6 unit(s)
Lectures/tutorial (four hours), labs (two hours); both terms

This course covers basic concepts of human structure and function, genetics and embryology through lectures, demonstrations and appropriate laboratory assignments.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Midwifery Education program (B.H.Sc)

Co-requisite(s): HTHSCI 1BS0 if not already completed

Antirequisite(s): BIOLOGY 1J03, 3U03, 3UU3; HLTHSCI 2F03, 2FF3; KINESIOL 1A03, 1AA3, 1X06, 1Y03, 1YY3; MEDPHYS 4XX3, SCIENCE 4XX3

HTHSCI 1C03 – Social Justice and Healthcare I

3 unit(s)
Lectures/tutorials (three hours); Term 1

This course lays a foundation in the concepts of social justice and healthcare. The course purposefully centres the perspectives of marginalized and racialized people and supports respectful dialogue and a critical examination of the determinants of health to cultivate awareness of societal inequities and to create societal change. Key concepts examined include intersectionality, power, privilege, ways of knowing and how they impact us as individuals and care providers.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Midwifery Education Program

HTHSCI 1CC3 – Social Justice and Healthcare II

3 unit(s)
Lectures/tutorials (three hours); Term 2

This course is a continuation of HTHSCI 1C03. The course aims to lay a foundation in the concepts of social justice and healthcare. The course purposefully centres the perspectives of marginalized and racialized people and supports respectful dialogue and a critical examination of the determinants of health to cultivate awareness of societal inequities and to create societal change. Key concepts examined include application of social justice theories, dissection of ‘normal parenting’, and Art of Seeing program.

Prerequisite(s): HTHSCI 1C03 and Registration in the Midwifery Education Program

3 unit(s)
Lectures/tutorials (three hours); first term

Introduction to the principles of clinical research and statistical inference, with particular emphasis on critical assessment of research evidence (both qualitative and quantitative) as presented in the health sciences literature related to midwifery care.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Midwifery Education Program (B.H.Sc)

Antirequisite(s): HTHSCI 3C04

3 unit(s)
Seminar (three hours); first term

Seminar presentations, discussion and arranged experiences to introduce students to the history, philosophy of care, and role of the midwife in Canada and elsewhere.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Midwifery Education program (B.H.Sc.)

Antirequisite(s): MIDWIF 1A06

3 unit(s)
Seminar (three hours); second term

Seminar presentations, discussions, and laboratory practice to introduce students to communication theory and strategies, equity, diversity and inclusion in the provision of midwifery care.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Midwifery Education Program (B.H.Sc.)

Antirequisite(s): MIDWIF 2G06

3 unit(s)
One lecture (three hours) one lab (two hours); second term

This course provides an overview of basic concepts relating to chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology. Content areas will include practical applications of clinical chemistry, specimen collection, related disease entities and pathologies, and the significance of laboratory values.

Prerequisite(s): Registration in the Midwifery Education program (B.H.Sc.)

Co-requisite(s): HTHSCI 1D06 A/B

Antirequisite(s): MIDWIF 1C03

3 unit(s)
Three hours (two lectures, one tutorial); one term

This course will examine the Aboriginal concepts of health and wellness. The wholistic traditional approach will be used in the classroom as well as in visits by elders, medicine people and class trips to places of health, wellness and healing.

Prerequisite(s): Three units of Level II Indigenous Studies or permission of the instructor

Not open to students with credit in INDIGST 3CC3, if the topics were Traditional Approaches to Healing and Wellness or Indigenous Peoples Health.

IMPORTANT:

INDIGST 3HH3 WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN WINTER 2025. ALL YEAR 1 LEARNERS IN FALL 2024/WINTER 2025 SHOULD ENROLL IN INDIGST 3H03 in FALL 2024

3 unit(s)
Three hours (lectures and seminars); one term

This course will examine the concept of traditional medicines, their histories and their connection to Aboriginal philosophies of wellness (studied in Part I); procedures for procurement and use of the medicines will be addressed and emphasis will be placed on the reasons for efficacy.

Prerequisite(s): Three units of Level II Indigenous Studies or permission of the instructor

Not open to students with credit in INDIGST 3CC3, if the topics were Traditional Approaches to Healing and Wellness or Indigenous Peoples Health.