WLC 335 - Perspectives on Healthcare Costa Rica

Credits: 3
This class provides an in-depth study of healthcare topics relating to gender roles, environment issues, and immigrant status. Students will delve into the study of health through an introduction to demography, social factors related to health and illness, epidemiology, and comparative health systems. The class also assesses the ethics of universal healthcare in a developing nation. Field trips to public and private hospitals, neighborhood health centers, HIV centers, and urban immigrant communities will provide a broad understanding of the sociology of healthcare in Costa Rica. Costa Rica Center only.

General Education: Fulfills the Social Sciences General Education requirement.