Health
NOTE: See the beginning of Section F for abbreviations, course numbers and coding.
| HEAL1001 | Current Issues and Future Trends in Health | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course introduces current issues and future trends in health, with a focus on medical, societal, business, and ethical implications. Students will examine how health issues are shaped by interrelated factors across different sectors and have opportunities to integrate and apply evidence-informed knowledge to formulate and articulate a reasoned position about current health issues and future trends. |
| HEAL1002 | Introduction to Health from a Global Perspective | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course examines theories of interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication relevant to the health and health-related professions. Students will review theories and contexts of communication, relations of power in communication settings, strategies or persuasion, the relationship between attitudes and behaviour, and the importance of representation in our understanding of changing nature of health, health delivery, and health issues in society. Health ethics and approaches to communicating about health, including ambiguity, privacy, and confidentiality, will be discussed. |
| HEAL2001 | Health Communications | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course examines theories of interpersonal, organizational, and mass communications relevant to the health and health-related professions. Students will review theories and contexts from communication, relations of power in communication settings, strategies of persuasion, the relationship between attitudes and behaviour, and the importance of representation in our understanding of changing nature of health, health delivery, and health issues in society. Health ethics and approaches to communicating about health, including ambiguity, privacy, and confidentiality, will be discussed. |
| HEAL2002 | Introduction to Data Analytics & Health Information | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course introduces the role that data analytics plays in health organizations. Students will gain basic knowledge for simple data manipulation, querying, and visualization. They will then see the possibilities in data analytics, including key components of the data analytics process and case studies where it was applied, with the goal of being able to work with a data scientist on more complex data analytics projects. The ethical approaches to handling medical information will also be discussed. The course is not IT-intensive but requires basic proficiency in Excel. Prerequisites: HEAL 1001, HEAL 1002 and STAT 2263; or permission of the instructor. |
| HEAL2003 | Methods in Health Research and Information Literacy | 3 ch (3C 2L) |
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| This course is an introduction to fundamental concepts in health research, including the purpose, process, and utilization of health research. Students will be exposed to research designs and data analysis methods commonly used by health researchers, including qualitative, quantitative (including inferential methods such as regression), mixed methods, and systematic reviews. Topics will include evidence-based practice, health research ethics, information literacy, and knowledge translation. This course will build students' knowledge of interdisciplinary information literacy principles with a focus on health research. Prerequisite: STAT 2263, HEAL 1001, and HEAL 1002 ; or permission of the instructor. |
| HEAL3001 | History and Structure of the Canadian Health Care System | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course focuses on the history and structure of the Canadian health care system, including how health care is organized, funded, regulated, and managed at provincial and federal levels in Canada. This course also examines current service delivery issues as they influence the health of Canadians.Pre- or Co-Requisites: HEAL 2001, HEAL 2002, and HEAL 2003; or permission of the instructor. NOTE: Credit will only be given to one of HEAL 3001, HSCI 3061, or NURS 3061. |
| HEAL3002 | Indigenous Health Determinants | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course provides multidisciplinary approach to health and wellness focusing on Indigenous Peoples. Topics such as Indigenous Ways of Knowing and social determinants of health/wellness will be examined, including an examination of the effect of colonialism and the current western health care system on indigenous peoples. Practical/ethical responsibilities of health care providers to Indigenous Peoples will also be addressed. Prerequisite: HEAL 3001, and HIST 2514 or ABRG 1002; or permission of the instructor. |
| HEAL4001 | Transformation Through Collaborations & Innovation I | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course explores both collaboration and innovation at the intersection of the three majors in the Bachelor of Health degree (namely, Society and Health, Management in Health, and Biomedical Sciences and Health). This integrated interdisciplinary course interweaves personal development and growth with problem framing and solving skills, and diverse-team collaboration. This is the first course of a course pair in which students will formulate a plan to address a health problem or issue. Prerequisite: HEAL 2001 and HEAL 3002; or permission of the instructor. |
| HEAL4002 | Transformation Through Collaborations & Innovation II | 3 ch (3C) |
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| This course is a continuation of HEAL 4001 and, in this course , students will implement the plan/analysis developed in HEAL 4001 and conduct additional secondary (and possible primary) research in support of the development of specific recommendations designed to address this identified gap/health issue. The focus of this course will be on the implementation of specific health strategies. Prerequisites: HEAL 4001; or permission of the instructor. |
