Prerequisites And Course Descriptions
Food safety reminders in Washington, D.C. (D.Walser-Kuntz)
PREREQUISITES
This is an introductory-level course in public health and there are no prerequisites.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS – 9 CREDITS
Fall Term, IDSC 235 Perspectives in Public Health
(3 credits)
This course will explore the many dimensions of public health within the United States and provide an introduction to community based work and research. Public health is by nature interdisciplinary and the course will address local public health issues through the lenses of social, biological, and physical determinants of health. In addition to readings and discussions, the course will incorporate the expertise of visiting public health practitioners and include site visits to local public health agencies. Students will work collaboratively with a community partner on a public health-related civic engagement project selected during Fall term and continued during Winter Break. This is the first course of a two course winter break program. S/CR/NC, NE, IDS,
Winter Term, IDSC 236 Public Health in Practice)
(6 credits - includes two week winter-break program)
This course is the second part of a two-term sequence beginning with Perspectives in Public Health. Over the winter break, students will spend two weeks exploring a variety of public health organizations both locally (Minneapolis/St. Paul) and nationally. During the winter term, students will complete their final public health-related civic engagement project in collaboration with a community partner, set their individual project back into the wider context of public health, and prepare to present their experience to a broader audience.
Prerequisite: Interdisciplinary Studies 235. ARP, IDS