Bachelor of Health Sciences - Community and Population Health: Environmental Health

4 years
Duration
22,460 CAD/year
Price
Rolling admission
Start
Rolling admission
Deadline
Bachelor
Degree
Campus
Format
Canada
Location
University of Northern British Columbia
School

Program description

Take on the increasing difficulties that human beings and the world are experiencing as a result of global warming. This degree provides the interdisciplinary training necessary to meet those issues head-on.

Through a holistic perspective on health informed by interactions between researchers, practitioners, and community members, you will be exposed to high-quality, diverse, and innovative approaches to learning and research.

Program structure

1st year - 26 credit hours

  • Introductory Biology I
  • Introductory Biology II
  • Introductory Biology I Laboratory
  • Introductory Biology II Laboratory
  • General Chemistry I
  • The Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
  • Introduction to Health Science I: Issues and Controversies
  • Health Care Systems
  • Functional Anatomy

One of the following:

  • Introduction to Literary Structures
  • Introduction to Poetry
  • Introduction to Fiction
  • Introduction to Film
  • Writing and Communication Skills

2nd year - 27 credit hours

  • Microbiology
  • Introduction to Health Economics and Policy
  • Resources, Economies, and Sustainability
  • Environment and Society
  • Introduction to Health Science II: Rural and Aboriginal Issues
  • Ethics and Law in Health Care
  • Nutrition
  • Introduction to Psychology I
  • Introduction to Psychology II
  • Basic Statistics

3rd year - 20 credit hours

  • First Nations Health and Healing
  • Northern Contaminated Environments
  • Human Physiology I
  • Human Physiology II
  • Human Physiology I Lab
  • Human Physiology II Lab
  • Research Design and Methods for Health Sciences
  • Introduction to Health Psychology

4th year - 18 credit hours

  • Principles of Epidemiology
  • Medical Geography
  • Human EcologyHuman Health and Development
  • Health and Chronic Disease Management

Price

  • Tuition* 22,460 CAD
  • Student Fees* 1,690 CAD
  • Books* 1,600 CAD

*Tuition, fees and books are subject to change and vary among programs.

 

Requirements for applicants

  • Meet UNBC's English language requirements
  • Meet the international admission requirements by country or meet the admission with a General Certificate of Education (or equivalent)
  • Complete the required high school course equivalencies outlined in the Domestic tab prior.

About the university

One of Canada's top universities, UNBC is situated in the breathtaking scenery of northern British Columbia.

Excellent undergraduate and graduate learning opportunities are offered by UNBC in the areas of cultures, economics, health, sciences, and the environment. We share the exhilaration of new knowledge with our students and the results of our teaching and research with the world as one of British Columbia's research-intensive institutions. UNBC is a welcome place with a warm, inclusive, and supportive learning environment in addition to cultivating and celebrating academic excellence.

The University of the North by and for the North is UNBC. Our students, alumni, teachers, staff, and the communities we serve all feel a strong sense of ownership, purpose, and adventure as a result of our goal. We are also Canada's Green UniversityTM, paving the road for everyone's future to be more sustainable.

Vision

To affect people's lives and communities in the North and around the world while being Canada's top destination university in terms of personal character.

Mission

To have an impact on the world today and inspire future leaders.

UNBC's Academic Structure

  1. Faculty of Environment
  2. Faculty of Business and Economics
  3. Faculty of Human and Health Sciences
  4. Faculty of Indigenous Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities
  5. Faculty of Science and Engineering
  6. Division of Medical Sciences

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