Health Studies
With rapid changes in technology and a growing population, non-clinical health professionals, including health managers, digital health specialists, and policy experts are in demand. York’s Health Studies program prepares students for careers in these rewarding fields while emphasizing an approach to health that focuses on broader societal issues.
Program of Study
Health Studies
Honours Bachelor of Health Studies (BHS)
In addition to taking courses in management, digital health, and policy, students study the breadth and depth of health and health care through a wide variety of issues and social contexts (e.g. social status and disability, homelessness), including case studies in health care in the community. Societal factors that determine why some people stay healthy and others become ill are also examined such as income, stress, early life, social exclusion, work conditions, unemployment, social support, mental health, addiction, food and transportation. Health Studies offers students the flexibility to attain a double major or do a minor in other Faculty of Health or York programs. The program also provides students with the flexibility to take additional prerequisites for postgraduate study in a professional program (e.g. medicine, law) or graduate school.
Courses
All students take the same core courses, including:
• Foundations of Health Studies
• Health Management I
• Health Policy: Power & Politics
• Social Determinants of Health
• Health Informatics I
• Health Care Ethics
• Applied Research Approaches in Health Studies
• Statistical Methods in Health Studies
Possible Career Paths:
• Health Care Analyst
• Health Systems Planner
• Health Manager (finance, HR, systems)
• Project Manager
• Clinic Administrator
• Health Policy Researcher
• Data Analyst
• Health Finance Analyst
• Health Information Specialist
• Systems Integration Specialist
• Software Developer
• Health Human Resources Specialist
• Health Policy Advisor/Analyst
• Community Health Worker
• Health Care Consultant
• Health Writer/Communications Professional
• Physician (with further postgraduate training)
• Lawyer (with further postgraduate training)
You may also be interested in Health Policy, Management & Digital Health or Global Health.
Program Details
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Degrees Offered
Fall Entry
Winter Entry
Summer Entry
Ways to Study
Sample Schedule (First-year)
- Foundations of Health Studies
- Foundations of Health Studies II: Health on the Front Lines
- Making Sense of a Changing World: Anthropology Today (Recommended General Education Course)
- Concepts in Human Health and Disease (Recommended General Education Course)
- Mathematics for Health Studies
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Admission Requirements
I am a high-school student I have completed at least one year of full-time study at college or university I have been away from high-school for at least two years I have never studied in a formal academic high-school environment Returning / Reactivating student (previously York) Visiting StudentsBHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Première Spécialité mathématiques OR Terminale math
- A maximum of 30 possible transferable credits may be granted for successful completion of the Baccalauréat Général. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Minimum overall result of “Bien/Buena/Bueno/Good” on all academic courses.
- Some programs require a higher GPA.
- Senior-level math
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- A minimum overall average of 3 out of 7 is required. Higher grades required for certain programs.
- 2-unit math
- CAPE 2-unit courses, with results of 3 or better, are eligible for transfer credit, up to a maximum of 18 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
BHS
- Senior-level math
- Extra courses will be assessed for transfer credit. Applicants with the DEC may be awarded up to one full year of transfer credit.
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Grade 12 math
- Some programs require higher. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- Prerequisite courses should not be below a grade of 4.0 or 70%.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Senior-level math
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- A-level math
- GCE A2 examinations with results of "C" or better, are eligible for transfer credit, up to a maximum of 18 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Twelfth Year math
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- IB Diploma with passes in six subjects: three passes at the Standard-level and three passes at the Higher-level, or two passes at the Standard-level and four passes at the Higher-level
- One of the following math subjects
- Analysis and Approaches higher-level
- Analysis and Approaches standard-level
- Applications and Interpretations higher-level
- Applications and Interpretations standard-level
- Transfer credit is granted for IB courses with Higher-level final grades of 5 or better, to a maximum of 30 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
- Some programs require a higher average. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- Prerequisite courses should not be below a grade of 55%.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- All-India Senior School Certificate (AISSCE)
- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC)
- Indian School Certificate (ISC)
- Intermediate Examination Certificate
- Pre-University Examination Certificate
- Grade XII math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- 4U math
BHS
BHS
BHS
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
Minimum Requirements
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Senior-level math
- Grade 12 graduation with a minimum overall average of "B" on Grade 11 and Grade 12 academic courses is required to be considered for most programs. Some programs require a higher average. Please review the requirements for your program below.
- SAT or ACT scores are not required for students studying in a recognized accredited US curriculum outside the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam.
- SATs/ACTs are considered in combination with high school grades.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
For Fall (September) 2021 and Winter (January) 2022 entry, York University will deem the SAT/ACT as optional for students studying in a recognized accredited US curriculum high school in the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam. However, students who have completed a standardized test are encouraged to submit their test scores as it may support your application for competitive programs. SAT/ACT scores must be sent electronically from the College Board directly to York. Please browse the section below for pre-requisites and detailed admission requirements.
Note: An SAT/ACT test will be required from students who are not enrolled in a recognized accredited US curriculum high school in the United States, Puerto Rico or Guam or have not studied in a formal academic high-school environment.
BHS
- Senior-level math
- AP College Board examinations are eligible for transfer credit, for results of 4 or 5, up to a maximum of 30 credits. Please click here, then click “Transfer Credit Requirements” for details.
Required Documents for Preliminary Review
BHS
- Senior-level math
BHS
- Senior-level math
You are required to provide official evidence of academic achievement in secondary education. This can be demonstrated through:
- Final grades under the Ontario curriculum (obtained through correspondence, night school or through TVO)
- Credentials through other curricula, such as results from Advanced Placement (AP) or Advanced-level courses in the General Certificate of Education (GCE). (Students may register to sit for the AP and GCE examinations as private candidates.)
In the absence of final grades in courses:
- You must submit the results of standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) with a minimum combined total of 1170 on the Critical Reading and Math components or a composite American College Testing (ACT) score of 24.
- Your application will be reviewed by an admissions sub-committee. If admitted, you will not be eligible for entrance scholarships. You will be considered for continuing student scholarships at the end of your first year of study, if you satisfy those criteria.
You may also be required to provide proof of language proficiency. You will be considered for entrance scholarships on the basis of your overall averages in the six 4U/4M (Ontario curriculum) or equivalent courses.