Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology - Family Studies

at Brescia University College Canada

Welcome to the Family Studies program at Brescia University College. As a student in Family Studies you will gain the background to help you become a professional in one of the many careers that positively affect the well-being of Canadian families.

You will learn about many different aspects of family life and your classes will include material on everything from the diversity of families, to how individuals and families change and grow through the life course, to how laws and policies impact different kinds of families. Our students study diverse aspects of families: parenting; marriage; divorce; immigration; family violence; family finances; and more. Our approach is interdisciplinary, drawing upon psychology, sociology, anthropology, economics, and other fields.

The Bachelor of Arts (Human Ecology) in Family Studies gives you a foundation to pursue professional careers that work with families, through coursework in Family Studies, Human Ecology, and the Social Sciences.

Want to be part of Canada’s most comprehensive Kinesiology programs? Brescia is fortunate to have spaces reserved in Western’s Kinesiology program. What does that mean for you? You’ll take your Kinesiology courses at Western and your electives at Brescia. That means you will benefit from both Western’s exciting Kinesiology courses and also be part of Brescia’s student-centred, invigorating, and leadership-focused community.

What exactly can you study? The options are endless – within the Kinesiology program you will explore diverse areas such as the scientific basis of human movement, dimensions of sport, exercise and dance, and sociocultural and bioscientific aspects of physical activity. Then, combine your Kinesiology major with another major offered at Brescia to complete your degree. This means you’ll be able to study exactly what you want and you will graduate with a degree that’s been custom tailored to your interests and goals.

The Bachelor of Science (Human Ecology) in Family studies offers the students a foundation to take forward their professional careers to work with families via coursework in Social Sciences, Foods and Nutrition, Sciences, Family Studies and Human Ecology.

The course revolves around multiple aspects of family life and teaches students the diversity of families, how laws and policies impact different kinds of families, family finances, immigration, how individuals and families change and grow through the life course, family finances, immigration, family violence, marriage, parenting and divorce. The course curriculum is highly interdisciplinary, covering topics like economics, psychology, anthropology, sociology, etc.

The Bachelor of Science (Foods & Nutrition) is a student-centered program that is committed to the success of the students. The faculty and the staff encourage the discussion and participation of the students in the practical classes, allowing interactive learning. The program involves the students being involved in various volunteering opportunities to gain the required practical experience. 

The Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies are given an opportunity to experience a variety of learning methods like lectures, case studies, live problems, simulations, field studies and exercises. All the students of the college have access to the MOS internship program under which the students gain the required practical and industrial experience in a 12-16 month work placement opportunity. Besides, the students can join Brescia’s business club, The Pink Ties to gain a sense of community, for skill development and leadership opportunities.

At Brescia, we keep your first-year requirements flexible so you can explore the variety of disciplines offered through Brescia and across the Western campuses. You can design your own degree program from combinations of Specializations, Majors and Minors that can be joined to lead to a three-year, four-year, and four-year Honours degrees.

The Bachelor of Arts - Health Sciences lets the students widen their study areas and explore a variety of fields, disciplines and topics and also offers them an opportunity to pursue multiple specializations like Health Information Management, Health Promotion or Community Rural Health Development. One can moreover pursue a concurrent degree in Foods and Nutrition as a Health Sciences student.