Required courses
Required courses*
Please visit UVic’s Undergraduate Calendar for course descriptions and more information.
BA in Health and Community Services Program Plan for students who started in the program in Fall 2021 or earlier (BA in Health and Community Services)
BA in Public Health Program Plan for students who started the program in Fall 2022 (BA in Public Health).
Core Courses (18.0 units)
- HLTH 300 (1.5) Determinants of Health and Population Health Promotion
- HLTH 301 (1.5) Canadian Health and Community Care Services
- HLTH 320 (1.5) Health Program Planning and Project Management
- HLHT 321 (1.5) Human Resources and Fiscal Management in Community Health Systems
- HLTH 350 (1.5) Introduction to Health Research
- HLTH 351 (1.5) Practice of Evaluation Research
- HLTH 360 (1.5) Health Literacy and System Navigation
- HLTH 425 (1.5) Quantitative Methods
- HLTH 402 (1.5) Health and Community Supportive Technologies
- HLTH 401 (1.5) Health Policy and Health Governance
- HLTH 403 (1.5) Community Development and Capacity Building
- HLTH 404 (1.5) Inter-Professional Practice
Practicum and Culminating Major Paper
- HLTH 430 (3.0) Practicum
- HLTH 435 (3.0) Culminating Major Paper
Elective (1.5)
The intent is for students to select electives that enhance their Bachelor of Arts in Public Health course work. The electives can be courses at UVic or transferable to UVic, at the 200-level or above.
Areas of Focus (4.5 units)
Students select one of the following four areas:
Ageing
Complete all of:
- AGEI 472 (1.5) Healthy Ageing
- AGEI 473 (1.5) Chronic Disease and Ageing
- HLTH 405 (1.5) Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
Disability Studies
Complete all of:
- DSST 440 (1.5) Introduction to Disability Studies
- HLTH 405 (1.5) Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
Complete one of:
- AGEI472 (1.5) Healthy Ageing
- AGE1472 (1.5) Chronic Disease and Ageing
- CYC464 (1.5) CYC Praxis with Neurodiverse and Differently-abled Children
- HLTH 402 (1.5) Health and Community Supportive Technologies
- INGH 452 (1.5) Traditional Healing in Indigenous Communities
- INGH 453 (1.5) Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- INTS 462 (1.5) The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- SOCW 469 (1.5) Redefining Abilities in the Context of Theory and Practice
Indigenous Peoples' Health
Complete all of:
- INGH 452 (1.5) Traditional Healing in Indigenous Communities
- INGH 453 (1.5) Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- HLTH 406 (1.5) Indigenous Global Health
International and Global Health and Human Development
Complete all of:
- INTS 460 (1.5) Foundations in International and Global Health
- INTS 462 (1.5) The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- HLTH 406 (1.5) Indigenous Global Health
*Please view the BA Program Plan for a recommended sequence of courses. The courses are displayed in the term in which they are offered. Courses are only offered once per year. Please be aware this program plan varies depending on your year of enrollment (this plan is for students who entered the program in 2021 or earlier).
Core Courses (18.0 units)
- HLTH 252 (1.5) Principles of Public and Population Health
- HLTH 253 (1.5) Introduction to Indigenous Health in Canada
- HLTH 300 (1.5) Determinants of Health and Population Health Promotion
- HLTH 301 (1.5) Canadian Health and Community Care Services
- HLTH 320 (1.5) Health Program Planning and Project Management
- HLTH 350 (1.5) Introduction to Health Research
- HLTH 351 (1.5) Practice of Evaluation Research
- HLTH 360 (1.5) Health Literacy and System Navigation
- HLTH 425 (1.5) Quantitative Methods
- HLTH 401 (1.5) Health Policy and Health Governance
- HLTH 403 (1.5) Community Development and Capacity Building
- HLTH 404 (1.5) Inter-Professional Practice
Practicum and Culminating Major Paper
- HLTH 430 (3.0) Practicum
- HLTH 435 (3.0) Culminating Major Paper
Elective (1.5)
The intent is for students to select electives that enhance their Bachelor of Arts in Public Health course work. The electives can be courses at UVic or transferable to UVic, at the 200-level or above.
Areas of Focus (4.5 units)
Students select one of the following four areas:
Ageing
Complete all of:
- AGEI 472 (1.5) Healthy Ageing
- AGEI 473 (1.5) Chronic Disease and Ageing
- HLTH 405 (1.5) Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
Disability Studies
Complete all of:
- DSST 440 (1.5) Introduction to Disability Studies
- HLTH 405 (1.5) Advocacy for Ageing and Disability in Canadian Society
Complete one of:
- AGEI472 (1.5) Healthy Ageing
- AGE1472 (1.5) Chronic Disease and Ageing
- CYC464 (1.5) CYC Praxis with Neurodiverse and Differently-abled Children
- HLTH 402 (1.5) Health and Community Supportive Technologies
- INGH 452 (1.5) Traditional Healing in Indigenous Communities
- INGH 453 (1.5) Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- INTS 462 (1.5) The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- SOCW 469 (1.5) Redefining Abilities in the Context of Theory and Practice
Indigenous Peoples' Health
Complete all of:
- INGH 452 (1.5) Traditional Healing in Indigenous Communities
- INGH 453 (1.5) Wise Practices in Indigenous Community Health
- HLTH 406 (1.5) Indigenous Global Health
International and Global Health and Human Development
Complete all of:
- INTS 460 (1.5) Foundations in International and Global Health
- INTS 462 (1.5) The Role of Knowledge in Global Health
- HLTH 406 (1.5) Indigenous Global Health
*Please view the BA Program Plan for a recommended sequence of courses. Please be aware this program plan varies depending on your year of enrollment.