Bachelor of Arts and Science (Honours) in Health Studies - Individual, Society, and Health

University of Saskatchewan

Individual, Society and Health ("IS&H"): Focusing on health at the level of the individual and society, this stream emphasizes those processes and factors that affect an individual's health. Students focusing on this stream will develop an appreciation for how an individual human's health involves an interaction between the individual's physiological functioning and social factors.This program examines the issue of health and wellness, including mental health, from a variety of perspectives including how biological, cultural, social, and environmental contexts influence the health and well-being of the individual.You will learn about issues of health ranging from biological, psychological, cultural and environmental and how factors such as genetics, personality, attitudes and abilities influence healthy social and emotional development throughout the life span. You will study the role of cultural and community processes in health and healing and examine how groups interact with their environment in healthy and unhealthy ways.