Bachelor of Health Sciences
Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
General
K.C. Irving Hall Room 329
Office:
Mailing
UNBSJ Department of Nursing and Health Sciences,
Address:
University of New Brunswick,
100 Tucker Park Road,
P.O. Box 5050,
Saint John, N.B.,
Canada, E2L 4L5
Phone:
(506) 648-5542
Fax:
(506) 648-5785
Email:
nursingsj@unbsj.ca
Website:
http://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/sase/department/nursing/
Faculty
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Carr, Tracy, BN (UNB), MSc (Tor), PhD (UNB), Prof - 1995
Clark, C. Roberta, RN Dip (Miramichi), BN (UNB), MN (Dal), Assoc Prof - 1992
Doucet, Shelley, BN (UNB), MScN (UWO), PhD (UNB), Asst Prof - 2012
Furlong, Karen, RN Dip (SJSN), BN (UNB), MN (UNB), Diploma University Teaching (UNB),
CNA Certification Neuroscience Nursing, Sr Teaching Assoc - 2000
Keeping-Burke, Lisa, BN (MUN), MN (MUN), PhD (McG), Asst Prof - 2012
Logue, Nancy, BN (UNB), MN (Dal), PhD (c), Diploma in University Teaching, Sr Teach
Assoc - 1995
Mawhinney, Kathleen BN (UNB), MN (UNB), Diploma in University Teaching (UNB),
Instructor - 2010
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McCloskey, Rose, BSc (Acad.), RN Dip (Hfx.Inf.SN), BN (UNB), Diploma in Adult Ed. (St
FX), MN (UNB), PhD (UNB), CNA Certification Gerontology Diploma University Teaching
(UNB), Prof - 2000
McCormack, Dianne, BN (MUN), MSc (McG.), PhD (McG) Prof -1998
O’Brien-Larivee, Catherine, BN (UNB), MSc Applied Nursing (McG), Sr Teaching Assoc 2004
Pastirik, Pam, BN (UNB), MSN (UBC), Sr. Teaching Assoc -2002
Roy, Sandra, MN (UNB), BN (UNBSJ), Instructor - 2013
Wilson, Karen, BN (UNB), RN, MN, Diploma in University Teaching (UNB), Instructor 2001
Yetman, Linda, RN Dip (SJGH, St. John's, NL), BN (U of Leth), MEd (OISE), ACNP Dip (U of
T), PhD (U of C) - Assoc Prof & Chair - 2011
To be admitted to the Bachelor of Health Sciences (BHS) degree, students must be accepted by
a Canadian Medical Association (CMA) or Council on Accreditation for Respiratory Therapy
Education (CoARTE) accredited program in Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Respiratory
Therapy or Radiography or have completed such an accredited program.
To earn the degree, students must successfully complete 140 credit hours. Note: 70 credit
hours are required to be taken at UNB and 70 credit hours are allotted on successful
completion of the accredited program. Proof of acceptance to or completion of the accredited
program must be submitted to the Registrars Office before entrance to the BHS program will be
granted.
Students entering the University who have not yet been admitted to an accredited program
should enroll in the B.Sc. program.
Required Courses
Year 1:
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MATH 1001 (3ch)
BIOL 1005 / BIOL 1205 / BIOL 1017 (8 ch)*
CHEM 1041 / CHEM 1046 / CHEM 1072 / CHEM 1077
PHYS 1011/ PHYS 1021/ PHYS 1012/ PHYS 1022 (10 ch)
PSYC 1003 / PSYC 1004 (6 ch)
*Students planning to apply for the Radiation Therapy program should complete BIOL
1441 and BIOL 1442 instead of BIOL 1105/ BIOL 1205/ BIOL 1017.
Years 2, 3, and 4:
In addition to the requirements of the appropriate accredited program, students must
complete the following University courses:
BA 2504 (3 ch)
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HSCI 3032 (3 ch)
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STAT 2263 (3 ch)
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one of PSYC 3383 , PSYC 3693 , PSYC 3711 , PSYC 3723 , PSYC 3724 or PSYC 3752 (
PSYC 3711 is strongly recommended)(3 ch)
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HSCI 4144 (3 ch)
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PHIL 3133 (3 ch)
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HSCI 3092 (3 ch)
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PSYC 3033 (3 ch)
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on elective of 3000/4000 level in PSYC, NURS or BIOL courses (3 ch)
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one elective of any level (3 ch)
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one elective of 3000/4000 level (3 ch)
Minor in Health Sciences
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Admission to the Minor is open to students in any discipline if their faculty has a provision for a
Minor and they have successfully completed 60 ch of course work and earned an average grade
of C or better in all courses. Application to the Minor is normally made in the second year of a
students program for admission in year 3. Students must select the Minor in consultation with
the Nursing & Health Sciences Coordinator for Science, Applied Science & Engineering, and this
should normally be done at the same time as they declare a Major.
The Health Sciences Minor requires 24 ch of course work consisting of HSCI 2001 and HSCI 4144
plus 18 ch selected from courses listed in the two groupings below. Of these 24 ch, a maximum
of 12 ch may be at the lower (1xxx, 2xxx) level. At least 6 ch of courses must be selected from
each of the two groupings below. A grade of C or better must be achieved in each course taken
for the Minor.
Life & Behavioral Sciences Grouping:
Lower Level:
BIOL 1205 Biological Principles, Part III (3 ch)
BIOL 1411 Anatomy & Physiology I (3 ch)
BIOL 2015 Introductory Genetics (4 ch)
BIOL 2831 Pathophysiology I (3 ch)
CHEM 1842 Chemistry for Health Sciences (3 ch)
CHEM 2441 Organic Chemistry for Biological Sciences (3 ch)
STAT 2263 Statistics for Health Sciences (3 ch)
Upper Level
BIOL 3132 Advanced Biochemistry (3 ch)
BIOL 3245 Environmental Chemistry (4 ch)
BIOL 3251 Introductory Microbiology (3 ch)
BIOL 3665 Introduction to Environmental Law (4 ch)
PSYC 3033 Healthy Psychology (3 ch)
PSYC 3293 Psychology of Aging (3 ch)
PSYC 3343 Human Sexuality (3 ch)
PSYC 3725 The Dementias (3 ch)
PSYC 3752 Drugs & Behaviour (3 ch)
Social Sciences/ Humanities/ Business Grouping
Lower Level
SOCI 2376 Sociology of Health, Illness & Healing (3 ch)
ECON 2213 Poverty, Inequality & Income Redistribution (3 ch)
PHIL 1053 Introduction to Logic (3 ch)
POLS 1201 Introduction to Canadian Politics (3 ch)
BA 2001 Business Communication (3 ch)Upper Level
PHIL 3133 Health Care Ethics I (3 ch)
PHIL 3134 Health Care Ethics II (3 ch)
SOCI 4555 Gender & Organization (3 ch)
POLS 3501 Contemporary Issues in Public Policy (3 ch)
Upper Level
PHIL 3133 Health Care Ethics I (3 ch)
PHIL 3134 Health Care Ethics II (3 ch)
SOCI 4555 Gender & Organization (3 ch)
POLS 3501 Contemporary Issues in Public Policy (3 ch)