Health Studies
Faculty List
F.D.
Burton, B.Sc., M.A. (NYU), Ph.D. (CUNY), Professor Emerita
A.E.
Birn, B.A. (Harvard), M.A. (University of Canterbury), Sc.D. (Johns
Hopkins), Associate Professor
C.
Barakat, B.Sc. (Toronto), M.E.S. (York), Ph.D. (McMaster), Assistant
Professor
T.
Bryant, B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. (Toronto), Assistant Professor
M.
Hunter, B.A. (Sussex), M.A. (Univ. of Natal), Ph.D. (Univ California,
Berkeley), Assistant Professor
M.
Silver, B.A., B.S., & M.P.P. (Univ California, Berkeley), Ph.D.
(Univ of Chicago), Assistant Professor
Undergraduate Counsellor: J. Roopnarinesingh Email:
social-sciences-counsellor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Health is an extremely important area of study, from a biological,
social, and policy perspective. Social scientists consider a wide
range of questions, such as: How does individual behaviour affect
health? How can we design health care systems and public policy so
as to promote health? How does health vary over the life course and
between men and women? What can be learned from large scale survey
data about health patterns and the health of populations? The Health
Studies Program combines relevant courses from a range of disciplines
of interest to students who may apply to graduate programs in health
or work in health and related professions. Students in Health Studies
are encouraged to combine their program with another major in a relevant
discipline.
Guidelines for 1st year course selection
Students intending to complete a program in Health Studies should
take one of the following sets of courses in first year: [ANTA01H3
& ANTA02H3] or [BIOA01H3
& BIOA02H3] or [ECMA01H3
& ECMA05H3]
or [GGRA02H3 & GGRA03H3]
or [PSYA01H3 & PSYA02H3]
or [SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3].
Note: It is Department policy that students must meet all relevant
prerequisites, exceptions will be made only in the case of special
circumstances. Students should check carefully the prerequisites required
for particular B- and C-level courses. Note that some courses
(e.g., BIO, ECM & SOC) are part of limited enrolment programs, with
first preference in these courses going to students enrolled in those
programs.
MAJOR (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES (ARTS/SCIENCE)
Co-op Contact: askcoop@utsc.utoronto.ca
Program Admission
This is a limited enrolment program, which must be completed in conjunction
with another Major as part of a 4-year degree. For information on
admissions, fees, work terms, and standing in the program, please
see the Co-operative
Programs section of this Calendar.
Minimum qualifications for entry following first year: 4.0
credits, including 1.0 from [ANTA01H3
& ANTA02H3] or [BIOA01H3
& BIOA02H3] or [ ECMA01H3
& ECMA05H3]
or [GGRA02H3 & GGRA03H3]
or [PSYA01H3 & PSYA02H3]
or [SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3],
plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5.
Program Requirements
Work terms will be in the health and health-related sectors, and may
be in public institutions, in research institutions, and in the private
sector. There are two work terms, each of 4 months. In order to be
eligible for the first work term, students must complete at least
9 full credits, including the requirement in sections 1 and 2 plus
any 1.0 credit from among requirements 3 and 4 below. Students must
also successfully complete Arts & Science Co-op Work Term Preparation
Activities, which include multiple networking sessions, speaker panels
and industry tours along with seminars covering resumes, cover letters,
job interviews and work term expectations, prior to their first work
term.
Course Requirements
See requirements for Major Program in Health Studies. In addition,
students are required to include HLTD02H3,
Health Research Seminar.
MAJOR PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES (ARTS/SCIENCE)
Program Requirements
This program requires a minimum of 7.5 full credits as follows:
Note: A single course may be applied to one requirement only
even if it is listed more than once.
- Background Courses and Methodology
1.5 credits from one of the following groups:
[ANTA01H3 & ANTA02H3
& ANTC60H3] or
[BIOA01H3 & BIOA02H3
& BIOB10H3]
or
[ECMA01H3
& ECMA05H3
& ECMB01H3]
or
[GGRA02H3 & GGRA03H3
& GGRB05H3]
or
[PSYA01H3 & PSYA02H3
& PSYB01H3]
or
[SOCA01H3 & SOCA02H3
& SOCB05H3]
- Specialized Methods in Health Studies (1.0 credit as follows)
HLTA10H3 Introduction
to Research in Health Studies
HLTB10H3 Introduction
to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Health Studies
Note: HLTB10H3
will be offered for the first time in 2011/2012 and will require
HLTA10H3 as a prerequisite.
- Introduction to Health (3.0 credits)
1.5 credits as follows
HLTA01H3 Plagues & People
HLTB03H3 Foundations
in Health Studies
[HLTB01H3 Health, Aging
& the Life Cycle or HLTB02H3
Issues in Child Health & Development or HLTB04H3
Health & the Urban Environment]
and
1.5 credits from:
ANTB14H3 Biological Anthropology:
Beginnings
ANTB15H3 Contemporary Human
Evolution and Variation
ANTB19H3 Ethnography and
the Comparative Study of Human Societies
ANTB20H3 Culture, Politics
and Globalization
ANTB64H3 The Anthropology
of Food: Consuming Passions
EESA10H3 Human
Health and the Environment
GGRB28H3 Geographies of Disease
HLTB01H3 Health, Aging
and the Life Cycle
HLTB02H3 Issues in Child
Health and Development
HLTB04H3 Health and the
Urban Environment
IDSB04H3
International Health Policy Analysis
PHLB09H3 Biomedical Ethics
PSYB32H3 Abnormal Psychology
PSYB65H3 Human Brain and
Behaviour
- Advanced Health Courses
At least 1.5 credits from:
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology:
Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
ANTC62H3 Medical Anthropology:
Biological and Demographic Perspectives
(ANTC63H3) The Anthropology
of Food: Human Needs
ANTC67H3 Foundations of
Epidemiology
ANTC68H3 Deconstructing
Epidemics
ANTD01H3 The Body in Culture
and Society
ANTD17H3 Medical Osteology:
Public Health Perspectives on Human Skeletal Health
(ANTD23H3) Ethnomedicine
ANTD25H3 Primatology: Public
Health Perspectives on Zoonotic Diseases
BIOC17H3 Microbiology
I: The Bacterial Cell
BIOC21H3 Vertebrate
Histology: Cells and Tissues
(BGYC22H3) Vertebrate
Histology: Organs
ECMC34H3
Economics of Health Care
GGRD10H3 Health and Sexuality
HLTC01H3 Directed Research
on Health Services and Institutions
HLTC02H3 Women and Health:
Past and Present
HLTC03H3 The Politics
of Canadian Health Policy
HLTD01H3 Directed Readings
in Health Studies
HLTD02H3 Health Research
Seminar
IDSC11H3
Issues in International Health
NROD67H3 Psychobiology
of Aging
- 0.5 credit from:
HLTC01H3 Directed Research
on Health Services and Institutions
HLTC02H3 Women and Health:
Past and Present
HLTC03H3 The Politics
of Canadian Health Policy
HLTD01H3 Directed Readings
in Health Studies
HLTD02H3 Health Research
Seminar
ANTC67H3 Foundations of
Epidemiology
ANTC68H3 Deconstructing
Epidemics
- For this program, no more that 4.0 credits can be counted from
any single course prefix (e.g., ANT) other than HLT
- For the Major in Health Studies alone to qualify for B.Sc. Major,
at least 5.0 credits taken to complete the program must carry science
credit. These include HLTB01H3,
HLTB02H3, any Anthropology
option listed as a science credit in the Anthropology
section of the Calendar and any option in Biology, Environmental
Science, Neuroscience, Psychology, and Statistics.
Note: Students should check carefully the prerequisites required
for particular B- and C-level courses. Note that some courses (e.g.,
BIO, ECM & SOC) are part of limited enrolment programs, with first preference
in these courses going to students enrolled in those programs.
MINOR PROGRAM IN HEALTH STUDIES (ARTS)
Program Requirements
This program requires 4 full credits as follows:
- Introduction to Health (2.5 credits)
1.0 full credit as follows:
HLTA01H3 Plagues and
Peoples
HLTB03H3 Foundations
in Health Studies
and
1.5 full credits from:
ANTB14H3 Biological Anthropology:
Beginnings
ANTB15H3 Contemporary Human
Evolution and Variation
ANTB64H3 The Anthropology
of Food: Consuming Passions
GGRB28H3 Geographies of Disease
HLTB01H3 Health, Aging
and the Life Cycle
HLTB02H3 Issues in Child
Health and Development
HLTB04H3 Health and the
Urban Environment
IDSB04H3
International Health Policy Analysis
- Advanced Health
1.5 full credits from:
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology:
Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
ANTC62H3 Medical Anthropology:
Biological and Demographic Perspectives
(ANTC63H3) The Anthropology
of Food: Human Needs
ANTC67H3 Foundations of
Epidemiology
ANTC68H3 Deconstructing
Epidemics
ANTD01H3 The Body in Culture
and Society
ANTD17H3 Medical Osteology:
Public Health Perspectives on Human Skeletal Health
(ANTD23H3) Ethnomedicine
ANTD25H3 Primatology: Public
Health Perspectives on Zoonotic Diseases
ECMC34H3
Economics of Health Care
GGRD10H3 Health and Sexuality
HLTC01H3 Directed Research
on Health Services and Institutions
HLTC02H3 Women and Health:
Past and Present
HLTC03H3 The Politics
of Canadian Health Policy
HLTD01H3 Directed Readings
in Health Studies
IDSC11H3
Issues in International Health
- For this program, no more that 2.0 full credits can be counted
from any single course prefix (e.g., ANT) other than HLT
HLTA01H3
Plagues and Peoples
Considers the origins, antiquity and impact of plagues on human societies.
The course will embrace cultural, evolutionary, epidemiological and
ecological themes. Consideration will be given to historic, contemporary
and newly-emerging infectious epidemics, with a view to understanding
why "plagues" emerge and how their occurrence is intimately linked
to human behaviour.
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTA10H3
Introduction to Research in Health Studies
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the main
principles that are needed to undertake health-related research. Students
will be introduced to the concepts and approaches to health research,
the nature of scientific inquiry, the role of empirical research,
and epidemiological research designs.
Prerequisite: HLTA01H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTB01H3
Health, Aging and the Life Cycle
This course focuses on the transition from birth to old age and changes
in health status. Topics to be covered include: socio-cultural perspectives
on aging, the aging process, chronic and degenerative diseases, caring
for the elderly.
Prerequisite: HLTA01H3
or [ANTA01H3 & ANTA02H3]
or [BIOA01H3 & BIOA02H3]
or [PSYA01H3 & PSYA02H3]
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTB02H3
Issues in Child Health and Development
This course will explore bio-social aspects of health and development
in children. Topics for discussion include genetics and development,
growth and development, childhood diseases, the immune system, and
nutrition during the early years.
Prerequisite: HLTA01H3
or [ANTA01H3 & ANTA02H3]
or [BIOA01H3 & BIOA02H3]
or [PSYA01H3 & PSYA02H3]
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTB03H3
Foundations in Health Studies
This course is designed to introduce theory, contemporary topics,
and analytical techniques related to the study of health issues. Examples
of topics include: social determinants of health, basic anatomy, introduction
to child development, introduction to the life course and aging, disease,
health economics and policy, and applicable research methods.
Prerequisite: HLTA01H3
Corequisite: HLTB01H3 or
HLTB02H3
Recommended Preparation: High School Biology is advisable
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTB04H3
Health and the Urban Environment
Described literally as 'deathtraps of humankind', urban centres prior
to 1900 subjected their inhabitants to crowded living conditions,
poor sanitation, increased inter-personal contact and, at times, excessive
mortality through acute infections. Using a holistic approach, the
course will trace the origin and development of cities with particular
emphasis on the importance and development of housing infrastructure,
food by-laws, water supply, sanitation system, medical facilities
and their role in influencing the health of urban dwellers.
Prerequisite: Any A-level course
Exclusion: (ANTB56H3)
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTB10H3
Introduction to Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods in Health
Studies
The objective of the course is to introduce students to the research
methods and approaches used by health and social scientists to investigate
health issues. Students will learn about the experimental method,
survey method in health research, qualitative interviews, ethnography,
among other methods. The course will expand their research skills
set in health sciences and the social sciences. They will also learn
quantitative and qualitative data analysis approaches.
Prerequisite: HLTA01H3
& HLTA10H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTC01H3
Directed Research on Health Services and Institutions
Provides students with the opportunity to analyze work of health institutions.
Students taking this course will arrange, in consultation with the
instructor, to work as a volunteer in a health institution. They will
write a major research paper related to some aspect of their experience.
They will build on material learned in IDSB04H3
and complement work in HLTC03H3.
Students must obtain consent from the Supervisor of Studies and supervising
instructor before registering for this course.
Prerequisite: HLTA01H3
& IDSB04H3
& permission of the instructor & a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
HLTC02H3
Women and Health: Past and Present
This course uses historical, anthropological, philosophical approaches
to further understand the relationships intertwining women, health
and society. Women's interactions with the health sector will be examined.
Particular attention will be devoted to the social and gender construction
of disease and the politics of women's health.
Prerequisite: ANTC61H3 or
IDSB04H3
or B-level course on women's studies/gender
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTC03H3
Politics of Canadian Health Studies
This course examines Canadian health care policies and potential solutions.
The impact on health care policies of the interests of health care
providers, federal and political parties and Canadians' attachment
to Medicare are discussed.
Prerequisite: Any 5.0 credits.
Exclusion: (POLC55H3)
Recommended Preparation: POLB50H3
& POLB52H3
Breadth Requirement: Social & Behavioural Sciences
HLTD01H3
Directed Readings in Health Studies
For upper level students whose interests are not covered in one of
the other courses normally offered. Courses will normally only be
available to students in their final year of study. Students must
obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering
for this course.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
HLTD02H3
Health Research Seminar
Provides senior students with the opportunity to apply methodological
skills to a health research problem. Students will give presentations
of their research proposals, and there may be a guest seminar on health
research projects.
Prerequisite: Students must have completed 6.0 credits from the requirements
of the Major Program in Health Studies, including completing the methodology
requirements from Requirements 1 and 2.
Enrolment Limits: Limited to students in the Major (Cooperative) Program
in Health Studies. Students who are non-coop majors in Health Studies
may take the course with permission of the instructor.