HLTH 603Health Systems and Policy
- Units
- 0.50
- Level
- Graduate
- Faculty
- Health
- Subject
- Public Health Sciences
HLTH 603 as listed in the Winter 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.
A critical analysis of health policy formulation, implementation and evaluation related to population health initiatives and health services delivery. The course will include discussion of health system financing, organization, management and regulation and the role of various regional, provincial, and national agencies in health policy formation. It will compare the Canadian health system with systems in other countries.
Prerequisites
- Enrolled in Master of Health Evaluation (MHE), Master of Health Informatics & Analytics (MHIA), Master of Public Health (MPH), MSc in Public Health Sciences, MSc in Public Health Sciences-Water, PhD in Public Health Sciences, PhD in Public Health Sciences-Aging, Health & Well-Being, or PhD in Public Health Sciences-Water
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Check it elsewhere for Winter 2026
- Graduate Calendar, Winter 2026The archived entry
- Requirements for Winter 2026Waterloo’s requisite checker
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
Calendar versions
Graduate Calendar
- Spring 2024
- Fall 2024
- Winter 2025
- Spring 2025 requisites changed
- Fall 2025
- Winter 2026 (shown here)
- Spring 2026
- Fall 2026