Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHSc) Honours in Health and Society
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Students in the Cumming School of Medicine are governed by the regulations in this section of the Calendar as well as by the general University regulations in the sections titled Admissions and Academic Regulations. For the precise interpretation of any statement or regulation, students should feel free to contact the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Health and Science Education), the O'Brien Centre for the BHSc Office, Cumming School of Medicine. The Associate Dean (UHSE) is responsible for all undergraduate BHSc student affairs in the School.
Enrolment Limitations
Enrolment limits may be in effect for some courses in the Cumming School of Medicine and the Faculties of Science and Arts.
Immunization Requirements
All BHSc students are required to meet an immunization standard as outlined on the Student Immunization Form checklist. Documented proof of completion must be provided to the Immunization Co-ordinator or delegate prior to commencement of the program.
Throughout the BHSc program, students are required to ensure that immunizations are current and must provide proof of updates to the Cumming School of Medicine Immunization Co-ordinator. Failure to do so will result in students being removed from course-based research environments, or being placed in an alternate environment until such time as adequate proof has been provided. In the event of extenuating medical circumstances impacting immunization status, students may be accommodated in non-Alberta Health Services-affiliated environments. Please note that requirements may change during the program as determined by Alberta Health Services guidelines.
For other regulations related to the Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours, see: 4. Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours.
Upon completion of Year 1, Health and Society students are required to declare an "Area of Concentration". This must be selected from Anthropology, Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Economics, Psychology, Geography, Sociology, or Political Science. Course selection must correspond to the student's chosen concentration discipline and must be chosen from the "Concentration Courses" listed below.
(1)Students considering concentrating in economics should take Economics 201 and 203. It is strongly recommended that these two courses are completed during the first year of study to facilitate enrolment in senior-level Economics course come the student's second year.
(2)Students considering concentrating in psychology should take Psychology 200 and 201. It is strongly recommended that this course is completed during the first year of study to facilitate enrolment in senior-level Psychology course come the student's second year.
(3)Medical Science 203, 205, 308 are to be taken in sequence through years one to two. Medical Science 203 and 205 will each be replaced with an open option for transfer students.
(4)Health and Society 408 should be taken in year three.
(5)Medical Science 508 should be taken in the final year.
*The above concentration courses are subject to the changes and restrictions of the department offering the course.
To complete optional enhancement(s) to this degree program, refer to: