Humber’s Bachelor of Health Sciences – Workplace Health and Wellness honour’s degree program, the first of its kind in Canada, provides students with specialized education in state-of-the-art bioscience laboratories and classrooms to pursue careers in various health and wellness fields or post-graduate opportunities. This program is multi-disciplinary in nature, drawing from the fields of leadership; mental, physical, and psychological health; business and communication; and knowledge translation.  

Using a team approach, learners will work collaboratively with one another and with faculty to apply key principles of workplace health and wellness to real-world scenarios. Our students develop the skills and techniques needed to deliver proactive, responsive, profitable and effective workplace health and wellness services within a diverse array of organizational settings. 

Students participate in one mandatory paid or unpaid 14-week field experience to gain full-time professional work experience. Field experience takes place during the summer months between 3rd and 4th Year. Humber’s dedicated faculty and work-integrated learning staff supports students in preparing for and securing field experience. Humber has strong relationships with industry partners to support learners in finding opportunities. While all these supports are in place, students are strongly encouraged to search on their own and network to help ensure that they successfully secure and complete the field experience component of the program. 

The field experience will enhance the program's theoretical learning, giving you hands-on application in workplace health and wellness. Field experiences might include successfully developing, evaluating and implementing a workplace health and wellness initiative; functioning as a member of a health and promotion team; working at a public health organization in knowledge translation; working in insurance companies; working with workplace insurance claims; and health promotion within a long-term care facility.

Visit Future Students > Work-Integrated Learning > to learn more about your WIL power and other success stories.

Also take time to explore the digital Faculty of Health Sciences & Wellness Student Handbook to learn foundational WIL concepts, plus requirements specific to this program.

Growing research supports the benefits and return on investment for workplace health and wellness programs, and because of this, Canadian employers are increasing their interest and investment in these initiatives. Graduates will be competitive candidates for an array of health and wellness positions. Employment opportunities exist in the non-profit, private and public sectors, and self-employment. Industries such as manufacturing and production, construction, service companies, childcare centres, long-term care facilities, health education, public health, disability management, consulting firms, and so many others are implementing health and wellness programs.