Educational Opportunities

Athabasca University - Bachelor (BSc) & Master of Health Studies (MHS)
Both of these programs are carried out in a flexible, distance education format. For more information, following the link to http://www.athabascau.ca/programs/bscpdhs

Brock University - Bachelor of Education (BEd) in Adult Education
This facility provides 3 different programs in this area, depending on the student's prior educational credits.  They offer a variety of teaching options, from in-class to exclusively on-line.  For more information, please click on the following:
http://www.ed.brocku.ca/adult/options.html
http://www.brocku.ca/registrar/guides/adulted/degree.html

Dalhousie University - Post-diploma Bachelor of Health Sciences (BSc) & various university credit courses
The BHSc program is available in both a full-time and part-time design, with many of the courses delivered on-line via WebCT.
Also, there is a variety of university-level science courses provided on-line. More information at http://distanceeducation.dal.ca/programs.html

Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences/ Charles Sturt University - Master of Applied Sciences - Honours (BAppSc - Hons)
Program is offered in a distance -education format and requires a 3-year respiratory therapy diploma plus 3 years work experience as a Respiratory Therapist. More information is available through the Michener at http://www.michener.ca/ft/respiratorytherapy.php or through Charles Sturt University at
http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/master_applied_honours/index.html

Michener Institute for Applied Health Science/ Dalhousie University - Bachelor of Science- Life Science (BSc)
This university provides a BSc to graduates of the Michener Institute.  Access to the program is on campus.  More information can be obtained  at http://ug.cal.dal.ca/HSCE.htm or by contacting the Michener Institute.

RESPTrec - Asthma and COPD Training and Educator Courses
The ultimate goal of the Respiratory Training and Educator Course is to give health professionals the knowledge to better educate their patients or clients; and ultimately to improve the quality of care patients receive and their quality of life. For more information on courses available, locations and dates please visit http://www.resptrec.org/.

Royal Roads University - Master of Arts (MA) in Leadership with a specialization in Health.
Applicants to this program may be assessed for admission on the basis of their formal academic training and/ or knowledge background.  The course of study is provided through a combination of Internet-based learning and short, on-campus (Victoria, BC) residencies. For more information, you can link to their web site at http://www.royalroads.ca/programs/graduate/

Ryerson University - Bachelor in Health Administration (Health Services Management)
This program is under the Faculty of Community Services and accepts health profession diploma programs and past experience as part of their admission requirements. For additional information, following the link to http://www.ryerson.ca/calendar/2005-2006PT/HEALTH_SERVICES_MANAGEMENT_457.html

Thompson Rivers University - Bachelor of Health Sciences (BSc) - formerly University College of the Caribou
This educational facility provides a selection of courses on-line in order to allow degree completion at a distance. Please follow the link to http://www.tru.ca/distance/programs/health_sci/bohs.htmlfor more information.

University of Guelph - Master of Arts (MA) Leadership
This graduate level program requires a Bachelors degree or a professional designation (like RRT) coupled with a minimum of 7 years of demonstrated increasing levels of responsibility and is provided primarily on-line with some requirement for on-campus attendance.  It provides an innovative and multidisciplinary approach to the development of leadership competencies. If you are interested in more information, please click on:
http://www.leadership.uoguelph.ca/

University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) - Bachelor of Allied Health Sciences (Honours) (BAHSc)
This program provides Respiratory Therapists, and other identified accredited health profession program graduates, with up to 57 advanced credits (19 courses) towards their 120 credit hour (40 courses) honours BAHSc degree. Designed for maximum flexibility, this program is available online, and may be taken part-time. For more information, visit  http://www.uoit.ca/alliedhealthsciences

Many universities have flexible admission requirements for their undergraduate and graduate programs. For an extensive listing of universities, you can go onto the following web site: http://www.uwaterloo.ca/canu/index.php