Health Studies (HLST) 201
Introduction to Human Health (II) (Revision 3)

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Credits: 3
Area of Study: Science
Prerequisite: None
Centre:
HLST 201 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
This introductory, three-credit course is well suited for the general-interest student and non-science student who requires a science credit.
Outline
The Study Guide comprises the following fourteen units.
- Unit 1: Analyzing Health Research
- Unit 2: Making Behaviour Changes
- Unit 3: Psychological and Psychosocial Health
- Unit 4: Staying Safe: Preventing Injury, Violence, and Victimization
- Unit 5: Healthy Relationships
- Unit 6: Addictions and Addictive Behaviour
- Unit 7: Legal and Illicit Drugs
- Unit 8: Dying and Death
- Unit 9: The Environment and Health
- Unit 10: The Health of Canadians
- Unit 11: Health Systems and Theories
- Unit 12: Consumerism: Protect Yourself!
- Unit 13: Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Unit 14: Putting It All Together
Evaluation
To for this course, you must achieve a minimum grade of 鈥淒+鈥 (55 percent) on each of these activities and an overall grade of or better for the entire course.
| Assignment 1 | Midterm Exam | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3 | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 30% | 15% | 15% | 30% | 100% |
The midterm and final examinations for this course must be taken online with an 小优视频-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the .
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Course Materials
Textbook
Hales, D., & Lauzon, L. (2007). An Invitation to Health (First Canadian Ed.). Toronto, ON: Thomson Canada Ltd., Nelson Division.
Other Materials
The course materials also include a study guide, student manual, and reading file.
Challenge for Credit Course Overview
The Challenge for Credit process allows students to demonstrate that they have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university level course.
Full information for the can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
- Undergraduate
- Undergraduate
Challenge Evaluation
To for the HLST 201 challenge registration, you must achieve a minimum mark of at least on both assignments and the examination.
| Essay Assignment 1 | Essay Assignment 2 | Comprehensive Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 20% | 60% | 100% |
Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form
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Opened in Revision 3, November 20, 2008.
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