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. 

You will 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. Work will occur in diverse settings such as for-profit or not-for-profit enterprises, health and wellness consulting firms, governmental or educational institutions, or other health and wellness environments.

The field experience will enhance the theoretical learning in the program, giving you hands-on application in the field of 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.

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.