PUBLIC HEALTH IN RURAL & URBAN COMMUNITIES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: SOC 181 , SOC/C&E SOC 140 , 210 , or 211 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and critique the role of social conditions and social change in shaping equities and disparities in environment, health, and community Audience: Undergraduate 2. Place an understanding of local social conditions and change in the context of rural and urban life and describe how these relate to health outcomes at the population level Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate leadership and collaboration skills for working with people from a diversity of background Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate advanced verbal and written communication skills that are applicable in a professional setting Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify and analyze a particular public health problem in detail and select and evaluate the interventions that have been undertaken to ameliorate that problem, assessing those interventions’ strengths and weaknesses Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and critique the role of social conditions and social change in shaping equities and disparities in environment, health, and community Audience: Undergraduate 2. Place an understanding of local social conditions and change in the context of rural and urban life and describe how these relate to health outcomes at the population level Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate leadership and collaboration skills for working with people from a diversity of background Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate advanced verbal and written communication skills that are applicable in a professional setting Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify and analyze a particular public health problem in detail and select and evaluate the interventions that have been undertaken to ameliorate that problem, assessing those interventions’ strengths and weaknesses Audience: Undergraduate