Western University

Course Description

• A Bachelor of Health Sciences degree (BHSc) provides students with an interdisciplinary perspective of health and well-being, with professors drawn from a variety of traditional academic areas, including Anatomy, Epidemiology, Philosophy, Psychology, Anthropology, Nursing, Rehabilitation Sciences and Kinesiology
• This interdisciplinary curriculum provides a solid foundation for students wishing to pursue professional training in medicine, or rehabilitation sciences (such as, speech pathology, physical therapy, or occupational therapy)
• Bachelors in Health Sciences give students the opportunity to learn about and experience a broad range of topics that relate to health across the lifespan
• Students will learn about youth and adolescent health, health in aging populations, health promotion, and health ethics
• In their upper years, students may choose from a diverse selection of courses, ranging from disease mechanisms and embryology, to social media and health, healthcare law, and sexuality, gender and health ​