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Program Requirements
Recognizing the strengths of an interdisciplinary approach to health sciences, and the unique learning needs of its students, two fields of specialization will be offered to students in this master’s program:
- Molecular and Medical Science and
- Community, Public and Population Health.
A description of the program components are offered below.
The MSc Thesis is designed to be completed full-time, over six consecutive terms and will consist of two courses (1.0 credits for students in the MMS specialization) and three courses (1.5 credits) for those in the CPPH specialization. Students in both specializations will also complete a master’s thesis (1.0 credits).
Molecular and Medical Science
Year 1
- HE601: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health Sciences (0.5 credit) – (Fall)
- HE602: Cell-to-Society Perspectives in Health Sciences (0.5 credit) - (Winter)
- HE699: Master’s Thesis (1.0 credit total) Must be registered for all three terms
Year 2
- HE699: Master’s Thesis (1.0 credit total) Must be registered for all three terms
Community, Public and Population Health
Year 1
- HE601: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health Sciences (0.5 credit) – (Fall)
- HE602: Cell-to-Society Perspectives in Health Sciences (0.5 credit) - (Winter)
- Elective or HE650: Directed Study (0.5 credit) – (Fall or Winter)
- HE699: Master’s Thesis (1.0 credit total) Must be registered for all three terms
Year 2
- HE699: Master’s Thesis (1.0 credit total) Must be registered for all three terms
The Course Work MSc is designed to be completed full-time, over 3 consecutive terms (10 months) and will consist of 4.5 credits, 3.5 credits from core courses and 1.0 credit from the discipline specific electives.
Please note: Graduates from the Health Sciences Undergraduate Program will be granted advanced standing and will not be required to take HE600.
Core Courses
- HE600: Multidisciplinary Seminar on Critical Health Issues
- HE601: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health Sciences
- HE602: Cell-to-Society Perspectives in Health Sciences
- HE603: Critical Appraisal of Health Research
- HE604A: Applied Methods in Community Public Population Health or HE604B: Applied Methods in Molecular and Medical Sciences
- HE605: Health Sciences Knowledge Mobilization
- HE606: Health Equity in Health Sciences
Molecular and Medical Science
Electives (choose up to two):- HE631: Pathophysiology
- HE632: Biomedical Virology
- HE637: Principles of Population Health
- HE638: Cancer Biology
- HE640: Special Topics (new topics added each year)
Community, Public and Population Health
Electives (choose up to two):
- HE610: Health and Aging
- HE611: Critical Perspectives in Public Health
- HE636: Health and Human Rights
- HE637: Principles of Population Health
- HE640: Special Topics
Program-Specific Requirements
Program-specific requirements can be found in MyDegree for undergraduate students who started at Laurier in fall 2016 or later, or in the official academic calendar. The university grading system can be found in the official academic calendar. If there is any discrepancy between the requirements listed in MyDegree and the requirements in the academic calendar, the calendar is the official version.