Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Social Epidemiology: the Social Determinants of Health

SOCI 3166  Social Epidemiology: the Social Determinants of Health

Prerequisites:

SOCI 1015 or SOCI 1016

Hours:

Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory work per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

This course will examine the history and development of social (as opposed to clinical) epidemiology through its four major components: description, analysis, intervention and evaluation. The modern transition to population-based research and planning will be presented, with emphasis on the applications of social epidemiology to health planning, the development of public health policy and health promotion.