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Honours BA Social Gerontology Specialization in Mental Health and Addiction at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Honours Social Gerontology Specialization in Mental Health and Addiction (B.A.) is a 120-unit honours specialization applying the study of health, aging and society to mental health and addiction.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Health, Aging and Society  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Required courses include 9 units from HLTHAGE 2GG3 Mental Health and Society, 2L03 Drugs, Sex and Alcohol, 2N03 Treatment Within the World of Mental Illness and 2P03 Sex and Wellbeing, 6 units from HLTHAGE 3AB3, 3D03, 3M03 and 3N03 (Aging and Mental Health), HLTHAGE 3L03, 3EE3, research methods, SOCSCI 2J03 and Level IV seminars such as Representations of Mental Illness.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0. Enrolment is limited and admission is by selection, so meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission.

Undergraduate applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

Apply through the official page: https://future.mcmaster.ca/apply/

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