Undergraduate program planning
Once admitted to the BA in Public Health program, students complete 30.0 units of coursework through core courses, area of focus courses, an elective, a practicum experience and a culminating major paper.
Required courses
Visit the undergraduate calendar for complete course descriptions and when you need to take each course. Be aware that the exact sequence of courses may change depending on your year of enrollment.
- HLTH 252: Principles of Public and Population Health
- HLTH 253: Introduction to Indigenous Health in Canada
- HLTH 300: Social Determinants of Health
- HLTH 301: Health Systems in Canada
- HLTH 320: Health Program Planning and Project Management
- HLTH 350: Health Research Literacy
- HLTH 351: Practice of Evaluation Research
- HLTH 360: Health Promotion
- HLTH 425: Introductory Statistics
- HLTH 401: Health Policy and Health Governance
- HLTH 403: Community Centred Public Health
- HLTH 404: Inter-Professional Practice
- HLTH 430: Practicum
- HLTH 435: Culminating Major Paper
The purpose of this requirement is for you to select an elective that enhances your BA coursework. The elective can be a course at the 探花系列 (UVic) or transferable to UVic at the 200 level or above. Residency requirements do apply.
You may be interested in taking our non-core courses as electives or before entering the program after your second year:
- HLTH 251: Healthy Sexuality
- HLTH 321: Human Resources and Fiscal Management in Community Health Systems
- HLTH 352: Promoting Healthy Sexualities
You must select 1 of the following 4 areas as your focus of study and complete the required courses associated with each.
Ageing
Complete all:
- AGEI 472: Healthy Ageing
- AGEI 473: Chronic Disease and Ageing
- HLTH 405: Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
Disability studies
Complete both:
- DSST 440: Introduction to Disability Studies
- HLTH 405: Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
Complete 1 of:
- AGEI 472: Healthy Ageing
- AGEI 473: Chronic Disease and Ageing
- INGH 452: Indigenous Understandings of Healing and Wellness
- INGH 453: Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- INTS 462: The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- SOCW 469: Intersectionality in Disability Theory, Policy, and Practice
Indigenous peoples’ health
Complete all:
- INGH 452: Indigenous Understandings of Healing and Wellness
- INGH 453: Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- HLTH 406: Indigenous Global Health
International and global health and human development
Complete all:
- INTS 460: Foundations in International and Global Health
- INTS 462: The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- HLTH 406: Indigenous Global Health
Non course requirements
In addition to your course work, there are two activities you are required to participate in:
Recommended program plan
The following schedule outlines the recommended terms you should enrol in each course to complete the program within 2 years. Because we typically offer each course once a year, it is important to follow this schedule as closely as possible.
If you have concerns about program planning, please contact your the admissions and academic adviser.
Fall term (September to December)
- HLTH 253: Introduction to Indigenous Health in Canada (1.5 units)
- HLTH 300: Social Determinants of Health (1.5 units)
- HLTH 320: Health Program Planning and Project Management (1.5 units)
- HLTH 350: Health Research Literacy (1.5 units)
Spring term (January to April)
- HLTH 252: Principles of Public and Population Health (1.5 units)
- HLTH 301: Health Systems in Canada (1.5 units)
- HLTH 425: Introductory Statistics (1.5 units)
- first course in area of focus (1.5 units)
Summer session (May to August)
- HLTH 351: Practice of Evaluation Research (1.5 units)
- HLTH 360: Health Promotion (1.5 units)
- second course in area of focus (1.5 units)
- elective (1.5 units)
Fall term (September to December)
- HLTH 401: Health Policy and Health Governance (1.5 units)
- HLTH 403: Community Centred Public Health (1.5 units)
- HLTH 404: Inter-Professional Practice (1.5 units)
- third course in area of focus (1. 5 units)
Spring term (January to April)
- HLTH 430: Practicum (3.0 units)
- HLTH 435: Culminating Major Paper (3.0 units)
Course availability
We do our best to make sure the following information is up to date and accurate each year. You can also to look up when a specific course is offered.
- AGEI 472: Healthy Ageing
- DSST 440: Introduction to Disability Studies
- HLTH 251: Healthy Sexuality
- HLTH 253: Introduction to Indigenous Health in Canada
- HLTH 300: Social Determinants of Health
- HLTH 320: Health Program Planning and Project Management
- HLTH 350: Health Research Literacy
- HLTH 401: Health Policy and Health Governance
- HLTH 403: Community Centered Public Health
- HLTH 404: Inter-Professional Practice
- HLTH 406: Indigenous Global Health
- HLTH 251: Healthy Sexuality
- HLTH 252: Principles of Public and Population Health
- HLTH 301: Health Systems in Canada
- HLTH 321: Human Resources and Fiscal Management in Community Health Systems
- HLTH 352: Promoting Healthy Sexualities
- HLTH 405: Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
- HLTH 425: Introductory Statistics
- HLTH 430: Practicum
- HLTH 435: Culminating Major Paper
- INGH 452: Indigenous Understandings of Healing and Wellness
- INTS 462: The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- AGEI 473: Chronic Disease and Ageing
- HLTH 351: Practice of Evaluation Research
- HLTH 360: Health Promotion
- INGH 453: Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- INTS 460: Foundations in International and Global Health
Need help?
The admissions and academic adviser can help with course selection and program planning. They can create a personal academic plan to help you meet your graduation requirements.