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380.668.01
International Perspectives on Women, Gender, and Health

Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Monday, 8:00 - 10:50am
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Examines the ways by which the study of gender informs the study of health in the developing world with a focus on women's health issues. Explores the ways in which gender and sex help us to understand women's health and explain societal patterns of health, disease and well-being. Topics include both reproductive and nonreproductive health issues including mental health and physical health.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. identify the multiple mechanisms by which the family, neighborhood/community, and national context adversely impacts women's health in developing countries
  2. After completing this course, students should be able to explain disparities in men’s and women’s health from a multidisciplinary perspective (sociology, economics, and international development)