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Health Studies

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Expand your health expertise with a Health Studies certificate

There’s a whole world of health information out there for you to discover. Need to boost your knowledge or training in a few different health sectors? The Chang School’s Certificate in Health Studies could be just what you’re looking for.
Our Health Studies certificate provides specialized knowledge in sought-after health-related disciplines. Curate a selection of courses from our other health-related Chang School certificate programs, including Health Informatics, Health Services Management, Ethics, Psychology, and Aging and Gerontology. You’ll end up with a wide breadth of professional health knowledge, along with a healthcare certificate to add to your resumé.
 
Looking to get into the corporate side of the health sector? We offer courses in professional communication and presentations, healthcare interoperability, the management cycle, health policy, and project management.
 
More into psychology? Enjoy coursework about a fascinating array of subjects like the psychology of health care; drugs and human behaviour; death, dying, and bereavement; adjustment, stress, and coping; and psychological disorders.
The Health Studies certificate gives you covetable skills in tech as well, providing training in healthcare information analysis and human-computer interfaces in healthcare.
 
And, if one of your courses really resonates with you, then you can eventually pursue the certificate in that subject to really boost your career opportunities and skill set to the maximum. Our certificate is online, so you can complete the courses at your own pace. Plus, our instructors are keen to support you, every step of the way.
 
Let’s begin your health education today. We’re here to help you make it happen.
 
Who should take this Health Studies certificate?
  • You’d like to transition your career into a health-related sector
  • You want to learn more about health and the intersectional relationship between health and healthcare management, health information management, health ethics, gerontology, psychology, interdisciplinary studies, and communications
  • You’re planning on pursuing more health education and want to fill in the gaps in your health-related knowledge and skill sets
Admission Criteria:

Required:
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent
  • With 6 Grade 12 U or M credits  OR
  • A related professional development award OR
  • Mature student status
Certificate Requirements:
  • 1 required course
  • 5 electives
  • Cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 1.67+
To graduate, you must successfully complete, within your official time span, the requirements from the year you registered in the program.
 
Required Course
CHSM 301 The Healthcare Systems
 
Electives (select 5)
 
You may only select one of CCMN 279 or CCMN 314.
You may only select one of CPHL 302 or CPHL 509.
You may only select one of CPSY 102 or CPSY 105.
  • CCMN 279 Introduction to Professional Communication
  • CCMN 314 Professional Presentations
  • CHIM 301 Healthcare Information Analysis
  • CHIM 303 Intro to Health Coding Classification
  • CHIM 305 Introduction to Health Informatics
  • CHIM 306 Healthcare Interoperability
  • CHIM 307 Human-Computer Interfaces in Healthcare
  • CHIM 408 Statistics for Health Services Managers
  • CHSM 305 The Management Cycle
  • CHSM 330 Managerial Epidemiology for Healthcare
  • CHSM 437 Human Resources Management in Healthcare
  • CINT 904 Health Promotion and Community Development
  • CINT 930 Aging: From Cells to Society
  • CINT 935 Ethical/Legal Frameworks in Aging
  • CINT 945 Technology and Aging Populations
  • CLAW 402 Health Information Access and Privacy
  • CPHL 302 Ethics and Health Care
  • CPHL 509 Bioethics
  • CPHL 602 Health Policy: Ethics and Justice
  • CPSY 102 Introduction to Psychology I
  • CPSY 105 Perspectives in Psychology
  • CPSY 325 Psychological Disorders
  • CPSY 605 Psychology of Health and Health Care
  • CPSY 607 Drugs and Human Behaviour
  • CPSY 802 Death, Dying and Bereavement
  • CPSY 805 Adjustment, Stress and Coping
  • CPSY 808 Community Psychology
  • CTEC 210 Fundamentals of Project Management
 
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.

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Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.