Foundations of Health Science
Overview
- Definitions of health, illness, and disease
- Determinants of health
- Overview of Canadian healthcare system including medical ethics and the law
- Regulations for health research in Canada
- Introduction to epidemiology
- Application and analysis of statistics in health care and service
- Introduction to research methods
- Introduction to First Nations health and global health issues
- Introduction to health care economics and policy
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, case study analysis, independent research, exercises, application and analysis of health statistics, participant presentations, classroom discussions and guest speakers.
The course evaluation is consistent with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course. This is a graded course.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe concepts of health, illness and disease from a variety of perspectives;
- Define basic terminology associated with the scientific study of health;
- Describe research methods used to study health, illness and disease in human populations;
- Explain how various factors (such as demographic, genetic, biological, environmental, socioeconomic, behavioural and political) may act as potential determinants of health in individuals and populations;
- Examine the manner in which sociocultural contexts and ethical values influence definitions, theoretical understandings, research strategies and solutions to problems involving health, illness and disease;
- Explore strategies and methodologies required to address Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action pertaining to Indigenous health and wellness;
- Explore concepts of cultural competence, safety, humility and diversity pertaining to health and wellness.
A list of required and optional textbooks, materials and electronic applications is provided for students at the beginning of each semester.
Requisites
Prerequisites
No prerequisite courses.
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer details for HSCI 1100 |
|---|---|
| Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX HSCI 130 (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU KINE 261 (3) |
| Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | No credit |
| College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC KINS 1XX (3) |
| College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR KNES 1XX (3) |
| Columbia College (COLU) | COLU HSCI 1st (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU HSCI 1XXX (3) |
| LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) | LCV BIO 1XX (3) |
| North Island College (NIC) | NIC IPH 101 (1.5) & NIC IPH 102 (1.5) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU HLTH 1XXX (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | No credit |
| University Canada West (UCW) | UCW SCIE 1XX (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC HHSC 101 (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC HINF 140 (1.5) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU HLTH 1st (3) |
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
| CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CRN
17257
|
Tue | Instructor last name
TBA
Instructor first name
(Faculty)
|
Course status
Open
|
HCSI 1100 001 has two sessions, one on Tuesdays from 0830 to 1020 in D2010 and one Asynchronous session with no meeting time.