Last updated: December 4, 2008 @ 11:02AM

Child Health

This program is offered through the Department of Community Health Sciences

Chair
Anthony F. Bogaert

Undergraduate Adviser
Fern MacLeod

General Information

Administrative Assistant
Joanne Boucher

905-688-5550, extension 4228
Academic South 329
http://www.brocku.ca/communhealthsci/

The BA Honours in Child Health is designed for students wishing to pursue careers concerned with the health of children as an educator or as a health professional following post graduate study. The program provides students with a biological, psychological and sociological overview of the major determinants of health from birth though adolescence.

Program Notes
  1. To proceed to year 2, students must achieve a minimum 70 percent major average with a minimum grade of 60 percent in CHSC 1F90 and MATH 1F92.
  2. At least one credit each year must be taken outside the Department of Community Health Sciences.
  3. In all 20 credit degree programs, at least 12 credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above, six of which must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above and of these, three must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above.

Honours Program (only)

Year 1
·   CHSC 1F90
·   BIOL 1F90
·   CHYS 1F90
·   MATH 1F92
·   one Humanities context credit (one of ENGL 1F91, 1F95, 1F97 recommended)
Year 2
·   CHSC 2P07, 2P09, 2P21, 2P50 and 2P91
·   CHYS 2F10, 2P35 and 2P38
·   one-half elective credit
Year 3
·   CHSC 3P07, 3P21, 3P50 and 3P80
·   one and one-half credits from CHSC 2P60, 2P97, 3P60, CHYS 3P20, 3P35, 3P38, PSYC 3P23
·   one and one-half elective credits
Year 4
·   CHSC 3P33 and 4P80
·   one and one-half credits from CHSC 3P94, 3P96, 3P97, 4F90, 4P60, 4P99
·   one credit from CHYS 3P43, 3P95, 3P99
·   one and one-half elective credits (see program note 3)

Description of Courses

See relevant calendar entry for course descriptions.