Public Health program requirements

What the Public Health Major requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Public Health Major

Arts program
8.0 credits
Limited enrolment
ASMAJ2086

Enrolment

The Health Studies Major (ASMAJ2085) was last available for enrolment during the second round of program enrolment in Summer 2024. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(8.0 credits, including 2.0 credits at the 400-level.)

Year 1 (1.5 credits)

1PHS103H1/ PHS100H1

21.0 credit from the following courses related to human systems: ANT100Y1/ BIO130H1/ CSB201H1/ ECO101H1/ ECO105Y1/ GGR107H1/ HPS100H1/ HPS110H1/ HPS120H1/ PHL100Y1/ PHL101Y1/ POL101H1/ PSY100H1/ SOC100H1/ TRN135Y1/ UNI103H1/ WGS160Y1

Year 2 (2.0 credits)

3PHS209H1, PHS211H1, PHS253H1

40.5 credit from: ECO220Y1/ ECO220Y5/ ECO227Y1/ ECO227Y5/ EEB225H1/ GGR270H1/ PHS250H1/ PSY201H1/ STAB22H3/ STAB57H3/ STA220H1/ STA220H5/ STA238H1/ STA248H1/ STA258H5/ STA260H5/ STA261H1/ STA288H1

Years 3 and 4 (4.5 credits)

5PHS310H1, PHS410H1

60.5 credit from the following courses related to the Ethics and Epistemologies of Health Research: HMB406H1/ HPS240H1/ HPS318H1/ HPS346H1/ INS200H1/ PHL281H1/ PHL382H1/ PHL384H1/ PHL380H1/ PHL383H1/ PHL440H1

70.5 credit from courses related to Public Health Equity: HMB303H1/ PHS305H1/ PHS405H1/ PHS411H1/ JSU237H1/ INS340Y1/ INS350H1/ SDS345H1/ SDS425H1/ JNS450H1/ WGS273H1/ WGS373H1/ WGS396H1/ WGS442H1

8At least 0.5 credit from courses related to Public Health Domains/Specializations: ANT205H1/ ANT357H1/ ANT435H1/ HMB203H1/ HMB342H1/ IRE378H1/ PHS306H1/ PHS308H1/ PHS330H1/ PHS373H1/ PHS400Y1/ PHS407H1/ PHS409H1/ PHS432H1/ PHS440H1/ PHS450Y/ PHS451Y1/ PHS464H1/ PHS480H1/ SOC246H1/ SOC363H1

9The remaining 1.5 - 2.0 credits can include any courses not previously taken to fulfill the preceding requirements, or any of the following: ANA300Y1/ ANT208H1/ ANT345H1/ ANT348H1/ ANT358H1/ ANT434H1/ ANT458H1/ ANT460H1/ ECO369H1/ ECO402H1/ EEB324H1/ ENV430H1/ GGR340H1/ GGR433H1/ HIS423H1/ HIS498H1/ HMB202H1/ HMB322H1/ HMB323H1/ HMB433H1/ HMB462H1/ HPS319H1/ HPS370H1/ HPS371H1/ PHS306H1/ PHS307H1/ PHS309H1/ PHS350H1/ INS205H1/ JFP450H1/ CSE344Y1/ PHL380H1/ PHL381H1/ PHS300H1/ PSY333H1/ SOC204H1/ SOC243H1/ SOC309H1/ SOC316H1/ SOC364H1/ SOC412H1/ SOC488H1/ STA221H1/ WGS367H1

10Students in Public Health are strongly encouraged to take a course that includes an experiential learning component (e.g. PHS400Y1/ PHS450Y1/ PHS451Y1/ PHS480H1).

11At least 2.0 credits from 400-level/ D-level courses & Graduate courses in Req5 or Req6 or Req7 or Req8 or Req9.

Note 1Note: Effective Fall 2026, all courses associated with University College’s Public Health program will have the "PHS" designator, and not the "HST" designator. Existing "PHS" coded courses remain unchanged.

Courses these requirements name

PHS103H1Introduction to Public Health
PHS100H1Discovering Global Health last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
ANT100Y1Introduction to Anthropology
BIO130H1Molecular and Cell Biology
CSB201H1Molecular Biology, Biotechnology and You
ECO101H1Principles of Microeconomics
ECO105Y1Principles of Economics for Non-Specialists
GGR107H1Environment, Food and People
HPS100H1Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
HPS110H1The Science of Human Nature
HPS120H1How to Think about Science
PHL100Y1Ancient Wisdom, Modern Insights: A Historical Introduction to Philosophy
PHL101Y1What Should I Believe? An Introduction to Philosophical Issues
POL101H1The Real World of Politics: An Introduction
PSY100H1Introductory Psychology
SOC100H1Introduction to Sociology I: Sociological Perspectives
TRN135Y1Science and Social Choice
UNI103H1Gradients of Health in an Urban Mosaic
WGS160Y1Introduction to Women and Gender Studies
PHS209H1Introduction to Social Determinants of Health
PHS211H1Health Policy in Canada
PHS253H1Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Public Health
ECO220Y1Introduction to Data Analysis and Applied Econometrics
ECO220Y5
ECO227Y1Foundations of Econometrics
ECO227Y5
EEB225H1Biostatistics for Biological Sciences
GGR270H1Introductory Analytical Methods
PHS250H1Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Public Health
PSY201H1Statistics I
STA220H1The Practice of Statistics I
STA220H5
STA238H1Probability, Statistics and Data Analysis II
STA248H1Statistics for Computer Scientists
STA258H5
STA260H5
STA261H1Probability and Statistics II
STA288H1Statistics and Scientific Inquiry in the Life Sciences
PHS310H1Critical Health Policy
PHS410H1Case Studies in Health Policy
HMB406H1Health Care Ethics
HPS240H1The Influence of the Eugenics Movement on Contemporary Society last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
HPS318H1History of Medicine I
HPS346H1Modifying and Optimizing Life: on the Peculiar Alliance between AI, Biology, and Engineering
INS200H1Introduction to Indigenous Truth and Resilience
PHL281H1Bioethics
PHL382H1Ethics: Death and Dying
PHL384H1Ethics, Genetics and Reproduction
PHL380H1Global Bioethics
PHL383H1Ethics and Mental Health
PHL440H1Clinical Bioethics
HMB303H1Global Health and Human Rights
PHS305H1Perspectives in Health, Gender, Ethnicity and Race
PHS405H1Global Migration and Health
PHS411H1Political Economy of Health
JSU237H1Introduction to HIV/AIDS: Health, Sexuality and Gender
INS340Y1Indigenous Health Science last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
INS350H1Indigenous Health Systems
SDS345H1Sex and the Epidemic: Social Work, HIV, and Human Sexuality
SDS425H1Sexuality & Health
JNS450H1Sexuality & Disability
WGS273H1Gender & Environmental (In)Justice
WGS373H1Gender and Violence
WGS396H1Writing the Body
WGS442H1Toxic Worlds, Decolonial Futures
ANT205H1Medical Anthropology: Sociocultural Perspectives on Illness, Medicine and Care
ANT357H1Social Worlds of Medicine and Care
ANT435H1Anthropology of Childhood and Childcare
HMB203H1Introduction to Global Health
HMB342H1Epidemiology of Health & Disease
IRE378H1Employment Health
PHS306H1Health, Nutrition and Food Security
PHS308H1Aging and Health
PHS330H1Population Health
PHS373H1Epidemiology
PHS400Y1Public Health Practicum
PHS407H1Special Topics in Advanced Public Health I
PHS409H1Special Topics in Advanced Public Health II
PHS432H1Public Health Policy Engagement and Action
PHS440H1Health & Pharmaceuticals
PHS451Y1Independent Research in Public Health
PHS464H1The Nature of Global Health
PHS480H1Independent Research in Public Health
SOC246H1Sociology of Aging
SOC363H1Sociology of Mental Health and Mental Disorders
ANA300Y1Human Anatomy and Histology
ANT208H1Medical Anthropology: an Evolutionary Perspective on Human Health
ANT345H1Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives
ANT348H1Medical Anthropology: Health, Power and Politics
ANT358H1Medical Anthropology and Social Justice
ANT434H1Health, Diet & Disease in the Past
ANT458H1Indigenous Health Histories and Canadian Settler Colonialism
ANT460H1Global Perspectives on Women's Health
ECO369H1Health Economics
ECO402H1Topics in Health Economics
EEB324H1Evolutionary Ecology
ENV430H1Community Research in Environment and Faith
GGR340H1Health Geography
GGR433H1Built Environment and Health
HIS423H1Social History of Medicine in the 19th & 20th Centuries
HIS498H1Independent Studies
HMB202H1Introduction to Health and Disease
HMB322H1Topics in Health & Disease
HMB323H1Global Health Research
HMB433H1Topics in Global Health
HMB462H1Topics in Epidemiology
HPS319H1History of Medicine II
HPS370H1Philosophy of Medicine
HPS371H1COVID-19: Epistemology and Societal Implications last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
PHS307H1Special Topics in Public Health I
PHS309H1Special Topics in Public Health II
PHS350H1Health Research & Practice
INS205H1Indigenous Worldviews, Spiritual and Healing Traditions
JFP450H1Indigenous Issues in Health and Healing
CSE344Y1Body Matters: Oppression, Solidarity and Justice
PHL381H1Ethics and Medical Research
PHS300H1HIV Prevention Research
PSY333H1Health Psychology
SOC204H1Introduction to Qualitative Methods in Sociology
SOC243H1Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC309H1HIV and AIDS: Social Policies and Programs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
SOC316H1Sociology of Health Care
SOC364H1Urban Health last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
SOC412H1Medicalization of Deviance
SOC488H1Mental Health over the Life Course
STA221H1The Practice of Statistics II
WGS367H1The Politics of Gender and Health
PHS450Y1Undergraduate Research Project in Public Health

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