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Certificate CERTIFICATE IN CRITICAL PUBLIC HEALTH
Faculty of Health Sciences - Nursing, Arthur Labatt Family School of



Enrolment in this Certificate is limited. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee that students who wish to enter in this Certificate will be offered enrolment.

The Certificate in Critical Public Health offers students a breadth of understanding of public health strategies focusing on the principles of public health, the impact of health policy on population health and global perspectives related to emerging environmental issues and social determinants of health within a changing geopolitical landscape.

Admission Requirements


Students must achieve an average of at least 70% in the following 3.0 courses:

1.0 course: Health Sciences 1001A/B, Health Sciences 1002A/B.
1.0 course: Biology 1001A/B, Biology 1002A/B.
1.0 course from: Applied Mathematics 1201A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, Calculus 1301A/B, Calculus 1500A/B, Calculus 1501A/B, Data Science 1000A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, Mathematics 1228A/B, Mathematics 1229A/B, Mathematics 1600A/B.

Module/Program Information


3.5 courses:

To qualify for the Certificate in Critical Public Health, students must achieve an average of at least 70% with no mark below 60% in the following 3.5 courses:

0.5 course from: Biology 2244A/B, Health Sciences 3801A/B, Statistical Sciences 2244A/B.
2.0 courses: Epidemiology 2200A/B, Epidemiology 3315B, Epidemiology 4310A/B, Nursing 3310A/B.
0.5 course* from: Health Sciences 2400A/B, Health Sciences 3040A/B, Health Sciences 3400A/B, Health Sciences 4400A/B.
0.5 course** from: Health Sciences 2250A/B, Health Sciences 3250F/G, Health Sciences 4200F/G, Health Sciences 4205A/B**.

* students in Health Sciences modules must take either Health Sciences 3040A/B or Health Sciences 4400A/B.

** students in Health Sciences modules must take Health Sciences 3250F/G, Health Sciences 4200A/B, or Health Sciences 4205A/B.

Note: Students may not have more than 1.0 common course between this Certificate and the module(s) within their degree.

This Certificate may not be taken by students enrolled in any module offered by the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics.