HLTH 642Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aging

Units: 0.50
Level: Graduate
Faculty: Health
Subject: Public Health Sciences

HLTH 642 as listed in the Spring 2026 Graduate Calendar. The main page has the current version, when it runs, and seats.

This course provides an opportunity for critical discussion and analysis of a range of key issues in aging and aging research, and of health system and health policy issues affecting older persons. Speakers will represent a variety of disciplines, reflecting the importance of interdisciplinary perspectives in aging research, as well as the combination of biomedical and psychosocial factors that contribute to healthy aging or to the development of frailty and chronic disease.

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

Not completed nor concurrently enrolled in:
- HLTH400

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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In 13 terms, Winter 2020 to Winter 2024