Fall Term - Upper Year Health Cluster

Course Information:

Students take the following courses, plus one elective worth 3.0 credits:

REPD 372/3.0 - Reproduction & Development

Instructor: Valerie O'Leary

In REPD 372 students will obtain a general background on various aspects of human reproduction, ranging from male and female gamete development to pregnancy and birth. The course will serve as a gateway to more advanced courses in human reproduction and development. Students will apply concepts learned through modules to a simulated case study in which a human pregnancy will be followed from the pre-conception stages to parturition and the post-partum period. Evaluations will consist of quizzes, a written essay, a discussion forum and case study group assignments.

Prerequisite: Minimum 3rd year (level 3) standing, one of (ANAT100/3.0; ANAT101/3.0; [ANAT215/3.0 and ANAT216/3.0]; [ANAT315/3.0 and ANAT316/3.0]) and one of (PHGY210/6.0; PHGY214/6.0; [KNPE125/2.0 and KNPE225/3.0]; [PHGY215/3.0 and PHGY216/3.0]).

HSCI 383/3.0 - Advanced Research Methodologies

Instructor: Denise Stockley

Throughout HSCI 383, Advanced Research Methodologies, you will develop an understanding of the three primary types of research employed in health sciences: Experimental quantitative, observational quantitative, and qualitative.

For each approach, we will explore research procedures from developing a research question to interpreting results. By the end of the course, students will be able to develop an informed research proposal with a detailed description of planned methodology and analysis.

This course was previously BMED 383/3.0 - Advanced Research Methodologies.

IDIS 373/3.0 - Health Ethics, Law, and Policy

Instructor: Sam Belbin

IDIS373, Health Ethics, Law, and Policy, is an introduction to ethical, legal and regulatory requirements for people working in the health professions. Many of the decisions healthcare workers make have an ethical or legal dimension.  In some of these situations, knowing or doing the right thing can be unclear or difficult. In this course, students will learn how to recognize aspects of health care that raise ethical and legal questions and will develop approaches to creatively and effectively answering these questions.  Over twelve weeks, we cover ethical and legal issues encountered in most types of health care organizations, including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient facilities, dental clinics, nursing homes, home care organizations, and health care systems. The values, principles and laws we review are also applicable to diverse client and patient populations.

This course is designed to prepare students who are planning to apply to health professional programs and emphasizes learning-by-doing. In addition to introducing students to a wide range of ethical and legal issues in healthcare using a case-based approach, it also builds on the foundational skills in IDIS173 (previously BMED173).  Students will develop advanced abilities to charitably understand contentious issues from multiple angles, assemble evidence in order to develop a position, and to communicate complex ideas. Students will also become acquainted with some of the biases, mistakes and mental shortcuts people commonly take in their reasoning and how to avoid them.

Prerequisite: Minimum 3rd year (level 3) standing.

GLPH 493/3.0 - Global Health Practice

Instructor: Beth Richan

This course will strengthen students’ abilities to respond to a community’s health needs through a practical service-learning position with an approved local or international community health organization. Students will apply a reflective approach to community engagement in global health and consider the relationship between global health practice and critical concepts from relevant fields, including international development, postcolonial theory, service learning, and public health.

You can also choose an additional 3.0 course from our robust Fall offering to complement your degree plan and maximise your experience.

Learning Outcomes:

• You will learn to identify the impact of your own social circumstances and the ways they effect your perspective on global health issues
• Learn to become adaptive and considerate in your approach to global health practice through independent reflection and work with key figures in your placement
• Develop your own “philosophy of practice” in global health, and learn to describe the values and approaches you’ll use to identify, understand, and respond to a community’s health needs
• Learn how critical concepts of globalization, equity, and social and international development influence a community health organizations’ work partner universities.

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