Health Studies (HLST) Courses | School of Health Policy & Management

Our School offers a range of courses that cover foundations of health studies, introductory and advanced courses in health policy, health management, and digital health, as well as capstone and applied courses in the field.

While most of our courses are for or major, minor, and certificate students, some of our courses are open to other students as well. Prerequisite are enforced at the time of enrolment. If you are unable to enroll in an HLST course through the system, you may submit an HLST Course Permission Request Form. Please note that approval is not guaranteed.

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NEW for Fall 2026: Pre-requisite for 3rd and 4th year core courses have been slightly adjusted to streamline progress through the degree. The table below includes the revised prerequisites (in bold).

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Cr	Course Title	HLST Pre-Requisites
3.00	Foundations of Health Studies I	None
3.00	Foundations of Health Studies II	None
3.00	Mathematics for Health Studies	(BHS students only)

Course Code	Cr	Course Title	HLST Pre-Requisites
	3.00	Social Determinants of Health	1010, 1011*
	3.00	Health Policy: Power and Politics	1010, 1011
	3.00	Health Management I: Essentials of Health Care Management	1010, 1011*
	3.00	Health Informatics I: Introduction to Health Informatics	1010, 1011*
HH/HLST 2300	6.00	(no longer offered -- replaced by HLST 2301 and HLST 2302)
	3.00	Statistical Methods in Health Studies I	1010, 1011
	3.00	Statistical Methods in Health Studies II	2301 (also offered )

* HLST 2010: Non-BHS students may contact the SHPM office for permission. HLST 2030/2040: Global Health students, see specific prerequisites in course description.

Note: Most non-core 3000-level HLST require 54 credits as prerequisite. The table below includes the revised prerequisites for 3120 and 3230 as of Fall 2026 (in bold).

Course Code	Cr	Course Title	HLST Pre-Requisites
	3.00	Pharmaceutical Politics and Policy	2020, 54cr
HH/HLST 3060	3.00	Introduction to Health Care System Dynamics (not offered FW26-27)	2301, 2302
	3.00	Major Themes in Health Policy in Canada	2020, 54cr
	3.00	Health Policy II: Analyzing Processes of Power and Politics	2020, 24cr
	3.00	Integrated Health Systems in Canada	2030, 24cr
FW25-26 SU26	3.00	Occupational Health and Safety (cross-listed: AP/HRM 3400)	none (offered by HRM)
	3.00	Introduction to Health Care Financial Management	2030, 2301
	3.00	Electronic Health Record	2040 or 2050, 54cr
	3.00	Health Database Applications	2040 or 2050, 54cr
HH/HLST 3330	3.00	Global eHealth/Virtual Communities (not offered FW26-27)	2040 or 2050, 24cr
	3.00	Health Informatics II: Health Information Systems	2040 or 2050, 54cr
	3.00	Health Data Analytics, Machine Learning and AI	2301, 2302
	3.00	Healthcare Quality Improvement and Patient Safety	2030, 54cr
	3.00	Quality and Operational Excellence in Healthcare - Introduction to Lean Six Sigma	2030, 2301, 2302
	3.00	Poverty and Health in Canada: Current Evidence and Policy Responses	2020, 54cr
HH/HLST 3520	3.00	Aging: Comparative Perspectives (not offered FW26-27)	54cr
	3.00	Population Aging and Health: Policies, Programs and Issues	54cr

Note: Most non-core 4000-level HLST require 84 credits as prerequisite. The table below includes the revised prerequisites for 4000, 4010 and 4200 as of Fall 2026 (in bold); as a grandparenting measure for FW26-27, HLST 2040 will be accepted as a prerequisite in lieu of HLST 3350 or HLST 3341 (the degree requirements remain unchanged).

Course Code	Cr	Course Title	HLST Pre-Requisites
	3.00	Health Care Law	3120, 3230, 3350 (or 3341/2040), 54cr (BHS H)
	3.00	Health Care Ethics: Policy and Management Perspectives	3120, 3230, 3350 (or 3341/2040), 54cr (BHS H)
	3.00	History of Health Care Ethics from Ancient Times to the Present	1010, 1011, 84cr (BHS H)
	3.00	Comparative Health Policy	2020, 84cr (BHS H)**
	3.00	Selected Topics in Health Policy and Equity	(Experience Cuba offered Summer 2026 as a condensed course on Keele Campus, see )
	6.00	Applied Research Approaches in Health Studies: Advanced Seminar	3120, 3230, 3350 (or 3341/2040), 2301, 2302, 54cr (BHS H)**
	3.00	Health Care Leadership	2030, 84cr (BHS H)
	3.00	Measuring Health System Performance/Effectiveness	2030, 84cr (BHS H)
	3.00	Advanced Seminar in Health Informatics	3320 and 3341*, 84cr (BHS H) (*or 3350 - check with shpm@yorku.ca)
	3.00	Analysis and Design of Health Information Systems	3320, 84cr (BHS H)
	3.00	eHealth	84cr (BHS H)
	3.00	Decision Making and Decision Support Systems in Healthcare	2301, 2302, 84cr (BHS H)
HH/HLST 4340	3.00	Health Assessment Technology (not offered FW26-27)	3320 and 3341*, 84cr (BHS H) (*or 3350 - check with shpm@yorku.ca)
HH/HLST 4350	3.00	User-Experience Design for Healthcare (not offered FW26-27)	2040, 54cr
	3.00	Health and Human Rights	84cr (BHS H)
HH/HLST 4520	3.00	Contemporary Migration and Health (not offered FW26-27)	84cr (BHS H)
	6.00	Health Policy & Management Community Partner Field Project	(also offered )
	9.00	Health Policy & Management Practicum	practicum information

** See course description for additional prerequisite details.

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