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Full	Waterloo Public Health (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WHE ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Public Health and Master of Public Health OUAC BHM ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Commerce – Healthcare Analytics (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OTA ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Commerce OUAC CC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low 80s (Regular system of study), Mid-80s (Co-op system of study)”	80–83%“Low 80s”	80%	80%“80% (regular and co-op)”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	MCV4UMHF4U	ENG4UMHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of SBI4U, SCH4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of MCV4U, MDM4U
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 75%) Any Grade 12 U Mathematics (min. 70%)	ENG4U 1 of SBI4U or SCH4U Strongly recommended subjects: 1 of SNC4M, PSE4U, 3U Math, PSK4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	ENG4U or FRA4U MHF4U MCV4U If you are missing MCV4U, you may take the equivalent course at the University of Ottawa the summer before or during your first term. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.	Concentrations: Accounting, Business Analytics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, and Supply Chain Management English (ENG4U) Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) or Math for Data Management (MDM4U). Calculus (MCV4U) recommended. 3 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	37	—	—	—
What you study	Health InformaticsOthers in Subjects Related to MedicineSocial Policy	Others in Subjects Related to MedicineSocial Policy	Business StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinanceHealth Informatics	AccountingBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipFinance
What it is	This program teaches you how to improve health at the population level by studying disease prevention, health policy, and data systems. You'll learn to analyse health trends, design public health programs, and use technology to track and manage health outcomes. The co-op option means you alternate between classroom study and paid work placements in real health organizations, giving you direct experience in the field and making it suit students who want hands-on learning alongside theory.	You study how to identify and solve health problems in communities and populations, rather than treating individual patients. This includes research into disease patterns, policy-making, and public health programs. The co-op requirement means you work in real health organizations alongside your coursework, giving you practical experience in areas like disease prevention, health education, and policy development. It suits people interested in the bigger picture of health and wellness across whole communities, not just clinical care.	This program teaches you business and management skills with a focus on health data and information systems. Unlike a general commerce degree, you study how hospitals, clinics, and health organizations use analytics and technology to make decisions and run operations. It suits people who want to work in healthcare but prefer solving business and data problems over clinical work, and who are willing to do paid work terms alongside their studies.	Commerce is a broad business degree where you study accounting, finance, marketing, management, and related topics. You choose a concentration like accounting or finance to specialize, rather than studying one narrow area. It suits people interested in business fundamentals and real-world work experience, since the program includes optional co-op placements that let you alternate between classes and paid jobs in your field.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	commerce/businessfinancemarketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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