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Bachelor of  Health Studies

Bachelor of Health Studies

  • ID:UOW10002
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including

  • Any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of 70% is required)

  • Any Grade 12 U Mathematics (minimum final grade of 70% is required)

  • Biology (minimum final grade of 70% is required)

  • Chemistry (minimum final grade of 70% is required)

English Requirements

  • Internet-based TOEFL (iBT), including Home Edition and Paper Edition – Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL MyBest Scores and TOEFL Essentials will not be used to meet our English language requirements. If you have taken multiple tests you will need to submit results for each test., 90 overall 25 writing, 25 speaking, Waterloo's institution code is 0996 and our department code is 00. We do not accept electronic TOEFL scores for undergraduate admissions.

  • IELTS Academic – International English Language Testing System, 6.5 overall 6.5 writing, 6.0 reading, 6.0 listening, 6.5 speaking,, We accept the electronic Test Report Form (TRF). Waterloo's e-transfer institution name is University of Waterloo – Admissions.

  • CAEL or CAEL online – Canadian Academic English Language Assessment, 70 overall 60 per band 70 writing, 70 speaking, You must log in to your affiliated account and select University of Waterloo as a recipient institution.

  • PTE Academic (including PTE Academic Online) – Pearson Test of English, 63 overall 65 writing, 65 speaking. 

  • Cambridge English test (C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency), 180 overall 176 writing, 176 reading 176 speaking, 176 listening, Go to the Candidate Results Online portal, input your ID and secret number then click on Send my result.

  • Duolingo English test, 120 overall. Results will not be accepted without subscores., You must log in to your affiliated account and select University of Waterloo – Undergraduate as a recipient institution.

  • EFAS – English for Academic Success (offered by Waterloo's English Language Institute), 75% overall in 400 levels 75% in each of academic, oral, and writing, Your scores will be sent to us automatically by Renison University College.

Course Information

Focus on preventing illness, not simply treating people once they get sick. At Waterloo, you’ll learn how to promote healthy lifestyles, improve health care systems, and bring together the science and the social aspects of health.

Whether you opt for the regular or co-op stream, Health Sciences gives you the skills for improving human health, along with lots of room for electives. And with five specializations and dozens of campus-wide minors, you can tailor your studies to your specific areas of interest.

You’ll graduate with the skills to tackle global health pandemics such as COVID-19, transform public health policy, and pave the way for new medical breakthroughs.

Program highlights

  • Science plus. Build a strong foundation in science and learn about human health and disease prevention. You’ll be set for a career in health and professional programs like medicine.

  • Be more than a number. With small tutorial sizes right from first year, you’ll really get to know your classmates — and your world-renowned professors.

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September to December

  • HLTH 101 - Introduction to Health 1

  • AHS 107 - Sociology of Activity, Health, and Well-being

  • BIOL 130/BIOL 130L - Introductory Cell Biology/Laboratory

  • CHEM 120/CHEM 120L - Physical and Chemical Properties of Matter/Laboratory

January to April

  • HLTH 102 - Introduction to Health 2

  • HLTH 245 - Canadian Health Systems

  • PSYCH 101 - Introductory Psychology

  • CHEM 123 / CHEM 123L - Chemical Reactions, Equilibria and Kinetics/Laboratory

  • One elective

After first year

About half of the classes you’ll take will be Health courses. With your remaining classes, you can choose electives from many of the 100 subject areas at Waterloo.

View all the courses required for your degree.

Sample upper-year courses

HLTH 310 – Development, Aging, and Health

HLTH 341 – Principles of Pathobiology

HLTH 443 – Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases

HLTH 461 – Experimental Methods in Psychoneuroimmunology

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Pre Courses

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Pathway Courses

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Your degree lays the foundation for a career in health professions such as medicine, clinical research, epidemiology, and occupational health. Or, go on to pursue an accelerated master’s degree in our School of Public Health and Health Systems.

Sample careers

  • Family Physician - London Lambeth Medical Clinic

  • Health Promotion Specialist - Region of Peel

  • Tobacco Cessation Specialist - Canadian Cancer Society 

  • Epidemiologist - University Health Network

  • Clinical Research Coordinator - The Centre for Dermatology

  • Policy Analyst - Employment & Social Development Canada

  • Speech Language Pathologist - Peel District School Board

Learn about the future of careers in health and helping professions.

Further education

While the full range of further education depends on your individual interests, these are common areas where graduates pursued a master's, PhD, or other professional program.

  • Medicine

  • Nursing

  • Pharmacy

  • Speech language pathology

  • Law

  • Epidemiology

  • Public health

  • Health informatics  

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical Insurance: 500 CAD per year

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