Global Health program requirements
What the Global Health Specialist and Major require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.
Global Health Specialist
- Science program
- Limited enrolment
- ASSPE2575
Enrolment
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
Required Courses (13.5 credits, including at least 1.0 credit at the 400-level)
Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
1(CHM135H1, CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1 Transfer credits will be accepted in lieu of the chemistry requirements only if they carry a direct exclusion or equivalency to a pre-approved chemistry course.
2MAT130H1/ MAT135H1/ PHY131H1/ PHY151H1
3BCH210H1
Biological Foundations of Living Systems
4BIO120H1, BIO130H1
5BIO220H1
6BIO230H1/ BIO255H1
7HMB265H1/ BIO260H1
8PSL300H1, PSL301H1
91.0 credit from HMB302H1/ ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ CSB351Y1/ IMM340H1/ IMM350H1/ MGY377H1/ MGY378H1/ PSL350H1
Global Health Concentration Courses
10HMB203H1
11HMB323H1
120.5 credit from: PHS100H1/ GGR112H1/ PSY100H1/ INS201Y1/ ANT100Y1/ ANT205H1/ ANT208H1/ ECO101H1/ ECO105Y1/ SOC100H1/ SOC150H1 Transfer credits from AP and IB psychology are not accepted.
130.5 credit from Epidemiology Courses: HMB342H1/ HST373H1/ PHS373H1
142.0 credits from courses on the biological dimensions of Global Health: HMB385H1/ HMB433H1/ HMB435H1/ HMB437H1/ HMB440H1/ HMB443H1/ HMB453H1/ HMB462H1/ HMB473H1/ HMB474H1/ HMB496Y1*/ JEH455H1/ CSB351Y1/ EEB325H1/ EHJ352H1/ MGY350H1/ MGY377H1/ MGY378H1/ MIJ485H1
151.0 credit from courses on the social and ecological dimensions of Global Health: HMB303H1/ HMB306H1/ HMB423H1/ JHU473H1/ ANT345H1/ ANT348H1/ ANT358H1/ ANT458H1/ ANT460H1/ ECO314H1/ ECO324H1/ ECO333H1/ ECO334H1/ ECO342H1/ ECO369H1/ ECO402H1/ EEB428H1/ ENV341H1/ ENV430H1/ ENV432H1/ GGR433H1/ GGR434H1/ HST405H1/ PHS405H1/ HST410H1/ PHS410H1/ HST440H1/ PHS440H1/ HST464H1/ PHS464H1/ INS240Y1/ INS250H1/ INS350H1/ INS355H1/ JNH350H1/ NEW352H1/ AFR352H1/ NEW353H1/ AFR353H1/ NEW453H1/ AFR453H1/ NFS490H1/ PHS300H1/ PSY320H1/ PSY321H1
Data Analysis and Research-Based Courses
160.5 credit in statistics: STA288H1
170.5 credit in bioethics: HMB306H1/ HMB406H1/ PHL281H1
181.0 credit from: HMB490Y1/ HMB491Y1/ HMB496Y1*
* A research project from a different unit may be accepted with prior written approval from Human Biology.
Global Health Specialists Notes:
Note 1Courses can only count toward one requirement, even if listed as options to multiple requisites of the program
Note 2Not all courses listed have priority enrolment for Global Health specialists. Students are responsible for checking priority of courses and meeting course prerequisites for courses they wish to take.
Note 3Effective Fall 2026, all courses associated with University College’s Public Health program will have the "PHS" designator. Existing "PHS" coded courses remain unchanged.
Course Group
Global Health Centric Courses
HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB323H1, HMB342H1, JNH350H1, HMB423H1, HMB433H1, HMB434H1, HMB443H1, HMB453H1, JEH455H1, HMB462H1, JHU473H1
Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.
Courses these requirements name
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
- MAT135H1Calculus I
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- BCH210H1Biochemistry I: Proteins, Lipids and Metabolism
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- HMB302H1Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology
- ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
- ANA301H1Human Embryology
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- CSB351Y1Introductory Virology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
- IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- MGY378H1Microbiology II: Viruses
- PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
- HMB203H1Introduction to Global Health
- HMB323H1Global Health Research
- PHS100H1Discovering Global Health last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- GGR112H1Geopolitics, Globalization, and Inequality
- PSY100H1Introductory Psychology
- INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- ANT100Y1Introduction to Anthropology
- ANT205H1Medical Anthropology: Sociocultural Perspectives on Illness, Medicine and Care
- ANT208H1Medical Anthropology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health
- ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
- SOC100H1Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives
- SOC150H1Introduction to Sociology II: Sociological Inquiries
- HMB342H1Epidemiology of Health & Disease
- HST373H1Epidemiology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS373H1Epidemiology
- HMB385H1The Human Microbiome in Health & Disease
- HMB433H1Topics in Global Health
- HMB435H1Selected Topics in Molecular Cell Biology
- HMB437H1The Biology of the Human Metallome
- HMB440H1Dementia
- HMB443H1Global Hidden Hunger
- HMB453H1AIDS: A Global Perspective
- HMB462H1Topics in Epidemiology
- HMB473H1Exercise and Mental Health
- HMB474H1Dental Sciences
- HMB496Y1Research Project in Human Biology
- JEH455H1Current Issues in Environment and Health
- EEB325H1Evolutionary Medicine
- EHJ352H1Human Evolutionary Genomics
- MGY350H1Model Systems to Disease
- MIJ485H1Vaccines and Immunity
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB306H1Ethical Considerations in Emerging Technology
- HMB423H1Non-Communicable Diseases: A Global Health Challenge
- JHU473H1Environmental Crises, Human Mobility, and Health
- ANT345H1Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives
- ANT348H1Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics
- ANT358H1Medical Anthropology and Social Justice
- ANT458H1Indigenous Health Histories and Canadian Settler Colonialism
- ANT460H1Global Perspectives on Women's Health
- ECO314H1Energy and the Environment
- ECO324H1Economic Development
- ECO333H1Urban Economics
- ECO334H1The Political Economy of Media
- ECO342H1Twentieth Century Economic History: Institutions, Growth and Inequality
- ECO369H1Health Economics
- ECO402H1Topics in Health Economics
- EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
- ENV341H1Environment and Health
- ENV430H1Community Research in Environment and Faith
- ENV432H1Urban Ecology
- GGR433H1Built Environment and Health
- GGR434H1Building Community Resilience
- HST405H1Global Migration and Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS405H1Global Migration and Health
- HST410H1Case Studies in Health Policy last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS410H1Case Studies in Health Policy
- HST440H1Health & Pharmaceuticals last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS440H1Health & Pharmaceuticals
- HST464H1The Nature of Global Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS464H1The Nature of Global Health
- INS240Y1Ecological Interactions: Intro to Indigenous and Western Sciences last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- INS250H1Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Studies
- INS350H1Indigenous Health Systems
- INS355H1Current Issues in Indigenous Health
- JNH350H1AIDS : Challenges and Successes last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- NEW352H1
- AFR352H1International Organizations, NGOs, Development and Change in Africa
- NEW353H1
- AFR353H1International Relations of Africa
- NEW453H1
- AFR453H1Language and Postcolonial Education in East Africa last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
- PHS300H1HIV Prevention Research
- PSY320H1Social Psychology: Attitudes
- PSY321H1Cross-Cultural Psychology
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- HMB406H1Health Care Ethics
- PHL281H1Bioethics
- HMB490Y1Health in Community
- HMB491Y1Project in Biotechnology Industry
- HMB434H1Complementary & Integrative Medicine
Global Health Major
- Science program
- Open enrolment
- ASMAJ2575
Enrolment
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.
Completion requirements
Required Courses (8.0 credits, including a 0.5 credit at the 400-level)
To help students proceed through the program, it is recommended that first year life science requirements are completed before entering the program. Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems
1(CHM135H1 and CHM136H1)/ CHM151Y1 Transfer credits will be accepted in lieu of the chemistry requirements only if they carry a direct exclusion or equivalency to a pre-approved chemistry course.
2MAT130H1/ MAT135H1/ PHY131H1/ PHY151H1
Biological Foundations of Living Systems
3BIO120H1, BIO130H1
4BIO230H1/ BIO255H1
5HMB265H1/ BIO260H1
6PSL300H1, PSL301H1
71.0 credit from: HMB302H1/ ANA300Y1/ ANA301H1/ BCH311H1/ CSB349H1/ CSB351Y1/ IMM340H1/ IMM350H1/ MGY377H1/ MGY378H1/ PSL350H1 Global Health Concentration Courses
80.5 credit from: PHS100H1/ PSY100H1/ INS201Y1/ ANT100Y1/ SOC101Y1/ SOC100H1/ ECO100Y1/ ECO101H1/ ECO105Y1 Transfer credits from AP and IB psychology are not accepted.
9HMB203H1
100.5 credit from courses on the biological dimensions of Global Health: HMB323H1/ HMB342H1/ HMB385H1/ HMB433H1/ HMB435H1/ HMB437H1/ HMB440H1/ HMB453H1/ HMB443H1/ HMB462H1/ HMB473H1/ HMB474H1/ HMB490Y1/ HMB491Y1/ HMB496Y1*/ CSB351Y1/ EEB325H1/ EHJ352H1/ HST373H1/ PHS373H1/ MGY350H1/ MGY377H1/ MGY378H1/ MIJ485H1
110.5 credit from courses on the social and ecological dimensions of Global Health: HMB226H1/ HMB303H1/ HMB306H1/ HMB406H1/ HMB423H1/ JHU473H1/ ANT345H1/ ANT348H1/ ANT358H1/ ANT458H1/ ANT460H1/ BIO220H1/ EEB428H1/ ENV341H1/ ENV430H1/ ENV432H1/ GGR433H1/ GGR434H1/ JEH455H1/ ECO314H1/ HST405H1/ PHS405H1/ HST410H1/ PHS410H1/ HST440H1/ PHS440H1/ HST464H1/ PHS464H1/ INS240Y1/ INS250H1/ INS350H1/ INS355H1/ JNH350H1/ NEW352H1/ AFR352H1/ NEW353H1/ AFR353H1/ NEW453H1/ AFR453H1/ NFS490H1/ PHS300H1/ PSY320H1/ PSY321H1/ ECO324H1/ ECO333H1/ ECO334H1/ ECO342H1/ ECO402H1
Data Analysis Courses
120.5 credit in statistics: STA288H1 (Recommended)/ STA220H1/ EEB225H1/ PSY201H1
* A research project from a different unit may be accepted with prior written approval from Human Biology.
Global Health Major Notes:
1Courses can only count toward one requirement, even if listed as options to multiple requisites of the program
2Not all courses listed have priority enrolment for Global Health majors. Students are responsible for checking priority of courses and meeting course prerequisites for courses they wish to take.
3Students completing the Global Health Major (ASMAJ2575) cannot also complete the Applied Genetics and Biotechnology Major (ASMAJ1053), the Health & Disease Major (ASMAJ2013), the Human Biology Major (ASMAJ2035), or the Neuroscience Major (ASMAJ1472).
4Effective Fall 2026, all courses associated with University College’s Public Health program will have the "PHS" designator. Existing "PHS" coded courses remain unchanged.
Course Group
Global Health Centric Courses
HMB203H1, HMB303H1, HMB323H1, HMB342H1, JNH350H1, HMB423H1, HMB433H1, HMB434H1, HMB443H1, HMB453H1, JEH455H1, HMB462H1, JHU473H1
Courses these requirements name
- CHM135H1Chemistry: Physical Principles
- CHM136H1Introductory Organic Chemistry I
- CHM151Y1Chemistry: The Molecular Science
- MAT130H1Calculus I for Life Sciences
- MAT135H1Calculus I
- PHY131H1Introduction to Physics I
- PHY151H1Foundations of Physics I
- BIO120H1Adaptation and Biodiversity
- BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
- BIO230H1From Genes to Organisms
- BIO255H1From Genes to Organisms with Advanced Laboratory
- HMB265H1General & Human Genetics
- BIO260H1Concepts in Genetics
- PSL300H1Human Physiology I
- PSL301H1Human Physiology II
- HMB302H1Vertebrate Histology and Histopathology
- ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
- ANA301H1Human Embryology
- BCH311H1Biochemistry II: Nucleic Acids and Biological Information Flow
- CSB349H1Eukaryotic Gene Expression
- CSB351Y1Introductory Virology last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- IMM340H1Fundamental Immunology
- IMM350H1The Immune System in Action
- MGY377H1Microbiology I: Bacteria
- MGY378H1Microbiology II: Viruses
- PSL350H1Mammalian Molecular Biology
- PHS100H1Discovering Global Health last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- PSY100H1Introductory Psychology
- INS201Y1Introduction to Indigenous Studies: Foundations, History and Politics last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
- ANT100Y1Introduction to Anthropology
- SOC101Y1
- SOC100H1Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives
- ECO100Y1
- ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
- ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
- HMB203H1Introduction to Global Health
- HMB323H1Global Health Research
- HMB342H1Epidemiology of Health & Disease
- HMB385H1The Human Microbiome in Health & Disease
- HMB433H1Topics in Global Health
- HMB435H1Selected Topics in Molecular Cell Biology
- HMB437H1The Biology of the Human Metallome
- HMB440H1Dementia
- HMB453H1AIDS: A Global Perspective
- HMB443H1Global Hidden Hunger
- HMB462H1Topics in Epidemiology
- HMB473H1Exercise and Mental Health
- HMB474H1Dental Sciences
- HMB490Y1Health in Community
- HMB491Y1Project in Biotechnology Industry
- HMB496Y1Research Project in Human Biology
- EEB325H1Evolutionary Medicine
- EHJ352H1Human Evolutionary Genomics
- HST373H1Epidemiology last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS373H1Epidemiology
- MGY350H1Model Systems to Disease
- MIJ485H1Vaccines and Immunity
- HMB226H1Indigenous Holistic Health
- HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
- HMB306H1Ethical Considerations in Emerging Technology
- HMB406H1Health Care Ethics
- HMB423H1Non-Communicable Diseases: A Global Health Challenge
- JHU473H1Environmental Crises, Human Mobility, and Health
- ANT345H1Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives
- ANT348H1Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics
- ANT358H1Medical Anthropology and Social Justice
- ANT458H1Indigenous Health Histories and Canadian Settler Colonialism
- ANT460H1Global Perspectives on Women's Health
- BIO220H1From Genomes to Ecosystems in a Changing World
- EEB428H1Global Change Ecology
- ENV341H1Environment and Health
- ENV430H1Community Research in Environment and Faith
- ENV432H1Urban Ecology
- GGR433H1Built Environment and Health
- GGR434H1Building Community Resilience
- JEH455H1Current Issues in Environment and Health
- ECO314H1Energy and the Environment
- HST405H1Global Migration and Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS405H1Global Migration and Health
- HST410H1Case Studies in Health Policy last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS410H1Case Studies in Health Policy
- HST440H1Health & Pharmaceuticals last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS440H1Health & Pharmaceuticals
- HST464H1The Nature of Global Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- PHS464H1The Nature of Global Health
- INS240Y1Ecological Interactions: Intro to Indigenous and Western Sciences last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
- INS250H1Introduction to Indigenous Environmental Studies
- INS350H1Indigenous Health Systems
- INS355H1Current Issues in Indigenous Health
- JNH350H1AIDS : Challenges and Successes last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
- NEW352H1
- AFR352H1International Organizations, NGOs, Development and Change in Africa
- NEW353H1
- AFR353H1International Relations of Africa
- NEW453H1
- AFR453H1Language and Postcolonial Education in East Africa last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
- NFS490H1International and Community Nutrition
- PHS300H1HIV Prevention Research
- PSY320H1Social Psychology: Attitudes
- PSY321H1Cross-Cultural Psychology
- ECO324H1Economic Development
- ECO333H1Urban Economics
- ECO334H1The Political Economy of Media
- ECO342H1Twentieth Century Economic History: Institutions, Growth and Inequality
- ECO402H1Topics in Health Economics
- STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
- STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
- EEB225H1Biostatistics for Biological Sciences
- PSY201H1Statistics I
- HMB434H1Complementary & Integrative Medicine
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