CULTURE-RELATED COURSEWORK
As a Spanish and International Health Studies student, the discussion of culture and social aspects of health was a key part of my curriculum. Listed below are all of the classes I completed during my college career that I believe contributed to my understanding of culture and its significance.
Summer 2020
SOC 2010: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
​This course addresses the sociological perspective: the study of contemporary groups, organizations, and societies in terms of human social behavior, social change, social structure, and social institutions.
Fall 2021
SPANÂ 4190: HEALTH AND THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY
This course is taught in Spanish and studies cultural aspects of health and health services in Hispanic populations.
Spring 2022
IS 1010, SPAN 3040, SPAN 4070
IS 1010: Cross-Cultural Awareness International Experience
This course studies cross-cultural awareness as part of an international/study abroad experience.
SPAN 3040: Introduction to Hispanic Literary Forms
This course introduces the basic structures and elements of fiction, poetry, drama, and essay, including literary and critical theory, with readings in 19th- and 20th-century Spanish and Spanish-American literature.
SPAN 4070: Hispanic Film
This course analyzes important films in Hispanic society through an intense study of cinematographic techniques in Spanish. The topics of this course include comparative analysis of film and literature, film as propaganda, film as "blockbuster," and the cinematic depiction of social, cultural, and historical realities of Hispanic nations.
Fall 2022
HLTH 4700 & SPAN 3070
HLTH 4700: Global Health
This course global health and how public health work is conducted internationally. The course introduces the assessment of international health needs and designing, implementing, managing, and evaluating public health programs in international settings.
SPAN 3070: ​The Hispanic World - Spain
This course introduces the significant aspects of the culture of Spain from its origins to the present. It emphasizes the artistic, social, historical, political, and contemporary issues of the Iberian Peninsula.
Spring 2023
HLTH 3150: SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
This course explores the current problems and issues associated with the health of population groups. The course further examines the interrelationships of biological, sociocultural, behavioral, environmental, political, and economic risk factors and the health and illness patterns of those in population groups.