UNIV 104YHealth Across the World

Catalog

HEALTH ACROSS THE WORLD - - - The UNIV 101 & UNIV 104 courses offer a blended course format which includes two primary components, one focusing on the academic topic, taught by a faculty member with the second component devoted to new student transition topics, taught by a professional staff partner instructor. This freshmen seminar course will explore an intriguing intellectual topic, help freshmen hone critical thinking and writing skills, and assist students in making a successful transition to university life. - - - This course introduces students to perspectives about health that span 13 regions of the world, drawing from an equitable sample of countries from each of the 13 regions. During the course, students will garner a holistic view of health by assessing the multi-etiological factors that cause global health disparities such as culture, history, political structures, healthcare system design and delivery, socio-economic status, geographic location, environmental features, and health behaviors. Students will learn about healthcare approaches that span the globe, including traditional and Indigenous as well as modern allopathic healthcare practices. Students will also learn about pressing health topics such as planetary health and forced migration that need global as well as regional actions to protect and ameliorate global health moving forward. Students will lead classroom conversations regarding assigned regions and countries across the world as well as learn from healthcare experts who are from other countries such as African, Asian, Caribbean, and Pacific Island nations. NOTE: All UNIV 101 and UNIV 104 courses are restricted to students in their FIRST SEMESTER at the University. Students MAY NOT register for more than one UNIV 101 or UNIV 104 course.