Overview
Description
Introduction to professional and ethical principles and conduct within the field of public health.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO12
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify ethical dilemmas in the fields of public health and healthcare.
- analyze ethical case studies in public health using theories and principles to differentiate which approach best serves the needs of diverse populations.
- justify a course of action using ethical theories or principles that incorporates consideration of the diverse characteristics of a population such as race, ethnicity, nativity, socioeconomic status, and culture.
- evaluate how characteristics of diverse populations are incorporated into ethical analysis and decision making.
- develop skills and strategies for a professional “presentation of self” that increases a student’s chance of competing successfully in professional/graduate school and employment settings.
- create materials appropriate for applications for professional/graduate schools or employment.
- communicate public health information, in both oral and written forms.