Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health

The Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health is a four-year undergraduate degree that prepares students for further study or careers in the field of health. You will take core courses in Health and from a variety of disciplines across the university, including Biology, Psychology, Sociology, Chemistry, and potentially Political Science, Human Kinetics, History and many more. The result is a well-rounded and contemporary education about health.A truly interdisciplinary degree program that looks to the future of health-related practices, the BASc in Health will provide students with an education that is in keeping with today’s definition of health. This degree will prepare students for a career in a field where increasing emphasis is placed on scientific inquiry, critical thinking and culturally sensitive practices.The first degree program of its kind at StFX, the Bachelor of Arts and Science in Health is true to its name: a program for students interested in the ever-broadening field of health, including scientific, social and humanistic dimensions. Students in the BASc in Health will take courses in a wide range of disciplines and can focus on either the Biomedical or Social Determinants and Health Equity field as they customize their degree. Additionally, all students will complete courses in Health Humanities – a unique feature of the degree at StFX – a growing and recognized facet of the health landscape that is integral to health problem solving in the 21st Century.

Applicants must have English; two of math, chemistry, biology or physics; and two other university preparatory courses in grade 12. For high school students, the minimum admission requirements include an overall average of 70% in Grade 12, with no grade below 65%, in each of the required subjects. Admissions to limited enrolment programs is competitive, meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission. Please note, students who are currently in grade 12, applying for early admission,must have the program requirements in grade 11, and be registered in the program prerequisites in grade 12, to be eligible for an early offer. Otherwise, offers will be made after receipt of final first term grade 12 transcript.