For students interested in social policy and health, the impact of social policies on population health, including well being and quality of life, and the relationship between social policy and health care policy are emphasized. Students must complete the course requirements for the PhD in Health and Public Policy. In addition, students choose to focus their studies on either Comparative Social Policy and Health or Health and Social Inequalities. All students are required to take: - 308.610 The Political Economy of Social Inequalities and its Consequences for Health and Quality of Life (3)
Students are also required to take one of the following qualitative research courses in their second year - 410.710 Concepts in Qualitative Research for Social and Behavioral Sciences (3)
- 410.690 Ethnographic Fieldwork (4)
- 224.691 Qualitative Data Analysis (4)
- 230.649 Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (Dept of Sociology )
- 190.601 Qualitative Research (Dept of Political Science)
Students are also expected to select at least 2 courses from one of the two concentrations below depending on whether they are focusing on Comparative Social Policy and Health or Health and Social Inequalities (Courses in Sociology and Political Science are offered every other year, please check the course listings of each department for semester information) Comparative Social Policy and Health - 380.756 Poverty, Economic Development and Health (4)
- 221.609 Comparative Health Systems (3)
- 221.620 Using Summary Measures of Population Health to Improve Health Systems (3)
- 230.601 Research Design, Sociology
- 230.610 Seminar on Cross-National Comparative Research, Sociology
- 230.650 Macro-Comparative Research Methods, Sociology
- 230.625 Seminar on International Development, Sociology
- 190.636 International Political Economy, Political Science
- 190.625 Theories of Comparative Politics, Political Science
- 190.677 Civil Society in Comparative Perspective, Political Science
- 190.631 Comparative Citizenship and Immigration Politics, Political Science
- 680.754 Political Economy of Public Policy, SAIS
- 700.986 Contemporary International Political Economy, SAIS
- 700.951 European Union: Institutions, History & Policies, SAIS
Health and Social Inequalities - 380.756 Poverty, Economic Development and Health (4)
- 380.658 Economics of Gender and the Family (2)
- 340.666 Foundations of Social Epidemiology (3)
- 340.628 Social Epidemiology (2)
- 340.705 Advanced Seminar in Social Epidemiology (3)
- 410.612 Sociological Perspectives on Health (3)
- 301.615 Seminar in Health Disparities (4) *Highly recommended*
- 301.617 Sociological Perspectives on Health and Illness (3)
- 302.690 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health (4)
- 410.611 Health, Poverty and Public Policy (3)
- 180.603 Research Methods in Health and Human Rights (2)
- 180.634 Seminar in Health and Human Rights I (2)
- 180.635 Seminar in Health and Human Rights II (2)
- 301.655 Human Rights for Public Health Practitioners (2)
- 380.668 International Perspectives on Women, Gender and Health (3)
- 230.601 Research Design, Sociology *Highly recommended*
- 230.616 Researching Race, Class, and Gender, Sociology
- 230.612 Seminar on Social Inequality, Sociology
- 230.657 Race, Segregation, and Social Inequality, Sociology
- 230.620 Seminar on Women and Work, Sociology
- 230.643 Sociological Analysis, Sociology
- 230.602 Social Theory: Theories of Society, Sociology
- 150.474 Justice and Health, Philosophy
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