NS 2060

Preparation for Engaged Learning in Global and Public Health Sciences

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2020-2021 Catalog.

This course provides foundational knowledge about community-engaged and experiential learning as it relates to global and public health and creates a dynamic classroom environment and community of learners to develop the essential orientations and skills required for success in the experiential learning and future careers in global and public health. 

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NS 1600, NS 2600.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: GPHS majors.

Outcomes

• Describe the concepts, rationales, expectations and ethics of community-engaged and experiential learning as they relate to global and public health.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the available experiential opportunities for GPHS majors and the associated expectations, requirements and learning objectives.
• Appreciate the value of a professional, reflexive, culturally-sensitive and civic-minded orientation to their proposed community engagement.
• Appreciate the value of effective and appropriate inter-personal skills for managing diverse situations that arise in community and organizational settings related to global and public health.
• Have the ability to identify and critically analyze ethical dilemmas in global and public health research and practice.
• Appreciate the value of practicing regular reflection as part of responsible professional practice.

When Offered Fall.

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