Program Overview

Introduction to the Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.&Sc.) in Health Studies

The Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A.&Sc.) in Health Studies is a four-year degree program offered by the University of Saskatchewan's College of Arts and Science. 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.

About the Program

• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of health and wellness, including the biological, psychological, cultural, and environmental factors that influence health.
• Students 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.
• The program will also 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.

What You Will Learn

You will learn about the following topics:

• Biological, psychological, cultural, and environmental factors that influence health
• The role of cultural and community processes in health and healing
• How groups interact with their environment in healthy and unhealthy ways
• The importance of cultural processes and environmental adaptation as factors affecting health

Sample First-Year Schedule

A typical first-year schedule might include the following courses:

• HLST 110a: Introduction to Health Studies
• BIOL 120a: The Nature of Life
• PSY 120a: Biological and Cognitive Bases of Psychology
• INDG 107d: Introduction to Canadian Indigenous Studies
• MATH 125b: Mathematics for the Life Sciences
• CHEM 112a: General Chemistry I Structure Bonding and Properties of Materials
• BIOL 121a: The Diversity of Life
• PSY 121a: Social Clinical Cultural and Developmental Bases of Psychology
• GEOG 120e: Introduction to Global Environmental Systems
• ENG 114c: Literature and Composition Reading Culture

Featured Classes

• HLST 310: Theories and Applications in Health Studies
• ACB 310: Basic Human Anatomy
• PSY 260: Health Psychology

Why Study Here?

The program is designed to include current pre-requisites for the study of medicine at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine. Furthermore, graduates will be considered by the College of Nursing for the possibility of admission to a Post Degree BSN program.

Program Options

The Health Studies program is organized around three streams of study:

• Biology, Development and Health: concentrates on the biological and psychosocial processes influencing health
• Individual, Society and Health: focuses on how the individual and interactions between the individual and others within the immediate societal setting affects health
• Culture, Environment and Health: emphasizes the importance of cultural processes and environmental adaptation as factors affecting health
• Changing Climates and Health: looks at the effects climate change is having on the physical environment and how those changes affect human health

Careers

Some career opportunities include:

• Health educator
• Health and social policy developer
• Health and social program administrator
• Researcher
• Health care worker
• Social services worker
• Community worker
• Counsellor
• Public administrator

Tuition Estimates

| Canadian students | International students
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Tuition | $8,205 | $39,711
Student fees | $1,308.24 | $1,308.24
Books | $1,500 | $1,500
Total | $11,013.24 | $42,519.24

Program Options

These Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) Health Studies degrees are offered by the University of Saskatchewan's College of Arts and Science:

• Bachelor of Arts and Science Four-year
  • Biology, Development and Health Option
  • Individual, Society, and Health Option
  • Culture, Environment and Health Option
  • Changing Climates and Health
• Bachelor of Arts and Science Honours
  • Biology, Development and Health Option
  • Individual, Society, and Health Option
  • Culture, Environment and Health Option
  • Changing Climates and Health

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements depend on your situation. Please consult the university's website for more information.

Application Deadlines

Start term | Application deadline | International deadline __
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Winter
January 2026 | Dec. 1, 2025
Documents due: Dec. 15, 2025 | Sept. 1, 2025
Documents due: Oct. 1, 2025
Spring
May 2026 | April 1, 2026
Documents due: May 1, 2026 | Feb. 1, 2026
Documents due: March 1, 2026
Summer
July 2026 | May 1, 2026
Documents due: June 1, 2026 | March 1, 2026
Documents due: April 1, 2026
Fall
September 2026 | July 15, 2026
Documents due: Aug. 1, 2026 | May 1, 2026
Documents due: June 1, 2026
Winter
January 2027 | Dec. 1, 2026
Documents due: Dec. 15, 2026 | Sept. 1, 2026
Documents due: Oct. 1, 2026

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