Each degree program from the Department of Health, Aging & Society bring a multidisciplinary approach to the study of aging, examining the relationship between health and aging on a socio-cultural, economic, and political level.

Both Health & Society and Aging & Society bachelor’s programs provide an understanding of aging issues within and across different contexts: cultural, economic, health care, physiological, psychological, and social. Issues ranging from the individual experience of the aging process to the societal complexities of an aging population are examined both within the Canadian context and more broadly, focusing on aging issues within a diversity of theoretical and methodological approaches.  

Employers value Health, Aging & Society graduates for their critical thinking, communication and problem-solving skills, which apply to wide range of employment opportunities.