6 undergraduate courses in the 2026–27 Undergraduate Calendar, and 1 graduate course in the Fall 2026 Graduate Calendar.
Undergraduate
HEALTH 100Foundations of a Healthy Lifestyle0.50 units
This course will introduce the student to the basics of health, wellness, and disease, with an emphasis on assessing and evaluating the student's own lifestyle and health risk, and committing to a plan to begin or maintain a healthy lifestyle across the life course.
This course will introduce students to mental health and wellness across the life span, with an emphasis on the post-secondary age group. HEALTH 105 considers mental health within the broader spectrum of health in our changing world. Through this course, students will increase their ability to recognize, manage, and strengthen mental health. Students will develop greater awareness of their own mental health and wellness through the application of the knowledge and skills learned in this course. In addition to considering mental health at the individual level, this course will focus on how to foster a culture of support and caring in community. This course is not intended to be a substitute for counselling.
HEALTH 107Sociology of Activity, Health, and Well-Being0.50 units
This course will focus on the social and cultural factors that influence leisure, activity, health, and well-being in different settings and among different populations. Sociological literature will be used to examine activity, health, and well-being in the lives of individuals, groups, and society.
Prerequisites
Complete all of the following
Complete 1 of the following
Students must be in level 1A
Students must be in level 1B
Enrolled in a program offered by Faculty of Health
HEALTH 150Foundations of Human Anatomy and Physiology0.50 units
This course covers the anatomy and physiology of the human body systems, with an emphasis on the relationship between a body organ's structure and its function. Topics include organization of the human body, basic chemistry, the cell, tissues, bones and muscles, the nervous system, the blood, cardiovascular system, and the urinary system. It is designed for students who have little formal knowledge of the human body but who wish to learn about the human body, or train for a career in therapeutic recreation or other social and community services.
Study abroad under exchange agreements supported by the University. Discussion and approval of options with your advisor is required. Credit for specific courses will be evaluated following receipt of an official transcript and supporting course outline documentation. The approved study agreement will be recorded on the student record.
Doctoral students will complete an analysis of specific topics of interest in Health under the (co)-supervison of faculty member(s) with the appropriate expertise from another department, school or faculty. The form of study may involve a review of literature or the planning and execution of an independent study resulting in a paper for possible publications.