Graduate Coursework Programs
Social Health
The Social Health specialisation uses the social sciences as its base; it uses a multidisciplinary approach that integrates a variety of humanities and social sciences perspectives on health and health care. It incorporates subjects from health ethics, sociology of health and illness, medical anthropology and the history of health care. The Social Health specialisation draws on national and international developments in health care knowledge and practice that urge us to address health in new ways. The Social Health specialisation provides higher order skills in social health with an emphasis on critical analysis, and written and verbal communication. The social and political dimensions of illness and suffering and the cultural differences in the understanding of health care delivery present important challenges, not only to practitioners, but also to administrators and planners. For example, a social health approach provides the opportunity to address such areas as: social determinants of health, complex ethical health issues arising out of the use of stem cell research, and the development of culturally sensitive population health programs.
Graduates wishing to follow a program in Social Health can choose the following option:
Master of Public Health - with a specialisation in Social Health.