Social Determinants of Health and Child Development

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course focuses on the impacts of social determinants of health on child and adolescent development. Different social determinants of health are explored in relation to development (e.g., income, food insecurity, social safety network, social exclusion, education/literacy, childhood trauma, access to health services, sexual orientation, gender, disability, culture, racism, etc.). CALENDAR NOTES: This is a fourth-year course for students completing an Honours degree in Psychology. It is expected that students will possess sound foundational knowledge relating to the science of human behaviour. PREREQUISITES: PSYO 2090 RESTRICTIONS: Instructor Permission Required EXCLUSIONS: PSYO 6091 FORMATS: Seminar