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Welcome to the BHSc Program

The Bachelor of Health Sciences is a diverse community of students and professors committed to excellence in health studies.  A Bachelor of Health Sciences degree provides students with an interdisciplinary perspective of health and well-being, with professors drawn from a variety of traditional academic areas, such as anatomy, epidemiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, nursing, rehabilitation sciences, and kinesiology. With the contemporary emphasis on inter-professional healthcare teams and systems, our 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).  It also provides an excellent background for students interested in careers or masters-level education in areas of health promotion, health policy, gerontology, bioethics, or health measurement. 

News

CHAMP back for second round

Health Sciences Assistant Professor Shauna Burke couldn’t be happier some of last year’s participants in a children’s summer day camp are unable to attend this year.

Read the Western News story here.

BHSc student winner in national essay contest

BHSc student Lipi Mishra was recently announced as a winner in the McGraw-Hill Ryerson Power of Words competition in the "Informative Report" category for her entry Reproductive Tourism in Developing Countries: Examining the Ethical Ramifications of Surrogate Mothers. This contest received fifty high-quality essays. The four composition professors who judged the contest evaluated each essay’s structure, support, writing style, clarity, grammatical correctness, use of documentation, and support. Congratulations!

Foundations for Career Development Certificate

The BHSc Program and School of Kinesiology have developed a certificate in collaboration with The Career Centre @ Western.  This certificate was a pilot project last year and we've developed a new and improved certificate to guide you through the steps of your career development.  This certificate is open to all BHSc and Kinesiology students. An outline of the requirements for the certificate will be available before September 2009.  If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Broadfoot in the BHSc Office (Kinesiology students should contact Tova Zarnowiecki).

Championing against diabetes

Faculty of Health Sciences assistant professor Shauna Burke is hoping to bring the number of local obese children at risk for Type 2 diabetes down to size. [ read the Western News story here]

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