- Bachelor of Science in Health Studies at York University is offered as a 4-year teaching program.
- It is an on-campus, honours course offered on a full-time basis.
- A Health Studies degree provides an excellent comprehensive education plus the prerequisite courses required for medical or other professional schools.
- Students have to successfully complete the 120 credits for the program.
- The department offers three-degree options to the students:
- Bachelor of Health Studies (BHS) Specialized Honours (Health Policy)
- Bachelor of Health Studies (BHS) Specialized Honours (Health Management)
- Bachelor of Health Studies (BHS) Specialized Honours (Health Informatics)
- In this program, students explore health care decision-making and the role of both government and non-government organizations.
- York’s Health Studies program emphasizes an approach to health that focuses on broader societal issues.
- Important issues are covered, including the public/private mix in health care, integrated health systems, international health systems, the influence of stakeholder groups such as the pharmaceutical industry, and more.
- Students can also complete the certificates in Health Informatics and Health Services Financial Management which provide students with the opportunity to acquire specialized knowledge and skills in these growing areas.
- All students, whether in the Specialized Honours options (Management, Informatics or Policy) or the Honours Bachelor of Health Studies option, take the same core courses, including:
- Foundations of Health Studies
- Social Determinants of Health
- Health Policy: Power and Politics
- Health Care Ethics
- Health Management I
- Health Informatics I
- Statistical Methods in Health Studies
- Health Care Law
- Applied Research Approaches in Health Studies
- Students have an opportunity in 4th year to get hands-on experience through a field placement in a variety of health care settings in which students are mentored and supported by fieldwork-supervisors.
- Students are encouraged to apply for awards, bursaries, scholarships, and prizes offered by York University.
- The average salary of the program goes up to 45,000 USD.