Course Descriptions

The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

Course Numbers Policy

Course Search




Keyword Search



Course Descriptions: Search Results

SOC 475 Sociology of Health Care Systems

Description:
Organizations, professions and institutions of health care systems. Provider-patient relationships. Social epidemiology. Socioeconomic factors influencing access. International comparisons.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - US98

SOC 475 Sociology of Health Care Systems

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
Organizations, professions and institutions of health care systems. Provider-patient relationships. Social epidemiology. Socioeconomic factors influencing access. International comparisons.
Effective Dates:
FS98 - US14

SOC 475 Health and Society

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
Social causes of Health and disease. Health disparities related to race-ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender and family. Organizations, professions and institutions of health care. Medical standards and evidence. Global public health.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - US26

SOC 475 Health and Society

Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
Social causes of health and illness. Health disparities related to sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., race, ethnicity, sex, gender, class, nationality, age, disability, weight/size, sexuality). Organizations, professions, and institutions of health care. Medical standards and evidence. Global public health.
Effective Dates:
FS26 - Open