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HEALTH 105Mental Health Literacy

Units
0.50
Faculty
Health
Subject
Health

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

  • Not completed any of the following:

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 0813010243 / 250Online or by arrangement

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 08129270 / 250Online or by arrangement
LEC 7011125409 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

73% liked it80% easy52% useful

From 62 ratings and 25 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Easy bird course, barely read the course content and still got great grades - If you have the time, I suggest actually reading the course content for your own well-being! There is one large project that is so easy, but the TAs can be annoying.

    Dec 2023 · liked it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Took this in Spring 2026 with Dr. Williams. Grades breakdown: 5% reference quiz, two 17.5% midterms (open-book), 15% final assignment, 45% for best six out of eight weekly short assignments. The course makes you think of how you care for your own mental health. They used a tiered-band grading system for the short assignments during my term so it was like 80-85-89, no 82s or 87s to be more consistent and defined 70-79 as like proficient and 80-89 as excellent. The short assignments don't seem like a lot but actually require a lot of in-depth reflection/integration of course concepts/insights to score above 90% - each took me about 5-6 hours including going over the modules/readings (tho this…

    Aug 2026 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • PD + learning a few good resources for mental health at Uni

    May 2025 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This was hell, biggest regret is taking this as a “bird course.” If you have a heavy workload DO NOT TAKE THIS. There’s 4 assignments that are basically mini essays per question / section asking you to give ur opinion and check thirty million modules or readings. The rubric and requirements are kinda vague, u rly have to analyze how the heck your TA marks to figure out what they like or don’t… They take off marks as if it’s an English class too . 2 marks off for wordy sentences! It’s definitely not a challenging course the concepts r common sense but it’s all about your TA and time management cuz u will never finish 1 of those assignments in 1 day AT LEAST 3. The assignment are 65% of your…

    Apr 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Structure is boring and tedious. Takes a while to complete assignments and requires you to refer to scattered information. Deliverables were marked on strict citation and formatting rules rather than understanding. Even for an online class, it was extremely disengaging, disappointing for an MHL course.

    Apr 2025 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

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