The Ministry of Advanced Education has approved a new Bachelor of Health Sciences degree that will begin at UNBC this fall.

The new program will have three majors: Biomedical Studies, Environmental Health, and Aboriginal and Rural Health. All majors draw courses from the sciences and social sciences to provide students with a broad understanding of issues while preparing them for further studies in areas as diverse as medicine, occupational and environmental health, speech pathology, management and administration, epidemiology, and community health.

“The versatility of this program is one of its defining characteristics,” says Henry Harder, Chair of Health Sciences at UNBC. “Students come in and say ‘this is exactly what I want.’ It includes courses that have never before been taught at UNBC, such as anatomy, physiology, health information management, and occupational health. We expect that this new program will be very popular because of the breadth of offerings. Students will get the best of everything related to health and health disciplines.”

Even before the program has been officially approved, UNBC has received more than 20 applications for the Bachelor of Health Sciences. Students interested in the new program can contact Carmen Slater, Academic Advisor, at 960-5272. Students can also apply for admission to the University (either online or in person at UNBC) and indicate “Bachelor of Health Sciences” on the application form. Admission to the program is limited.