UTP Stage II: Health Sciences (BSc)
UTP Stage II: Health Sciences (BSc) provides first-year courses and the foundation for progression to the second year of SFU's Faculty of Health Sciences. Programs in the Health Sciences combine scientific inquiry with social and behavioural research to examine the underlying causes of health and disease and the factors that influence population health.
Your direct pathway to Simon Fraser University
Fees
| Program | Normal Duration | Total Program Fee |
|
UTP Stage II |
3 terms |
C$26,010 for 30 credits (2018/19) / C$27,571 for 30 credits (2019/20) |
* Program fees are based on 30 credits of study at C$766.10 (2018/19) and C$919.03 (2019/20)per credit. Students taking more than 30 credits of study will need to pay additional fees. The Academic Literacy Course is a requirement of the UTP II program.
UTP Stage II: Health Sciences (BSc)
Required courses for Admission to Population and Quantitative Sciences:
- Introduction to Biology
- Global Perspectives on Health
- Calculus I
- Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
Choose 2 courses from the following list:
- Introduction to Computer Science & Programming I
- Calculus II
- Studio Physics - Mechanics & Modern Physics
Choose 1 course from the following list:
- Literature and Culture
- Literature and Performance
- Literature Now
- Brain, Mind and Society
- Writing in World Literature
Required courses for Admission to Life Sciences:
- Introduction to Biology
- Global Perspectives on Health
- Calculus I
- Calculus II
- Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
- Studio Physics - Mechanics & Modern Physics
Choose 1 course from the following list:
- Literature and Culture
- Literature and Performance
- Literature Now
- Brain, Mind and Society
- Writing in World Literature
Elective Courses
Both Population & Quantitative Health Sciences and Life Sciences streams are required to complete 3 elective courses.
Please choose 2 courses from the following B-Social Sciences list:
- Ancient Peoples and Places
- Canadian Aboriginal Peoples' Perspectives on History
- Introduction to Communication Studies
- Introduction to Criminology
- Introduction to Canadian Law & Legal Institutions
- Principles of Microeconomics
- Principles of Macroeconomics
- The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canada's First Peoples
- Our World: Introducing Human Geography
- Gender Talk
- War, International Cooperation and Development
- Introducing Labour Studies
- Introduction to English Vocabulary Analysis
- The Wonder of Words
- Introduction to Linguistics
- Critical Thinking
- Introduction to Politics and Government
- Introduction to Psychology I
- Introduction to Psychology II
- US Politics
Please choose 1 course from the following B-Humanities list:
- Engineering, Science and Society
- The Cultures, Languages and Origins of Canad'as First Peoples
- Introduction to Cinema
- Canada since Confederation
- The Social History of Canada
- Visual Communication Design
- Literature and Performance
- Literature Now
- Writing in World Literature
- East/West
For more information on SFU's Faculty of Health Sciences, visit www.sfu.ca/fhs.html
You must complete a minimum of 10 academic courses at FIC with an overall GPA of 2.5 and with a grade of C- or better in all courses upon completion of UTP Stage II, in order to be guaranteed admission to the Faculty of Health Sciences. Course offerings and required courses may change without notice. A student advisor can help you choose appropriate courses to satisfy SFU entry requirements. Your UTP Stage II Program may include a mandatory non-credit academic literary course.
Potential career paths
- Health Services
- Biomedical Equipment Tech
- Medical Lab Technician
- Public and Private Research
- Research Assistant
- Waste-water Treatment
- Pharmaceutical Sales
- Health Consultant
- Rehabilitation Worker
- Community Outreach Specialist
- Environmental Health Officer
- Radiologic Technologist
- Health Records Professional
- Infectious Disease Worker
- Public Health Inspector
- Health Product Regulation
- Public Policy Analyst
- Health Educator
More programs at FIC
- Foundation Programs
- UTP Stage I
- Undergraduate Programs
- FIC Associate of Arts Degree
- UTP Stage II: Arts and Social Sciences
- UTP Stage II: Business Administration
- UTP Stage II: Communication and Business
- UTP Stage II: Communication, Art and Technology
- UTP Stage II: Computing Science
- UTP Stage II: Engineering Science
- UTP Stage II: Environmental Science (BA)
- UTP Stage II: Environmental Science (BSc)
- UTP Stage II: Health Sciences (BA)
- UTP Stage II: Health Sciences (BSc)
- Graduate Programs
- FIC Pre-Master's Program in Engineering