What type of public health career are you looking for?
Three broad areas of interest are listed below, including recommended electives in the Public Health major.
If you are interested in:
- health promotion and disease/injury prevention
- working with individuals, groups or subpopulations (e.g., school health, women/men’s health, aboriginal health)
- health promotion program development
We suggest you take some of the following courses:
- Anthropology 2010 - Theory I: Historical Foundations of Anthropological Thought
- Anthropology 2600 - Anthropology of Gender
- Anthropology 3200 - Power and Discourse
- Anthropology 3310 - Race and Ethnicity
- Biology 2000 - Principles of Genetics
- Geography 3230 - Urban Social Geography
- Geography 3750 - GIS Applications in Human Geography
- Health Sciences 2806/Biology 2806 - Immunology
- Health Sciences 3150 - Adult Psychopathology
- Health Sciences 3560/History 3560 - History of Nursing: Women and the Care of the Sick
- Health Sciences 3700 - Gambling
- Health Sciences 3749 - Studies in Specific Addictive Disorders
- Health Sciences 3800 - Teaching and Learning for Health Professions
- Health Sciences 3802 - Gerontology
- Health Sciences 3990 - Independent Study
- Health Sciences 4850 - Special Topics
- Kinesiology 2520 - Contemporary Health Issues
- Kinesiology 4500 - Physical Activity and Aging
- Management 3080 - Managerial Skill Development
- Native American Studies 3700 - Native American Health
- Public Health 3850 - Special Topics
- Public Health 4850- Special Topics
- Sociology 3120 - Qualitative Research Methods
- Sociology 3460 - Body and Society
- Women and Gender Studies 3010 - Women, Bodies and Movement (Series)
- Women and Gender Studies 3020 - Women and Globalization (Series)
- Women and Gender Studies 3700 - Advanced Research Practice
If you are interested in:
- healthy communities
- healthy public policy
- community development
- harm reduction
- global/population health research
We suggest you take some of the following courses:
- Anthropology 2510 - Language, Culture, and Communication
- Anthropology 3200 - Power and Discourse
- Geography 3750 - GIS Applications in Human Geography
- Health Sciences 2806/Biology 2806 - Immunology
- Health Sciences 3150 - Adult Psychopathology
- Health Sciences 3570/Psychology 3570 - Contemporary Issues in Mental Health
- Health Sciences 3800 - Teaching and Learning for Health Professions
- Health Sciences 3990 - Independent Study
- Health Sciences 4200 - Community Counselling and Development
- Health Sciences 4850 - Special Topics
- Management 3080 - Managerial Skill Development
- Management 3250 - Social Marketing
- Native American Studies 2230 - Family and First Nations’ Community Development
- Political Science 3260 - Canadian Public Policy
- Public Health 3850 - Special Topics
- Public Health 4850 - Special Topics
- Sociology 3120 - Qualitative Research Methods
- Sociology 3390 - Sociology of Mass Communication
- Women and Gender Studies 2600 - Activism and Advocacy
- Women and Gender Studies 3060 - Science, Spaces, Environments, and Technology (Series)
- Women and Gender Studies 3700 - Advanced Research Practice
If you are interested in:
- public health and project administration
- management of health information
- public administration
- health/social policy and social marketing
We suggest you take some of the following courses:
- Economics 2070/Management 2070 - Operations and Quantitative Management
- Economics 3030 - Managerial Economics
- Economics 3220 - Environmental Economics
- Economics 3710 - Economic Analysis of Canadian Public Issues
- Economics 3750 - Economics of Public Spending
- Economics 3800 - Economic Development
- Geography 3750 - GIS Applications in Human Geography
- Health Sciences 3500/Management 3825 - Information in Health Care
- Health Sciences 3990 - Independent Study
- Health Sciences 4850 - Special Topics
- Management 1000 - Introduction to Management
- Management 3080 - Managerial Skill Development
- Management 3250 - Social Marketing
- Native American Studies 3250/Management 3500 - Financial Management in Aboriginal Communities
- Political Science 3260 - Canadian Public Policy
- Political Science 3360 - Developing Nations
- Political Science 3400 - Public Administration
- Public Health 3850 - Special Topics
- Public Health 4850 - Special Topics
- Sociology 3120 - Qualitative Research Methods
- Women and Gender Studies 3700 - Advanced Research Practice