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Great Challenges in Public Health and Health Sciences

Spring 2024

Details

Credit

4

Mode

In Person

Component

Lecture

Meets

In Person February 1, 2024 - May 10, 2024

Instructors

Megan Patton-Lopez, Elizabeth Cook

Description

This course is designed to give students an overview of the field of public health and health sciences. We will examine the history and philosophy of public health and basic epidemiology before exploring some of the many challenges faced by communities and public health and health sciences professionals across the world. (Gen. Ed. SB, DU)

Eligibility


Open to School of Public Health and Health Science (SPHHS) students.

Notes

Students who have taken PubHlth 200 are NOT eligible for this course.
Enrollment caps for the following departments are:
PubHlth: 110
Kin :55
Nutrition: 30
Speech, Language & Hearing: 25
Exploratory track: 20

Students who wish to be placed on a waiting list for this course, please submit a request on https://tinyurl.com/pubhlthwaitlist

Dates

Start Date

February 1, 2024

End Date

May 10, 2024

Subject Details

Subject Description

School of Pub Hlth & Hlth Sci

Subject

SPHHS

Catalog Number

150

Class Number

18317

Catalog Details

Course ID

122644

Section

01

Academic Career

UGRD

Meeting

Mo We 4:00PM 4:50PM Hasbrouck Lab Add room 20

Gen-Eds

DU, SB

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