Courses

Morphological, physiological, genetic and reproductive adaptations of seaweeds to their environments. [3-3-0] Prerequisite: Completion of second year in a biology program.

Fundamental aspects of environmental degradation of metals (corrosion), ceramics, and polymers, with an emphasis on aqueous environments. [2-0-2].

Cultural history of the Sámi peoples, the Indigenous peoples of northern Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russias Kola Peninsula. Focus on traditional culture, colonization, and decolonization.

Selected topics for advanced study, such as activism, ethnicity, gender, identity, migration, sexuality, and justice across Northern Europe. Credit will be granted for only one of SCAN_V 414 or NORD_V 414. Equivalency: SCAN_V 414.

Exploration of disciplines within natural resources, including majors in the B.Sc. in Natural Resources degree, potential career pathways, and post-graduate education options.

Introduction to spatial thinking and principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing for natural resource management. Priority enrolment to students in the Faculty of Forestry. Prerequisite: Second-year standing.

Advanced applications of remote sensing, image analysis, spatial analysis and geoprocessing for natural resource management. Priority enrolment to students in the Faculty of Forestry. Students may receive credit for only one of FRST_V 443, NRES_V 443, NRES_V 441. Prerequisite: One of NRES_V 340, NRES_V 341. Fourth-year standing. Equivalency: FRST_V 443, NRES_V 443

Practices to promote equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization in the neurosciences, and exploration of one's positionality through historical and present-day neuroscience. [3-0-0] Prerequisites: One of BIOL_V 372, NSCI_V 201, PSYC_V 301, PSYC_V 304, PSYC_V 371.

Examines aging experience from interdisciplinary, equity, diversity, inclusion and Indigeneity (EDI-I) (race, sex, gender, disability), and systems perspectives. Topics include older adult health and illness, age friendly communities, ageism and stigma, and end of life issues.

Human health impacts of the current and projected environmental crisis; study of key concepts and ideas to prepare for the future to promote wellbeing of individuals, communities and populations.

Theory informing a life course perspective on nursing practice with people living with mental health challenges and their families is introduced. Prerequisite: All of NURS_V 300, NURS_V 310, NURS_V 321, NURS_V 322, NURS_V 330, NURS_V 352, NURS_V 360. Corequisite: NURS_V 363 and one of NURS_V 323, NURS_V 401.

The enactment of nursing leadership and policy within different health sectors and jurisdictions and the relevance and application of informatics competencies to the delivery of nursing care. Prerequisite: All of NURS_V 300, NURS_V 310, NURS_V 321, NURS_V 330, NURS_V 352, NURS_V 360.

Nursing practice to integrate and consolidate professional nursing knowledge, skills, and competencies in care of adults/older adults with stable/expected health care challenges and their families. Practice learning may occur in settings like community, home, inpatient, clinics and/or simulated learning. Corequisite: All of NURS_V 300, NURS_V 310, NURS_V 321, NURS_V 330, NURS_V 352.

Students will apply theory and concepts from a life course perspective in provision of nursing care to persons living with mental health challenges and their families. Prerequisite: All of NURS_V 300, NURS_V 310, NURS_V 321, NURS_V 322, NURS_V 330, NURS_V 352, NURS_V 360. Corequisite: NURS_V 303 and one of NURS_V 323, NURS_V 401.

Study of advanced practice nursing models, their development and implementation with a changing health care system. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Corequisite: NURS 511.

Corequisite: NURS_V 511. Or be enrolled in the MHLP program.

Concepts and models of occupation, health, and illness are introduced and appraised. Narratives from persons with lived experience and interactive assignments are used for acquiring biopsychosocial information on health conditions that impact occupational performance across lifespan and diverse life experiences. [1-0-1.5].

To address inequities and meet the occupational needs of diverse communities, students will learn, critique and apply program development principles. Program development principles include needs assessment, program design, budgeting and resource planning, marketing, program evaluation, and proposal writing and presentation. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Students acquire content relating to the virulence factors of the bacteria and the pathophysiology of the host while working through case scenarios on their own and in online groups. Students taking this course must be willing to engage in both self-directed and small-group learning.
The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration

Foundation in Canadian health care delivery systems and policies, with a focus on pharmaceutical policy and on comparison with other types of health care systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Economic evaluation of health technologies, considering, in detail, the policy context for the use of economic evaluation. Prerequisite: SPPH_V 541. Or equivalent training. Equivalency: SPPH_V 549.

Moral problems in contemporary business and professional practice, general moral theory, the law, and policy formation. Corporate social and environmental responsibility, employee rights, preferential hiring and affirmative action programs, conflicts of interest, advertising, whistle blowing and self-regulation.

Moral problems arising in the health sciences, especially in medicine but also in biology, psychology, and social work. Topics include abortion, death and euthanasia, genetic engineering, behaviour modification, compulsory treatment, experimentation with human beings and animals, and the relationship between professionals and their patients, subjects or clients. No philosophical background is required.