Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health Studies

About this programme

Planned outage: Beginning Nov. 1, you will not be able to access the USask admission application and event registration system for up to six days. Learn more . This program examines the issue of health and wellness, including mental health, from a variety of perspectives including how biological, cultural, social, and environmental contexts influence the health and well-being of the individual. You will learn about issues of health ranging from biological, psychological, cultural and environmental and how factors such as genetics, personality, attitudes and abilities influence healthy social and emotional development throughout the life span. You will study the role of cultural and community processes in health and healing and examine how groups interact with their environment in healthy and unhealthy ways. This degree program is flexible and offers you the opportunity to take courses in many different subject areas. Here’s what a typical first-year schedule might look like: a Required course for the major b One of the course options to complete the Quantitative Reasoning Requirement c One of the course options to complete the English Language Writing Requirement d One of the course options to complete the Indigenous Learning Requirement e Optional course for the major The Course and Program Catalogue has the complete and official listing of required classes and their descriptions for this program. HLST 310: Theories and Applications in Health Studies This is a problem-based learning course. It will involve a detailed examination of theories and research aimed at unde