Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health)
Program Structure
The Bachelor of Health Sciences, Public Health (BHSc) can be achieved in three different ways:
- Students with a high school diploma (grade 12) or those who have completed some university courses can apply to the Four Year program
- Students who have graduated with a university degree can apply for the Two Year program
- Students who have already achieved their CPHI (Certified Public Health Inspector) designation can apply to the One Year program
Four Year Program
The Four Year program is available to secondary school graduates and is composed of 40 term courses. Upon completion of this program, students are academically eligible to apply to take the national certification examinations leading to the credential Certified Public Health Inspector (Canada) CPHI(C). An appropriate 12-week practicum is also a requirement for certification. Compliance with CIPHI practicum criteria and other certification requirements is a student responsibility, and does not lie with CBU.聽 Students with some university courses can apply for transfer credits聽which will be assessed on a case by case basis.聽 Depending on the number of courses taken and their relation to the courses at CBU, up to 20 courses can be transferred.聽 Students must apply for transfer credits as soon as they are accepted.聽 All past university attendance should be mentioned on the university application.
Within the Four Year program, there are opportunities for 5 free electives and one science/technology elective.
Course Requirements (10 courses per year)
Year One
CHEM1104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 General Chemistry
MATH1107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Math I
PUBH1101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cell Processes and Environmental Effects
PUBH1104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Physical Agents & Their Health Effects
Writing Elective聽 (3 credit)*
PUBH2104聽聽聽聽聽 Anatomy and Physiology
MATH1109聽聽聽聽聽聽 Statistics I
PUBH3103聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Administration
Writing Elective (3 credit)*
Free Elective
*COMM/ENGL recommended, other writing course accepted
Year Two
MICR2101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Introductory Microbiology
PUBH2108聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Engineering Issues in Public Health
PUBH2107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Emergency Preparedness
PUBH4105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
GEOL3101聽聽聽聽聽聽 Hydrogeology
PUBH3101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Food Hygiene
PUBH4111聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Integrated Pest Management
PUBH3106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Epidemiology
Science/Technology Elective
Free Elective
Year Three (Fall/Winter)
PUBH1103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Issues in Public Health
PUBH2103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Law
PUBH2105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Inspection
PUBH3105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Ethics
PUBH4107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Quality & Environmental Project Mgt
ENVI2163聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Occupational Hygiene
PUBH3108聽 聽 聽 Public Health Inspection II
PUBH4103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Communicable Disease Control
PUBH4104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Food Borne Disease
Free Elective
Year Four (Fall/Winter)
PUBH2106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Food Quality
PUBH3104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Toxicology
PUBH4108聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Biocontaminants in Indoor Environments
PUBH4109聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Waste Management
PUBH2101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Municipal Services
PUBH4101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Health Risk Assessment
PUBH4106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Education
NUTR1101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Community Nutrition
Free Electives x 2 (6 credits total)
Two Year Accelerated Degree (Advanced Standing)
The Two Year program is available to students who have already completed a relevant university degree.聽 The program consists of 24 courses that should be completed in a 2 year period.聽 Graduates with a university degree can also apply for up to 12 transfer credits if previous courses are similar in content.聽 They must apply for these credit transfers soon after acceptance into the 2 year program.
An average of 60% must be achieved in the 24 courses listed in the two-year option. Graduates are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health) degree. Upon completion of this program, students are academically eligible to apply to take national certification examinations leading to the credential Certified Public Health Inspector (Canada) – CPHI(C). An appropriate 12-week practicum is also a requirement for certification. Compliance with CIPHI practicum criteria and other certification requirements is a student responsibility and does not lie with CBU.
Suggested Courses
Year One
PUBH1103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Issues in PH
PUBH2103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Law
PUBH2105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Inspection 1
PUBH3105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Ethics
PUBH4105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
PUBH4107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Quality & Environmental Project Management
PUbh3108聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Inspection II
ENVI2163聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Occupational Hygiene
PUBH3101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Food Hygiene
PUBH3103聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Administration
PUBH3106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Epidemiology
PUBH4104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Food Borne Disease
Year Two
PUBH2106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Food Quality
PUBH2107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Emergency Preparedness
PUBH2108聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Engineering Issues in PH
PUBH3104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Toxicology
PUBH4108聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Biocontaminants in Indoor Environments
PUBH4109聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Waste Management
GEOL3101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Hydrogeology
PUBH2101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Municipal Services
PUBH4101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Health Risk Assessment
PUBH4103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Communicable Disease Control
PUBH4106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Education
PUBH4111聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Integrated Pest Management
One Year Professional Degree
Students who already hold the CPHI(C) credential are eligible to receive the Bachelor of Health Sciences, Public Health (BHSc) degree upon completion of the 12 term courses below, offered via distance education (online). Two of these courses are offered in each term by rotation, requiring a minimum of six terms (24 months) to complete the program.
PUBH2107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Emergency Preparedness
PUBH3103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Administration
PUBH3104聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Toxicology
PUBH3105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Ethics
PUBH3106聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽Epidemiology
PUBH4101聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Health Risk Assessment
PUBH4103聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Communicable Disease Control
PUBH4105聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
PUBH4106聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Public Health Education
PUBH4107聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Quality and Environmental Project Mgt
PUBH4109聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Waste Management
PUBH4111聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Integrated Pest Management
