Interdisciplinary Health Sciences @ UWin
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This unique program equips students with a diversity of knowledge, skills, and abilities to prepare you for a wide-range of careers and research possibilities
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The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program provides an exciting opportunity to combine a Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Psychology degree with unique interdisciplinary concentrations. This program allows students to explore global challenges and grow as thought leaders who can tackle issues in areas like global health, the environment and climate change, and sustainable development.
Multiple concentrations: Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Informatics, Health and Aging, Health and Society, Health and Gender Studies, Indigenous Health, Healthy Spaces and Place, Medical Humanities, One Health (Environmental Health) and Biostatistics.
Sample Courses: Human Anatomy, Genetics, Molecular Cell Biology, Cancer Undergraduate Research Education (CURE), Principles of Neuroscience, Biotechnology Laboratory, Pharmacology for Health Sciences
Career Tracks: Professional schools (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine), conservation officer, ecologist, entomologist, agricultural scientist, animal care specialist, laboratory supervisor, industrial and government research and development, health and biomedical research in graduate studies, clinical researcher
Course Requirements: Advanced Functions/MHF4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, Biology/SBI4U, English/ENG4U.
Strongly Recommended: Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U
Recommended: Physics/SPH4U
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of all science and math courses required, excluding Math of Data Management/MDM4U)
* Average over six Grade 12 academic courses.
Learn more about Course EquivalenciesCourse Requirements: Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Grade 12 Chemistry, Grade 12 Biology, Grade 12 English.
Strongly Recommended: Grade 12 Calculus & Vectors
Recommended: Grade 12 Physics
Minimum Average: 75% (75% average of all science and math courses required, excluding Grade 12 Math of Data Management)
* Applicants educated outside of Canada must submit evidence of education equivalent to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six Grade 12 academic courses. Grades will be converted to Ontario equivalent grades.
Learn more about Country EquivalenciesThe Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program provides an exciting opportunity to combine a Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Psychology degree with unique interdisciplinary concentrations. This program allows students to explore global challenges and grow as thought leaders who can tackle issues in areas like global health, the environment and climate change, and sustainable development.
Multiple concentrations: Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Informatics, Health and Aging, Health and Society, Health and Gender Studies, Indigenous Health, Healthy Spaces and Place, Medical Humanities, One Health (Environmental Health) and Biostatistics.
Sample Courses: Biological Diversity, Cell Biology, Ecology, Economic Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Human Physiology, Microbiology
Career Tracks: Professional schools (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine), conservation officer, ecologist, entomologist, agricultural scientist, animal care specialist, laboratory supervisor, industrial and government research and development, health and biomedical research in graduate studies, clinical researcher
Course Requirements: Advanced Functions/MHF4U, Chemistry/SCH4U, Biology/SBI4U, English/ENG4U.
Recommended: Physics/SPH4U, Calculus & Vectors/MCV4U
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of all attempted science and math courses, excluding Math of Data Management/MDM4U)
* Average over six Grade 12 academic courses.
Learn more about Course EquivalenciesCourse Requirements: Grade 12 Advanced Functions, Grade 12 Chemistry, Grade 12 Biology, Grade 12 English.
Recommended: Grade 12 Physics, Grade 12 Calculus & Vectors
Minimum Average: 70% (70% average of all attempted science and math courses, excluding Grade 12 Math of Data Management)
* Applicants educated outside of Canada must submit evidence of education equivalent to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six Grade 12 academic courses. Grades will be converted to Ontario equivalent grades.
Learn more about Country EquivalenciesThe Interdisciplinary Health Sciences program provides an exciting opportunity to combine a Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences and Psychology degree with unique interdisciplinary concentrations. This program allows students to explore global challenges and grow as thought leaders who can tackle issues in areas like global health, the environment and climate change, and sustainable development.
Multiple concentrations: Healthcare Economics, Healthcare Informatics, Health and Aging, Health and Society, Health and Gender Studies, Indigenous Health, Healthy Spaces and Place, Medical Humanities, One Health (Environmental Health) and Biostatistics.
Sample Courses: Introduction to Psychology as a Behavioural Science, Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science, Child Development, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Cognitive Neuroscience, Biological Diversity, Cell Biology, Ecology, Economic Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Human Physiology, Microbiology, Human Anatomy, Genetics, Molecular Cell Biology, Cancer Undergraduate Research Education (CURE), Principles of Neuroscience, Biotechnology Laboratory, Pharmacology for Health Sciences, Introduction to Psychology as a Behavioural Science, Introduction to Psychology as a Social Science, Child Development, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Human Cognitive Neuroscience
Career Tracks: Professional schools (medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine), conservation officer, ecologist, entomologist, agricultural scientist, animal care specialist, laboratory supervisor, industrial and government research and development, health and biomedical research in graduate studies, clinical researcher
Course Requirements: English/ENG4U
Minimum Average: 70%
Mean Average: 79%
* Average over six Grade 12 academic courses.
Learn more about Course EquivalenciesCourse Requirements: Grade 12 English
Minimum Average: 70%
Mean Average: 79%
* Applicants educated outside of Canada must submit evidence of education equivalent to the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six Grade 12 academic courses. Grades will be converted to Ontario equivalent grades.
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BSc (Honours) in Biological Sciences with Thesis MSc in Biological Sciences
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