00
HH/HLST 2300 6.00

HH/KINE 2049 3.00 and HH/KINE 2050 3.00

or

HH/PSYC 2021 3.00 and HH/PSYC 2030 3.00

HH/HLST 4300 3.00 HH/NURS 4200 3.00
HH/HLST 4310 3.00 AP/ITEC 2010 3.00
HH/HLST 4330 3.00 AP/ADMS 4300 3.00



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