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Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences at University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Canada

Programme overview

The Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences is a 120-unit degree with an integrative approach to health, combining a biosciences core with quantitative and qualitative research methods and the social and environmental determinants of health. Three options are available: Integrative Health Biosciences, Technologies and Innovation in Healthcare, and Population and Public Health. It is offered in English and French, with co-operative education and a French immersion stream.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Study mode: full-time / co-op option  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

First-year compulsory courses include Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology, BioZoo, Principles of Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology and Determinants of Health, followed by research methodology and option courses.

Career pathways

Health-related MSc programmes or careers in public or private health agencies, non-governmental health organizations and community health programmes; foundation for further study in medicine, rehabilitation, dentistry or pharmacy.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours Bachelor of Health Sciences (Ontario secondary school applicants): six 4U/4M courses including ENG4U or FRA4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, and one of MHF4U, MCV4U or SPH4U; minimum admission average 85%; OUAC code OKC.

Requirements published at program group level.

Three terms: fall (September), winter (January) and spring-summer (May and July). Most Arts, Social Sciences and Telfer programs are open in winter; Engineering and Health Sciences programs are not open in winter or spring-summer. International students are not admissible in the spring-summer term. Education programs start in the spring-summer term; Civil Law programs start in the fall term.

Fall 2027 (September 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026; applying before January 15, 2027 is recommended; supporting documents and test results are due by February 15, 2027 or 30 days after applying. Programs can close at any time once full; most programs close in June for Canadian applicants and in May for international applicants.

Winter 2027 (January 2027 start): applications open September 17, 2026 and the deadline is October 17, 2026; supporting documents are due by November 1, 2026.

Spring-summer 2027 (May and July 2027 start): applications open April 1, 2027 and the deadline is April 30, 2027; supporting documents are due by May 31, 2027.

Education (undergraduate): applications open September 17, 2026 and close November 2, 2026, with documents due by December 1, 2026. Civil Law: applications open September 17, 2026 and close March 1, 2027, with documents due by March 30, 2027. Common Law and Medicine programs have their own deadlines.

Undergraduate applications are made through OUAC; the OUAC application fee is $156.00, plus $10.00 for international applicants with a mailing address outside Canada and $50.00 per additional choice (amounts effective September 1, 2026). A Faculty of Arts portfolio evaluation for BFA and MFA is $24.45 and a Department of Music audition is $65.00.

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