Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2021 - HSCI 431 D100

The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic (3)

Class Number: 2841

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    60 units including either HSCI 212 or 330.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A multidisciplinary and international focus on the transmission, impact, prevention, and human aspects of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.

COURSE DETAILS:


COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide students with an overview of critical global health issues related to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Topics covered include an introduction to HIV virology, immunology, origins, natural history, and epidemiology as well as the critical review of major challenges and current developments in HIV prevention, treatment, and care through a lens that considers the complex interplay between individual, social, and structural factors contributing to HIV globally.  

OVERALL GOAL: This course will provide students with substantive interdisciplinary knowledge regarding the social and structural production of HIV risk globally and the public health interventions that aim to mediate HIV vulnerability within and across diverse global populations.  

EXPECTED OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. Comprehend and understand HIV virology, immunology, origin of disease, natural history, and epidemiology

2. To be able to describe components of current HIV prevention, treatment, and care initiatives

3. To understand how complex, intersecting inequities contribute to the global HIV/AIDS epidemic

4. To be able to critically review, interpret, and summarize peer-reviewed literature in HIV/AIDS

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:


CORE COMPETENCIES: This course addresses the following core competencies for undergraduate students: Core Concepts in Population and Public Health [Primary], Strategies for Preventing Disease and Promoting Health [reinforcing], Systems and Critical Thinking [reinforcing], and Infectious Disease Mechanisms [reinforcing].

Grading

  • Assignments 60%
  • Timed assignments 30%
  • Online participation 10%

NOTES:


TEACHING FORMAT: Each weekly 3-hour class will include combinations of lectures, guest lectures, group discussions and activities, and multi-media presentations. Active student participation is expected.

REQUIREMENTS:


PREREQUISTES: 60 units including either HSCI 212 or 330.

EXPECTATIONS/IMPORTANT NOTES: The instructor may make changes to the syllabus if necessary, within Faculty/University regulations.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:


REQUIRED TEXT: There is no textbook for this course. Required and recommended readings will be listed on the course syllabus and available online through the SFU library.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021

Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).