Health and Sustainable Development

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Seminar/Discussion) This course explores the realisation of health rights within an Indigenous rights and self determination context. With a focus on population health, the course explores social, cultural, economic, and political forces shaping health ideology for Indigenous populations. Health frameworks addressed include social determinants of health, structural inequality, Indigenous land based approaches to health, historical and intergenerational trauma, and self-determination. Students explore strategies that Indigenous communities employ to move towards the realisation of the right to self-determination in health care and the meaning of health rights an Indigenous context. Requisite Courses: HR-2100 and UIC/POL/IS-2020 or permission of the Instructor [prerequisite(s)]. HR-4750 (3 or 6) Directed Readings in Human Rights (3 hrs Directed Reading) In this course, readings and assignments in the area of Human Rights are arranged between an individual student and the instructor. Topics may not duplicate regular course offerings in Human Rights or other departments. This course is an opportunity to explore a specialized topic in the inter/multidisciplinary context of the field. Examples of potential topics: exploring the human rights implications of environmental policies; examining the application of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights; studying representations of human rights in the creative arts; or analyzing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Actions through a human rights lens. Note: Students may not take more than 6 credit hours of Directed Readings in Human Rights. Restrictions: Instructor Permission Required. Requisite Courses: HR-2100(3) or HR-2200(3) or permission of the Instructor [prerequisite(s)]. INDIGENOUS