Specialization in Social Policy and Health

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)
  
• 308.602 The Role of Government in Health Policy (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 depending on whether they are focusing on Comparative Social Policy and Health or Health and Social Inequalities.  Courses for each option will vary from year to year.