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School of Health Sciences
The School of Health Sciences at UNBC covers four separate degree programs.
This undergraduate degree program has two majors depending on students interests. The Biomedical Studies Major
focuses on the natural and physical sciences. This major
will be of interest to students who wish to apply to professional
programs, for example: dentistry, medicine, nursing, occupational
therapy, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and speech pathology.
The Community and Population Health Majors while
sharing some of the same core courses as the biomedical studies major
will also focus on courses for students interested in administration,
health care management, information systems or public health.
The Disability Management program is intended to provide graduate
with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist labour, management,
insurance providers and employees with the development of succesful
return-to-work strategies for injured and/or workers with
disabilities.
The Community Health Science program is designed to give health care
professionals and others interested in the area the knowledge and
skills to conduct community based research as well as an enhanced
understanding of health care systems and policies.
The
PhD in Health Sciences is interdisciplinary in nature directly addressing the needs
of health science researchers and professionals in BC and beyond. The program format
is standard for the doctorate level where the student completes coursework and undertakes
research demonstrated with a dissertation of original and innovative research
in health
sciences; the research is at the forefront of their chosen area. At the
doctoral level, the
students, through their dissertation, will demonstrate their knowledge of
developing and
carrying out independent research, synthesize the work using qualitative and/or quantitative
skills, make informed judgments and arguments based on fundamental theories
and/or concepts. The public defence of the dissertation is a key stage for the student
to demonstrate the quality of their work through a rigorous examination. The original
research will be of high quality to satisfy peer review and merit publication
in scientific journals.
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