Study Abroad

Expand your global viewpoint with international exchange.

Students who wish to study abroad can do so by applying for an exchange with one of the BHSc’s partner schools or at a university found independently through an international letter of permission.

Current BHSc Exchange Partner Schools include:

Nanyang Technological University (Singapore, Singapore)
University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia)
University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand)
University of Navarra (Pamplona, Spain)
Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan)

Outgoing Exchange Students: Full-time BHSc students (including international and online students) can apply to study with one of our exchange partner universities for a term. Students who are considering going on exchange should review the "Identity Abroad" resources available through the IPO's office prior to applying.

Queen’s complies with Government of Canada travel advisories. Queen’s does not permit student exchange to locations with active “avoid non -essential travel” or “avoid all travel” advisories. Please consult GAC travel advisories for your proposed exchange location. If you have questions or concerns, please contact Environmental Health and Safety (ehssa@queensu.ca)

Please be sure to review the Exchange Info Session recording and read the Frequently Asked Questions below before submitting your application.

BHSc Exchange Info Session Recording

Recording Passcode: zE9.6X0P

The application for outgoing exchanges for the 2025-2026 Academic Year is now closed.

How to Apply

Exchange applications for BHSc students are submitted through the BHSc Exchange portal. In order to apply, students MUST submit:

Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6 (GPA requirements may vary based on partner institution regulations)
a copy of unofficial transcript
confirmation of consultation regarding academic progression with your Academic Advisor
ranked preference of exchange partners and terms
an expression of interest (no more than 250 words)

What costs are associated with exchange?

Students are responsible for paying for:

$200 program fee
Equivalent Queen’s Tuition (1 term) based on number of credits per full time study while on exchange
Transportation to and from their exchange partner location
Rent and food costs while on exchange
Insurance
Study permits/student visa
any additional fees indicated by the partner school (i.e. application costs, additional insurance costs, etc.)

Is there any funding support available to students?

Recognizing the value of a study abroad experience, Queen's has established a number of aid options to assist students with financial need who would like to participate in a Queen's Formal Exchange. You can find more information on the Queen’s Registrar & Financial Aid Services website.

Do I get credit for courses I take during exchange?

Courses completed on an exchange are recorded on your transcript as unspecified transfer credits (TR) for electives, unless the course is evaluated as being equivalent to a specific core or option course at Queen's. For a course to qualify as a transfer credit, students must achieve a passing grade (equivalent to D- at Queen’s or minimum grade of 50 on percentage-based scale). In no case shall an evaluative grade be placed on the Queen’s transcript for a transfer credit for courses completed on exchange.

If a student is hoping to gain course equivalencies for specific Queen's courses while on exchange, it is the student's responsibility to coordinate assessment of the partner school courses for equivalency with the BHSc Program Office. The BHSc Program office cannot guarantee that students who go on exchange will receive transfer credits for core and option courses within the BHSc curriculum. Students should discuss their academic progression with an academic advisor.

Please see the section below for course equivalencies from each of our partner institutions that have already been evaluated by the Queen's BHSc Program Office. These lists will continue to be updated as new courses are evaluated.

Am I guaranteed to get an exchange position if I apply?

Unfortunately, no. There is a limited number of exchange positions with partner schools. If there are more applicants than positions, students who meet the application requirements will be selected via a lottery system to fill the spots.

Do all exchange partner schools offer courses taught in English?

At this time, all of our partner schools deliver a selection of courses taught in English.

Incoming International Students: If your institution has an exchange agreement with Queen's, please consult your home university study-abroad office for information about application procedures.

Partner-School Course Equivalencies

Students are responsible for coordinating the evaluation of course equivalencies not currently listed with the Program Office. Students must submit a syllabus for the partner-school course, as well as the course code and name of the Queen's course they believe it may be equivalent to in order for it to be assessed.

University of Western Australia

UWA Course	Queen’s Course	Notes
Health Research Design and Methods [PUBH3305]	HSCI 383: Advanced Research Methodologies	3rd year option Equivalent
Plagues, Pox and Pandemics: the History of Death and Disease [PUBH2209]	Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS)
Issues in Women's Reproductive Health [IMED2208]	Unspecified 300 level REPD Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (REPD 3UNS)
Immunobiology and Immune Diseases [MICR3305]	MICR 360: Immunology	3rd year option Equivalent
Fundamentals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine [PATH2210]	Unspecified 200 level PATH Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (PATH 2UNS)
Genomics [GENE3370]	BCHM 370: Genetics and Genomics	3rd year core Equivalent
Medical Genetics [PATH3305]	Unspecified 300 level PATH Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (PATH 3UNS)
Biological Anthropology: Genes and Society [ANHB3321]
Cells, Tissues and Development [ANHB3323]	Unspecified 300 level REPD Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (REPD 3UNS)
Environmental and Human Health [ENVT2222]	Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS)
Health and Illness in Human Populations [PUBH1101]	Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS)
Disease Prevention and Control [PUBH2204]	Unspecified 200 level GLPH Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (GLPH 2UNS)
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease [APHB5501]	REPD 473: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease	4th year core equivalent
Cells, Tissues & Development [ANHB3323]	BIOL 430: Molecular Genetics of Development	4th year elective equivalent
Anatomy and Cutaneous Science [PODI3113]	Unspecified 300 level ANAT Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (ANAT 3UNS)
Human Structure and Development [ANHB2212]	Unspecified 200 level ANAT Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (ANAT 2UNS)
Physical Fitness and Health [SSEH1103]	HLTH 200: Physical Health and Exercise Programming
Active Leadership 1: Developing Leadership Skills [SSEH1104]	Unspecified 100 level KNPE Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (KNPE 1UNS)
Chinese 1 [CHIN1401]	Unspecifed 100 level CHIN Transfer Credit	Not equivalent to any specific Queen’s course, can use the unspecified 3.0 units as an elective (CHIN 1UNS)

Nanyang Technological University

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Course	Queen’s University Equivalent	Assessed in:
BS3003 DEVELOPMENT BIOLOGY	BIOL 3UNS	2022
BS3008	CISC 2UNS	2023
BU5601 Fundamental of Management	COMM 2UNS	2025
CS4042 ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS;	More information required to assess	2022
BIOANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES CH4306	BCHM 4UNS	2022
BG2119 ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY	Not equivalent	2022
BS3004 CANCER BIOLOGY & THERAPY	Equivalent to CANC 380	2022
SP0069 INVISIBLE HEALTH COMMUNITIES	More information required to assess
BS4014 MOLECULAR BASIS OF DISEASE	4th year unspecified	2022
BS3013 DRUG DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT, BIOTECHNOLOGY	equivalent to DDHT 459 or PHAR 480	2022
AGE06D NEURODIVERSITY & LEARNING EXPERIENCE	More information required to assess
AGE08D DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WITH THE INTERNET OF THINGS	More information required to assess
BS3001 NEUROBIOLOGY	Equivalent to NSCI 323	2022
BS2021 RNA STRUCTURES & RNA DRUG BASED DEVELOPMENT	BCHM 2UNS	2022
BS3104 PATHOLOGY	PATH 3UNS	2022
BS2025 ONE HEALTH	GLPH 4UNS	2022
BS3109 FUNDAMENTALS OF IMMUNOLOGY	Equivalent to MICR 386	2022
HY2025 MEDICAL ETHICS	Not equivalent to IDIS 373 or 483	2022
BS3022 PROTEIN TRAFFICKING	BCHM 3UNS	2022
BS4019 Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Antibodies	DDHT 4UNS	2023
BS4018	NSCI 3UNS
PH1011 Physics	PHYS 115/3.0 equivalent	2024
PH3303 Biomechanics & Excercise Physiology	KNPE 1UNS	2024
BU5544 Marketing Health: Consumers' Pursuit of Wellness	COMM 2UNS	2024
BS3006 Bioentrepreneurship	COMM 2UNS	2024

University of Otago

Previously evaluated equivalencies from the University of Otago

Otago Course	Queen's University Equivalent	Notes
BIOA201 Biocultural Human Skeletal Biology	ANAT 3UNS (3rd year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
BITC301 Bioethics	IDIS 373 equivalent	Assessed 2023
CMHC311 Enabling Wellness and Ability II	HLTH 4UNS (4th year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
ENGL121 English Literature: The Remix	ENGL 102 equivalent	Assessed 2024
ENGL127 Essentials of Writing	WRIT 1UNS (1st year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
INDS301 Maori and Indigenous Development: Governance and Ethics	INDS 3UNS (3rd year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
MICR334 Advanced Immunology	MICR 386 equivalent	Assessed 2024
MICR464 Medical Microbiology and Immunology	MICR 461 equivalent	Assessed 2024
NEUR201 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience	NSCI 323 equivalent	Assessed 2024
PATH301 Advanced Pathology	PATH 310 equivalent	Assessed 2023
PHAL221 Drug Discovery and Development	PHAR 480 equivalent	Assessed 2024
PHAL241 Pharmacology: Drugs to Medicine	PHAR 230 equivalent	Assessed 2024
PHAL305 Molecular and Immunopharmacology	DDHT 3UNS (3rd year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
PSCI303 Natural Products and Medicines	PHAR 3UNS (3rd year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
SPEX308 Psychology of Physical Activity	KNPE 3UNS (3rd year unspecified)	Assessed 2024
STAT311 Design of Research Studies	HSCI 383 equivalent	Assessed 2024

University of Navarra

Navarra Course	Queen's University Equivalent	Notes
Molecular Physiology	PHGY 216 equivalent	Assessed 2025
Environmental Toxicology and Public Health	PHAR 380 equivalent	Assessed 2025
Functional Histology	ANAT 309 equivalent	Assessed 2025
Fundamental Biology	BIOL 1UNS	Assessed 2025
Genetic Engineering	3.0 units Unspecified - may be used towards 3rd year option courses	Assessed 2025
Computational Biology	3.0 units Unspecified - may be used towards 4th year option courses	Assessed 2025

Waseda University

Waseda Course	Queen's University Equivalent	Notes
Biological Psychology	PSYC 271 equivalent	Assessed 2025
Brain and Cognition	PSYC 221 equivalent	Assessed 2025
Health and Human Rights	IDIS 2UNS	Assessed 2025
Introduction to Human Evolution	BIOL 110 equivalent	Assessed 2025
Seminar on Life and Environment	BIOL 350 equivalent	Assessed 2025

Courses (15.0 units)

REPD 372/3.0 Reproduction & Development

In REPD 372 students will obtain a general background on various aspects of human reproduction, ranging from male and female gamete development to pregnancy and birth. The course will serve as a gateway to more advanced courses in human reproduction and development. Students will apply concepts learned through modules to a simulated case study in which a human pregnancy will be followed from the pre-conception stages to parturition and the post-partum period. Evaluations will consist of quizzes, a written essay, a discussion forum and case study group assignments.

Prerequisite: Minimum 3rd year (level 3) standing, one of (ANAT 100/3.0; ANAT 101/3.0; [ANAT 215/3.0 and ANAT 216/3.0]; [ANAT 315/3.0 and ANAT 316/3.0]) and one of (PHGY 210/6.0; PHGY 214/6.0; [KNPE 125/2.0 and KNPE 225/3.0]; [PHGY 215/3.0 and PHGY 216/3.0]).

BCHM 370/3.0 Genetics & Genomics

BCHM 370, Genetics and Genomics, is an interdisciplinary course that will provide an introduction to the field of applied genomics for identifying genes underlying multifactorial traits, diseases and drug treatment outcomes. Basic principles of gene mapping studies will be covered in the context of recent advances in the field including statistical methods, high-throughput technologies and integrative analyses of biological datasets. The applications and implications of genome-wide studies will be discussed.

Prerequisite: Minimum 3rd year (Level 3) standing and one of (BCHM 218/3.0; BCHM270/3.0; BIOL 205/3.0)

IDIS 373/3.0 Health Ethics, Law, and Policy

IDIS 373, Health Ethics, Law, and Policy, is an introduction to ethical, legal and regulatory requirements for people working in the health professions. Many of the decisions healthcare workers make have an ethical or legal dimension. In some of these situations, knowing or doing the right thing can be unclear or difficult. In this course, students will learn how to recognize aspects of health care that raise ethical and legal questions and will develop approaches to creatively and effectively answering these questions. Over twelve weeks, we cover ethical and legal issues encountered in most types of health care organizations, including acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, outpatient facilities, dental clinics, nursing homes, home care organizations, and health care systems. The values, principles and laws we review are also applicable to diverse client and patient populations.

This course is designed to prepare students who are planning to apply to health professional programs and emphasizes learning-by-doing. In addition to introducing students to a wide range of ethical and legal issues in healthcare using a case-based approach, it also builds on the foundational skills in IDIS 173 (previously BMED 173). Students will develop advanced abilities to charitably understand contentious issues from multiple angles, assemble evidence in order to develop a position, and to communicate complex ideas. Students will also become acquainted with some of the biases, mistakes and mental shortcuts people commonly take in their reasoning and how to avoid them.

Prerequisite: Minimum 3rd year (level 3) standing

COMMUNITY-BASED PRACTICUM

GLPH 493/3.0 Global Health Practice

This course will strengthen students’ abilities to respond to a community’s health needs through a practical service-learning position with an approved local or international community health organization. Students will apply a reflective approach to community engagement in global health and consider the relationship between global health practice and critical concepts from relevant fields, including international development, postcolonial theory, service learning, and public health.

Learning Outcomes

You will learn to identify the impact of your own social circumstances and the ways they effect your perspective on global health issues
Learn to become adaptive and considerate in your approach to global health practice through independent reflection and work with key figures in your placement
Develop your own “philosophy of practice” in global health, and learn to describe the values and approaches you’ll use to identify, understand, and respond to a community’s health needs
Learn how critical concepts of globalization, equity, and social and international development influence a community health organizations’ work partner universities.

Choose One Elective (3.0 units)

You can also choose an additional 3.0 course from Bader College's robust Fall offerings to complement your degree plan and maximise your experience. Find the full list of fall course offerings on the Bader College website.

How to Apply

Queen's Students

Make sure you meet the basic prerequisites:
- Minimum 2.6 GPA
- Good academic standing
- Level 3 standing (by the time the term starts)
- Bachelor of Health Sciences degree plan
Please enquire via castle@queensu.ca should you have any questions.
Request to change campus
Receive campus confirmation from Undergraduate Admission
Register in class on SOLUS.

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Non-Queen's Students

Make sure you meet the basic prerequisites for studying abroad at your home institution.
Apply online
Register online for your chosen program
Submit Letter of Permission
Accept your offer

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Health Sciences at Bader College

A new opportunity for upper-year Health Sciences students is being offered at Bader College. Health Sciences students have the chance to take their third-year Fall Term classes abroad at Queen’s University’s international campus at Herstmonceux Castle in the United Kingdom!

Combining core third-year Health Sciences courses with Bader College's characteristic small class sizes, one-to-one attention from instructors, and hands-on experiential learning, this opportunity adds global perspective to your studies.

But this is more than just a term abroad in Europe. In addition to lectures and guest speakers, students studying at Bader College have the added benefits of experiential learning opportunities that take them out into the local community and beyond to see their studies in action. You will engage in a community-based practicum with a local or international community health organization and connect with professionals and organizations from around the world!

Only 20 spots are available, so apply early and be among the first students to study upper-year Health Sciences at the Castle!

Earn 15.0 units (five courses) at Queen’s University’s international campus
Gain experience in a community-based health organization in another part of the world,
Small class sizes offer you graduate-style contact with your instructors
Enhance your transcript for application to Graduate School or Medical School
Make global connections for future career opportunities
Become a global citizen.

Dates: September - December

Location: Bader College, Queen's University, Herstmonceux Castle, UK.

Apply By: April 30

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