HBSC 7011 - Theoretical Perspectives in Health and Behavioral Science I

Covers the following subject areas: philosophy and epistemology of the social and behavioral sciences as they are applied in public health and health care contexts; historical perspectives of Western biomedicine and public health; cross-cultural perspectives on health systems; class, ethnic, and gender correlates of health and sickness; critical perspectives on Western health and health care models; and the structure and organization of health care systems. Note: Part I of a required, two-semester, interdisciplinary, team-taught, seminar-format course that meets three hours a week for the academic year. Prereq: Admission to the Health and Behavioral Sciences program. Semester Hours: 3 to 3