Public & Global Health

Courses

Course List

• ENVSOCTY 1HB3 – Populations, Cities and Development   – Populations, Cities and Development
• ENVSOCTY 2EI3 – Environment & Society: Challenges and Solutions   – Environment & Society: Challenges and Solutions
• ENVSOCTY 2HI3 – Health and Place   – Health and Place
• ENVSOCTY 4HH3 or HLTHAGE 4M03 – Environment and Health   – Environment and Health
• ENVSOCTY 4HC3 – Public and Community Health   – Public and Community Health

• BIOLOGY 1M03 – Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Humanity   – Biodiversity, Ecosystems & Humanity
• BILOGY 3SA3 – Applied Statistics for Biology   – Applied Statistics for Biology

• LIFESCI 2X03 – Human Health and Environmental Change   – Human Health and Environmental Change
• LIFESCI 3G03 – Introduction to Epidemiology   – Introduction to Epidemiology   – Introduction to Epidemiology
• LIFESCI 3Q03 – Global Human Health and Disease   – Global Human Health and Disease
• LIFESCI 4F03 – Emerging Paradigms in Environmental Change and Health   – Emerging Paradigms in Environmental Change and Health

• HISTORY 3CP3 – The Citizen-Patient: A Modern History of Public Health, 1700-Present

• HLTHAGE 3R03 – Health Inequalities   – Health Inequalities   – Health Inequalities
• HLTHAGE 3S03 – Global Health and Environmental Policy   – Global Health and Environmental Policy

• ECON 2CC3 – Health Economics and its Application to Health Policy   – Health Economics and its Application to Health Policy

• HTHSCI 4LD3 – Global Health Governance, Law and Politics   – Global Health Governance, Law and Politics
• HTHSCI 4ZZ3 – Global Health Advocacy   – Global Health Advocacy

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Course Map

• Two journeys start from level I with supplementary courses along the way in levels II, III and IV.
• Journey one: Taking ENVSOCTY 1HB3 in level I leads to ENVSCOTY 2H13 or ENVSOCTY 2E13 in level II, both of which lead to ENVSOCTY 4HH3 in level IV. ENVSOCTY
• 2HI3 also leads to ENVSOCTY 4HC3 in level IV.
• Journey two: Taking BIOLOGY 3M03 in level one leads to LIFESCI 2X03 in level two, which leads to LIFESCI 4F03 in level four.
• ECON 2CC3 can be taken as an independent course in level II.
• The following can be taken as independent courses in level III: HISTORY 3CP3, BIOLOGY 3SA3, HLTHAGE 3R03, HLTHAGE 3S03, LIFESCI 3G03 and LIFESCI 3Q03.
• The following can be taken as independent courses in level IV: HTHSCI 4LD3 and HTHSCI 4ZZ3.

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Sample Schedule – Public & Global Health

Below is an example of what your transcript might look like if you pursue the Public & Global Health pathway. The transcript includes all Life Sciences program requirements as well as 10 courses from the Public & Global Health pathway.

 

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Activities

Sample Experiential Courses

• Placement Examples: March of Dimes, Hamilton Health Sciences, local hospitals, naturopathic clinics 
• Research Examples:  Juravinski Cancer Centre 

McMaster Student Clubs

Student-Led Clubs/Groups on Campus

• McMaster Global Public Health Brigades 
• McMaster Public Health Association (MPHA) 
• McMaster Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research Student Chapter 
• Student International Health Initiatives (SIHI) 
• McMaster Indigenous Health Movement 
• UNICEF McMaster

Co-curricular and Community Activities

• McMaster Health Forum 
• Fellowship in Strengthening Health and Social Systems (year-long opportunity for senior undergraduate students) 
• Queen Elizabeth Scholarships for outgoing interns undertaking internships in various countries 
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant position in Life Science 3Q03 – Global Human Health and Disease

 

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