Cities and Social Medicine
Overview
Subject area
URBST
Catalog Number
231
Course Title
Cities and Social Medicine
Department(s)
Description
Analyzes the ways in which “health” and “illness” are unequally distributed by class, nationality, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, and explores how these differences are shaped by economic, social, environmental and political factors. The course also discusses the policies, programs and social movements that work to reduce these differences and to improve the health of urban residents.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3