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340.628.98
Social Epidemiology

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Epidemiology
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Thursday, November 29, 2012
End Date
Friday, November 30, 2012
Class Time(s)
Th, F, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2012
Description
Provides students with a systematic and selective overview of conceptual approaches and research findings related to the impact of social context on the health of various populations. Each session highlights a different area of research on the frontier of this emerging field. Among the social processes examined are 1) social inequalities (including social class differences as well as the effects of income inequality per se), 2)social capital and social cohesion, 3) social networks and support, 4) neighborhood characteristics, and 5) racism and discrimination. Emphasizes extending the causal chain thought to be associated with patterns of acute and chronic disease to include “upstream” factors related to social context. Includes discussion of methods related to the study of social factors across multiple levels; however, this is not intended to be a methods course. Taught as a seminar with limited lecture matter.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Define and describe the field of social epidemiology in terms of its history, current status, and future directions
  2. Identify and describe four distinct core areas of research within the field
  3. Distinguish between leading theories that have guided the field
  4. Apply concepts, theories and methods from the field of social epidemiology to a research problem of interest to the student
  5. Operate within a seminar course format
Special Comments

This is an advanced course.