Health Studies

Health Studies at Waterloo is the only program of its kind in Canada and gives students the opportunity to complete an Honours Bachelor of Science degree while specializing in health promotion and disease prevention. In the program, the knowledge from several traditional disciplines is combined and focused on the study of health and disease. Courses provide students with an understanding of (a) what diseases are, (b) their causes, (c) behavioural factors that contribute to disease, and (d) ways in which health behaviour can be changed. The curriculum has four core areas: Health Sciences, Behavioural Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Evaluation and Research.

Field of study: Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General