Summer 2022 - HSCI 486 D100

Senior Seminar in Global Health (3)

Class Number: 2054

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    May 10 – Aug 8, 2022: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    90 units, including at least 15 upper division HSCI units with a minimum grade of C-. Other prerequisites may vary according to topic.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Treatment of current global health issues. Students will examine several topics from theoretical, methodological and policy perspectives.

COURSE DETAILS:

The Politics of Global Health
Despite claims that health policy and interventions should not be politically driven, responses to global health emergencies and threats, ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change, are shaped by political decisions and have political effects. This course explores these relationships, introducing students to political theories and approaches to advance understanding of the upstream determinants of global health inequities and the workings of the global health system. Students will be introduced to the literature on global health governance, the political economy of health, and health security, among other subjects. Course work will explore questions about the political nature of health threats and responses, and possibilities for global co-operation in response to trans-boundary health challenges.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

By the end of the course successful students will:

  • Have knowledge of the key concepts essential to understanding the political dimensions of global health
  • Be familiar with academic and policy literature and debates on global health governance
  • Be able to assess multiple political dimensions of specific health issues
  • Be able to critically analyze the opportunities for, and challenges entailed in, global co-operation and organization around global health
  • Be able to evaluate the lessons learned from past political responses to global health challenges

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Article Reviews 20%
  • Group Presentation & Policy Brief 30%
  • Reflection Essay 30%

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

There is not required textbook for this course. A reading lists will be attached to the syllabus, with students required to access the readings from the course canvas site or online. It is essential that students prepare for class by doing all of the assigned reading

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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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 SUMMER 2022

Teaching at SFU in summer 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction.  Some courses may be offered through alternative methods (remote, online, blended), and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. 

Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required.  You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote, online, or blended courses 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.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the summer 2022 term.