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The Founding College of the University of Toronto
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Health Studies

From the Program Director

A message from Colleen Dockstader, Director of Health Studies Program

Explore How Health Is Shaped

Build the skills you need to help solve health challenges – both locally and globally. Our students examine how understandings of health are shaped by culture, bringing together insights from the humanities, sciences and social sciences. In a stimulating yet academically rigorous environment, you will investigate competing claims about health and disease, engaging with systems put in place to deal with illness.

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The Major in Health Studies is specifically tailored to provide a rigorous academic core curriculum while maintaining a program to accommodate your interests,

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The core courses provide an interdisciplinary approach to contemporary Health Studies. You can build on these courses to design a program that reflects your interests.

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Many UC faculty and students responded to the public health crisis. See what they said.

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Check out our latest newsletter for crucial updates, including details about our upcoming HST career panel you won't want to miss, an engaging Student Feature, seminars that might outshine your current playlist, and a plethora of student support resources to lend you a helping hand when you need it most!
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Faculty
Students
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Health Studies
Take a peek at our latest newsletter for updates on HSSU's HealthX event, HST scholarship winners, an insightful HST Alumni event, a must-read Student Feature, volunteer opportunities, seminars that could be more captivating than your latest song playlist, and tons of student support resources that could be your saving grace!
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