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Global Communication and Social Change

Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Start Date
Monday, November 25, 2019
End Date
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Class Time(s)
M, Tu, W, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Carol Underwood
Contact Name
Judith Holzer
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Next Offered
Only offered in 2019
Description
Global communication plays a key role in bringing about changes in the world around us, whether with respect to changes in social norms, economic development or broad social change that affect public health. Yet, the effects of communication on health policy, health programming, and health practices are often overlooked. This course will encourage students to examine critically theories of communication, social change, and economic development and their application as related to public health.
Critically examines the intersection of theories of economic development, social change, and communication as applied to public health. Introduces the complex and dynamic role of global communication in the social determinants of health. Interrogates “development” discourses as applied to health communication in middle- and low-resource areas countries. Presents evaluations of communication interventions in low- and middle-resource nation-states. Investigates health communication endeavors abroad as well as in low-resource settings in the U.S.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Compare and contrast competing theories of social and economic development (or social change)
  2. Describe communication and/or sociological theories relevant to social change at various levels of the social ecological model
  3. Distinguish between social normative change and social change; articulate when they overlap
  4. Consider the diversity of peoples and cultures, the significance and impact of communication across social ecological levels in a global society, and how they affect health policies and health outcomes
  5. Describe the role of global communication in health interventions across social ecological levels
  6. Identify interventions at various levels of the social ecological model that are applicable to global communication and social change
  7. Identify and discuss future directions for global health communication
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 20% Discussion
  • 20% Group Presentation
  • 20% Midterm Paper
  • 40% Final Paper
Enrollment Restriction
interdivisional and undergraduate registration is not permitted for this section.
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
Full-time JHSPH students must obtain permission to register from Judy Holzer or Pam Davis in HPM
Consent Contact
jholzer1@jhu.edu
Special Comments

This course will be offered over 3 days in Barcelona Spain and students must physically be present in Spain in order to participate. Final paper will be due to the instructor by December 20, 2019.