COURSE CURRICULUM

The Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) program offers a wide range of interdisciplinary courses tailored to students pursuing careers or research in Kinesiology, Community, Public and Population Health, and Health Informatics. Core and elective courses include HLSC 5020G Studies in Community, Public and Population Health, HLSC 5118G Intermediate Statistics for Health Sciences, HLSC 5123G Advanced Qualitative Methods in Health Research, HLSC 5117G Epidemiology, and HLSC 5124G Public Health in Canada. Specialized offerings such as HLSC 6111G Health Policy, HLSC 6116G Systematic Reviews for Personal, Professional and Policy Decisions, and HLSC 6129G Program Evaluation for Healthcare Leaders support policy, leadership, and evidence-based practice. Informatics-focused courses include HLSC 5205G Multidisciplinary Perspectives in Health Informatics and HLSC 5291G Advanced Topics in Health Informatics Research. For those in kinesiology, courses like HLSC 5030G Studies in Kinesiology, HLSC 5305G Applied Topics in Sport and Exercise Psychology, and HLSC 6322G Theory and Application of Biomedical Signals and Images offer in-depth expertise. Research development is supported through thesis (HLSC 5096G), project (HLSC 5097G), and seminar (HLSC 5011G) components. Additional technical electives from related programs, such as MITS 5400G Secure Software Systems and ENGR 5720G Pervasive and Mobile Computing, expand interdisciplinary opportunities in health research and practice.