Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2019-2020
FWIS 102 - CULTURE AND HEALTHCARE
Long Title: THE INTERSECTION OF CULTURE AND HEALTHCARE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: Research has demonstrated that minority patients experience lower standards of healthcare. This course is designed to explore this phenomenon by examining the role of culture in healthcare. This FWIS will introduce students to interdisciplinary ways of reading and writing, drawing from fields including medicine, policy, public health, sociology, and psychology.