C  Investigating Disease Outbreaks and Epidemics

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Term hours: 54 lecture. This introductory course examines the social, cultural, political, theoretical, and historical impact of epidemics and disease outbreaks using great works of contemporary and historical literature and media. It will include the applications of epidemiology to public health practice and our society, and the study of the ethical and theoretical basis and social context of epidemiology through literary and media narratives.