Allied Health Sciences - Bridge
Description
Program details
- Faculty Health Sciences
- Degree Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours)
- Delivery method Online
- Location Off-site
- Start dates September
- Length Two years (full-time) or four years (part-time)
- Program load Full-time/ Part-time
- OUAC code DHA
Overview:
The Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours) is a career-oriented program intended to serve the educational needs of graduates from a professional diploma in allied health programs or disciplines (e.g., medical laboratory technologists, massage therapy, paramedics, pharmacy technicians, dental hygienists etc.) This opportunity will prepare allied health professionals to fill leadership and teaching positions in the evolving health care system.
The Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours) is an interdisciplinary and multi-focused undergraduate degree designed to engage students in the examination of diverse aspects of health, health care delivery, and interdisciplinary research.The program is designed to enrich the specific credentials of diploma graduates with additional breadth and depth of knowledge of health care and of the disciplines and professions that work in the integrated system. The university intends to provide Ontario with efficient and well-educated health workers ready to take on leadership roles.
The Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours) is an interdisciplinary and multi-focused undergraduate degree designed to engage students in the examination of diverse aspects of health, health care delivery, and interdisciplinary research.The program is designed to enrich the specific credentials of diploma graduates with additional breadth and depth of knowledge of health care and of the disciplines and professions that work in the integrated system. The university intends to provide Ontario with efficient and well-educated health workers ready to take on leadership roles.
Admission requirements
- A diploma from a public Canadian or recognized international college in one of the programs listed below with a minimum low-70s average:
- Acupuncture (Georgian College only)
- Addictions and Mental Health (graduate certificate) presented concurrently with a college diploma or university degree
- Biomedical Engineering Technology
- Biotechnology - Advanced
- Cardiovascular Perfusion
- Cardiovascular Technology
- Cytotechnology
- Dental Hygiene
- Applicants from The Canadian Academy of Dental Health and Community Services (CADH) are eligible for admission consideration.
- Denturism (*George Brown only, unless accredited by EQual and recognized by the College of Denturists)
- Developmental Services (Georgian College only)
- Fitness and Health Promotion
- Health Information Management
- Hearing Instrument Specialist (George Brown College only)
- Infection Control
- Massage Therapy
- Medical Imaging Technology
- Medical Laboratory Technology
- Medical Sonography
- Midwifery
- Nursing (RPN and RN)
- Occupational Therapist Assistant/Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA/PTA)
- Opticianry
- Paramedic Diploma
- Paramedicine
- A Certificate of Paramedic presented with an Advanced Care Paramedic Certificate is eligible for admission.
- Personal Support Worker
- Pharmacy Technician
- Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Radiation Technology
- Respiratory Therapy
- Social Services Worker (Georgian College only)
Applicants with this diploma need to complete an additional course in Medical Terminology through "Ontario Learn" by October 15 of their first semester of the BAHSc enrolment in order to qualify.
This program is only available to graduates of public Canadian colleges (or equivalent).
This program is only available to graduates of public Canadian colleges (or equivalent).
Note: Admission is competitive. Regardless of educational background, all applicants to undergraduate programs must have specific prerequisite subject knowledge for their intended program of study. The specific average or standing required for admission will vary from year to year. Students are selected by taking into consideration a wide range of criteria, including school marks, distribution of subjects taken and performance in subjects relevant to the academic program. Preference will be given to applicants with the best qualifications.
Bridge requirements
Once you have completed the bridge courses with a minimum C+ grade in each course, you will proceed into the four-year BAHSc program. In recognition of your diploma, you will receive 19 courses toward your 40 course BAHSc degree.
Students must complete the following bridging courses with a minimum 2.3 GPA (on a 4.3 point scale) or higher in each:
- HLSC 1701U – Information Literacy and Written Communication for the Health Sciences
- HLSC 2700U – Mathematical Reasoning in Health Sciences
Program details and degree requirements
- 120 credits including:
a) 57 credits block standing for credits obtained in previous health-related diploma
b) Elective requirements: 15 credit hours
Note: students interested in pursuing the Work Disability Prevention (WDP) postgraduate diploma have the option to take some or all of the following four elective courses which are included in the initial core of the WDP, which would then be recognized as counting towards their WDP requirements:
- HLSC 4670U – Studies in Work Disability Prevention
- HLSC 4672U – Making A Work Disability Diagnosis
- HLSC 4674U – Coordinating Return to Work
- HLSC 4676U – Occupational Ergonomics and Work Disability
c) Major requirements - 48 credit hours including:
- HLSC 1701U – Information Literacy and Written Communication for the Health Sciences
- HLSC 1811U – Social Determinants of Health
- HLSC 2601U – Introduction to Health Services Management
- HLSC 2700U – Mathematical Reasoning in Health Sciences
- HLSC 2802U – Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare System
- HLSC 3631U – Health Policy and Process
- HLSC 3710U – Ethics
- HLSC 3800U – Introduction to Statistics for Health Sciences
- HLSC 3805U – Introduction to Epidemiology
- HLSC 3820U – Public Health I
- HLSC 3910U – Research Methods for Health Care Professionals: Theory and Application
- HLSC 4807U – Perspectives in Aging
- HLSC 4820U – Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- HLSC 4851U – Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Healthcare
One pair of:
- HLSC 4996U – Research Applications I and HLSC 4997U – Research Applications II
or
- HLSC 4998U – Research Practicum I and HLSC 4999U – Research Practicum II
Career opportunities
- Government agencies
- Hospitals
- Insurance companies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Private health and wellness clubs
- Public health agencies
- Universities and colleges
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Related Courses
- Introduction to Statistics for Health Sciences
- Ethics
- Health Policy and Process
- Information Literacy and Written Communication for the Health
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Introduction to Health Services Management
- Introduction to the Canadian Healthcare System
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Making a Work Disability Diagnosis
- Mathematical Reasoning in Health Sciences
- Public Health I
- Research Methods for Health Care Professionals
- Research Applications I
- Research Applications II
- Research Practicum I
- Research Practicum II
- Social Determinants of Health
- Coordinating Return to Work
- Occupational Ergonomics and Work Disability
- Perspectives in Aging
- Critical Perspectives on Health, Illness, and Healthcare
Overview
- Institution: Ontario Tech University
- Program type: Baccalauréat
- Language: English
- Program Code: DHA
- Delivery Method: Entièrement en ligne/à distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.