Cultural Perspectives in Healthcare
Overview
Subject area
NUR
Catalog Number
754
Course Title
Cultural Perspectives in Healthcare
Department(s)
Description
Introduction to anthropological concepts related to health and disease, including culturally diverse beliefs about disease etiology and treatment modalities. Emphasis on urban communities; includes a "mini-field experience," during which students will observe client-practitioner behaviors in clinical nursing settings in metropolitan New York.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3