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GSJ 380Applied Public Health Ethics

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Gender and Social Justice
Cross-listed
HLTH 380

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 3 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course explores ethical issues in health sciences, emphasizing population and public health. The course begins by considering canonical ethical theories and frameworks for applying these theories to population health. Specific topics in population health, including the conflict between public health and individual autonomy, the just distribution of health resources, and responsibility for health outcomes will then be discussed. The overall objective of the course is to provide students with tools to discuss and assess ethical arguments and to form their own views on issues within population health.

Prerequisites

  • Students must be in level 2A or higher

Antirequisites

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00139278 / 10TTh 13:00–14:20

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  • I really liked the content of the course as it really caused you to think deeply about different issues and presented new perspectives on things. Textbook required, very long readings from textbook. Graded work had short group written assignments each week, online open book quizzes and one larger paper. Quizzes and written assignments were not too difficult but the paper really depended on your TA and if they agreed with your topic. By the end I found the whole class to be getting a little repetitive because it seemed to go on and on.

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Winter 2022

see you all on february 7th 88 points, 10 comments

u/Dimtar_: “… GEOG/PLAN 281 AHS 100 GERON 310 HLTH 310 KIN 310 GERON 352 HLTH 352 KIN 352 REC 362 SOC 352 GSJ 380 HLTH 380 HLTH 102 HLTH 344 HLTH 370 HLTH 430 KIN 146 KIN 312 KIN 404 KIN 427 REC 280 ACTSC 231 (Tutorial) CO 250 (Tutorial) CO 487/CO 687 (Lecture) COMM 231 (Lecture) CS 251 …”

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