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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2025 |
| Registration ID | HLTHH115B001 |
| Course Title | Introduction to Health Studies |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Health Studies |
| Instructor | Minsky,Lauren |
| Times and Days | TTh 11:30am-12:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1290 The multidisciplinary foundation for the health studies minor. Students will be introduced to theories and methods from the life sciences, social sciences, and humanities and will learn to apply them to problems of health and illness. Topics include epidemiological, public health, and biomedical perspectives on health and disease; social, behavioral, and environmental determinants of health; globalization of health issues; cultural representations of illness; health inequalities, social justice, and the ethics of health as a human right.; Enrollment Limit: 25; Lottery Preference(s): 15 spaces to first-year students, 10 spaces to others; 1. Health Studies minors; 2. Sophomores; 3. Juniors; 4. Seniors Social Science, B: Analysis of the Social World (; Hav: SO, B) |
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