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Prerequisite: SOC 251. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in SOC 451.

Course may be taken more than once if topics(s) vary.

Prerequisite: SOC 609.

An exploration of the sociology of human rights in theory and practice in a national and international context.

Examen de la théorie, des méthodes et de la substance de la sociologie. Étude de la façon dont les sociétés comprennent la culture, la socialisation, la déviance, la stratification et les groupes. Le procès de transformation sociale par les mouvements sociaux, l'industrialisation, etc. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant des crédits en SOCIE 300.

Fondements et impacts des travaux de Marx, Weber, Durkheim et d'autres sur la sociologie et à la théorie sociale. Cours centré sur les textes originaux pour aider à la lecture, à l'écriture et au raisonnement sociologique. Préalable: ANTHE 101 ou SOCIE/SOC 100. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour SOC 212.

Analyse critique de la notion de crime et examen des diverses tentatives d'explication du crime à travers l'histoire de la criminologie. Analyse des processus de construction sociale sous-jacents à l'identité dite criminelle. Note: ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour SOCIE 225 ou SOC 225.

Introduction à l'étude des inégalités sociales structurées et de la pauvreté; approches théoriques majeures; conclusions des études empiriques clés, en mettant l'accent sur le Canada. Préalable: SOCIE 100.

Étude comparée des rapports entre les femmes et les hommes dans certaines sociétés, en mettant l'accent sur le Canada contemporain; étude des rôles spécifiques à chaque sexe, et des théories relatives à leurs origines; recherche sociologique récente sur l'importance de la division sexuelle de la société. Préalable: SOCIE 100.

La place des média et des nouvelles technologies de l'information dans la société contemporaine. Étude des théories qui s'y rattachent, avec l'accent sur les débats entourant la question de la postmodernité. Préalable: SOCIE 100.

Ce cours examine l'interconnexion croissante du monde et son effet sur la vie des gens et sur les institutions politiques, financières et sociales. Il explore les différentes dimensions de la mondialisation (politique, économique et culturelle) et leurs effets sur le Canada et sur le développement des pays du Sud. On étudiera aussi la remise en cause de la mondialisation et on explorera des thèmes d'actualité liés à différentes régions du monde, avec un accent sur les populations marginalisées et la justice social. Note : Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour SC PO 262 ou SC PO 364 ou SOCIE 369.

Analyse de processus sociaux qui permettent le développement et la compréhension du statut des minorités. Étude de cas des relations entre les groupes ethniques et minoritaires fondée sur les travaux réalisés à l'échelle nationale. Préalable: SOCIE 100.

Introduction à l'étude sociologique des organisations et du travail. Exploration de quelques théories et concepts, tels que les formes organisationnelles et règles qui les régissent, l'identité au travail, la culture d'entreprise, l'environnement organisationnel, le système d'autorité et de pouvoir, la division du travail ainsi que ses mutations. Préalable(s): SOCIE 100 ou équivalent. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour SOCIE 270.

Le système familial vu dans le contexte de l'histoire et de la rencontre des cultures. Étude du système familial dans les sociétés contemporaines, soulignant les aspects caractéristiques de l'institution et ses tendances actuelles.

Étude de théories sociologiques contemporaines : Phénoménologie, constructivisme, fonctionnalisme, systémisme, théorie du genre et féminisme, etc. Préalable(s): SOCIE/SOC 100 ou autre cours de sciences sociales de niveau 200 ou plus.

Analyse critique des enjeux de développement dans l'économie mondiale et le système interétatique; analyse de différents aspects des sociétés en voie de développement: régimes agraires et monde rural; stratégies d'industrialisation; marché du travail (secteur formel/informel); clivages sociaux (classes, castes, ethnies); conflits intercommunautaires; état (bureaucraties, régimes, politiques sociales); approche comparative interrégionale. Préalable: SOCIE 100. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour MAFSJ 552.

Signification du changement dans les systèmes sociaux et culturels; théories du changement social; problèmes des changements introduits dans certaines cultures. Prérequis: SOCIE 260 ou 261 ou SOC 332 ou 333. Note: Ce cours n'est pas accessible aux étudiants ayant ou postulant des crédits pour MAFSJ 562.

Intended for students with no previous knowledge of the language and designed to develop basic skills: listening, reading, speaking, writing, and intercultural competence. Note: not to be taken by students with native or near native proficiency, or with Spanish 30 or its equivalents in Canada and other countries.

Prerequisite: SPAN 111 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with native or near native proficiency, or with Spanish 30 or its equivalents in Canada and other countries.

Intended to further develop knowledge of spoken and written Spanish with a focus on intercultural communicative competence. Prerequisite: Spanish 30 (or equivalent) or SPAN 112 or consent of Department. Note: not to be taken by students with advanced standing equivalent or near native ability.

A continuation of Spanish 211. Prerequisite: SPAN 211 or consent of Department. Note: Not to be taken by students with advanced standing equivalent or near native ability.

A high-intermediate to advanced-level course intended to improve overall proficiency in spoken and written Spanish. Emphasis on intercultural communicative competence. Prerequisite: SPAN 212 or consent of Department. Note: Not to be taken by students with advanced standing equivalent or near native ability or with credit in SPAN 306.

Prerequisites: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of the Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in SPAN 405. This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Intended for speakers with an advanced level of oral proficiency, but no previous formal study of Spanish. Focus is on topics such as grammar and sentence structure, spelling and punctuation, interference between English and Spanish, and colloquial versus formal usages with the objective of improving skills in oral and written communication. Prerequisite: consent of Department. Note: Not to be taken by students with credit in SPAN 300.

Through a series of selected topics, the course offers a panoramic view of Spanish civilization and culture from the Medieval Period to our present time with an overall emphasis on the construction of 'Spanish' cultural identities. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Students develop the skills required for advanced studies in Spanish and Spanish American literature through the careful study of a variety of literary texts. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Readings from selected texts to continue language acquisition and to introduce students to aspects of Spanish American literature and culture. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

The study of the relationship of Latin American writing and writers to the environment with a focus on the landscape and current ecological concerns. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Some of the major works of film of Spain and/or Spanish America. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Key works of children's literature in Spain and Latin America. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

The course will look at questions of nation, class, race and gender in Hispanic popular cultural production. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Cultural production of Spanish America and Spain in the 1920's. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Sound system of Spanish: phonetics, phonology, evolution of the language. Special attention to the pronunciation differences from English. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Focus on the evolution of Spanish from Latin and its spread around the world. Examines the different varieties of Spanish as well as practices and attitudes regarding the use of Spanish in different regions. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in SPAN 372. May be taken in place of SPAN 372 for program requirements.

Approaches to language teaching, Spanish grammar pedagogy, and specific issues in teaching Spanish structures and skills. Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in SPAN 478. May be taken in place of SPAN 478 for program requirements.

Prerequisites: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Prerequisite: SPAN 300 or 306 or consent of Department.

Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300 level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of the Department. Note: This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300 level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of the Department. Note: This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Focus on meanings expressed by different grammatical structures in Spanish, with reference to translation differences with English. Practice of different styles of writing. Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300 level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of the Department. Note: This course can also be applied to the MLCS Certificate in Translation Studies.

Study of one to three different Hispanic filmmakers. Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of the Department.

A writing workshop in Spanish. Students will gain exposure to evolving issues, standards, and research methodologies in professional writing. Genres may include literary journalism, memoir, travel writing, and personal essay. Prerequisite: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of Department.

Colonial Identities, power and ideology, mobilized through various forms of representation. Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of the Department.

Testimonial writing, biography, and autobiography, memories, correspondence, diaries, interviews and confessions. Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of Department.

Language as a social phenomenon. Description of dialects in Spanish. Language shift, bilingualism, language attrition, code-switching and language attitudes. Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of Department.

Issues relating to the acquisition of Spanish as a second language, education, and language policies, and language pedagogy in the literature and in practice. Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of Department.

Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300 level excluding 300 and 306 or consent of Department

Prerequisites: 3 units in SPAN at the 300-level excluding 300 and 306, or consent of Department

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

Prerequisite: consent of Department.

This course will introduce you to fundamental knowledge and concepts related to public health. Starting with the history and evolution of the discipline of public health, onto how the health of populations is protected and measured, you will gain a better appreciation of the importance of the social determinants of health and how health inequities, chronic and communicable diseases, injuries and the environment can impact health are explored. Additional topics include how promotion of healthy communities can be achieved through knowledge translation and advocacy. If you are interested in health then this course will serve as an excellent primer to your future studies in any health field. Topics are covered using a mix of lecture, discussion and interactive case study evaluation.

Epidemiologic principles are used to understand the determinants of health and disease in populations. Through this comprehensive course, you will learn how those principles are applied when investigating, analyzing, and understanding the complex factors that are responsible for disease outbreaks, epidemics/pandemics, promotion strategies, and Indigenous ways of knowing, which are important applications in public health and One Health.

This course presents concepts of public health in the context of an increasingly global world. Globalization can be defined as processes leading to the creation of a world as a single entity, relatively undivided by national borders or other types of boundaries. The linkage between globalization and health is complex and involves an intricate web of factors. Understanding the multifaceted nature of global health challenges that influence health, students will critically analyze the complexities of health disparities, the impact of globalization and gain an understanding of how to influence the health of the public both positively and negatively. Students will explore innovative solutions, interventions and sustainable practices aimed at mitigating the impact of globalization on human health. Prerequisite: SPH 200 or consent of instructor.

This course confronts the growing challenge of misinformation and disinformation about interventions aimed at improving health, at the individual and population level. Through illustrative examples involving vaccinations, supplements, exercise and diet, you will learn to recognize common patterns and strategies through which misinformation is spread. We will also cover strategies to fight misinformation, including debunking, crafting counter messages and regulatory responses at the systemic level. Prerequisite: SPH 200 or consent of instructor.

Health promotion employs a diverse range of targeted and population-level social and environmental actions to advance health, well-being, and equity. It involves multi-sectoral collaboration to help communities, individuals, and governments address public health issues. Health promotion action takes the form of healthy public policy, creating environments that are supportive of health, and strengthening community and individual capacity and skills to improve their control over their health. In this course, students will be exposed to the fundamental concepts, principles, theories, and contemporary practices within the field of health promotion, as a core function of public health. Additionally, the course introduces the students to health promotion using lenses of health equity and social determinants of health. The curriculum aims to impart both practical and theoretical knowledge encompassing the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion-focused public health interventions.

Climate change has already negatively affected the physical and mental health of millions of people around the world. How will these risks evolve as climate change intensifies? Who will bear the largest climate-health burdens and why? And, what can we do about it? This course answers these questions by examining the ways in which climate change is affecting human health and exploring strategies for reducing those impacts. Students will engage in a range of climate-health topics that emphasize the role of health equity, climate justice, and sustainable development in climate-health solutions. Through discussions with experts, engaging with diverse knowledge systems, and learning through real-world examples, students will gain an understanding of the inequitable health impacts of climate change, explore potential solutions, and discover new opportunities for meaningful climate action by viewing the crisis through a health lens. This course is open to students in all disciplines and sectors, underscoring the value of cross-sectoral collaboration and the importance of climate action both within and outside the health sector. Taken together, the course demonstrates that although climate change poses a critical threat to global health, addressing it also offers opportunities to strengthen public health by acting on the core determinants that shape human health and wellbeing.

This course will introduce students to the frameworks of environmental risk analysis in the context of human, ecosystem, and planetary health. Concepts include problem formulation, risk assessment, risk characterization, risk management, and the communication of risk. A special emphasis is placed on the science of risk assessment including hazard identification, exposure assessment, effects assessment, dose response assessment/modeling, and the characterization of risk. The art of public engagement in risk analysis and how regulations and policy science are also discussed in brief. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both SPH 412 and SPH 512.

Introduces environmental health issues and scientific understanding of their causes in developed and developing countries. Examines the role of environmental factors (biological, chemical, and physical) and their importance in relation to other factors that affect health of a community. Provides case studies of how environmental factors are dealt with in practice, including methods and approaches for assessment, prevention, risk assessment and control.

Students taking this course will develop an understanding of the food safety system in Canada from the perspective of public health, including the complex regulatory and industry controls, epidemiology and surveillance for foodborne illness, and emergency outbreak investigation and response to detection of a foodborne hazard. The course includes a hands on simulation of a foodborne illness outbreak where students will be put into an Incident Command System (ICS) to manage the outbreak and develop these critical skills for outbreak investigation. Students taking this course will have the opportunity to obtain their ICS 100 certification level. Credit will only be given for one of SPH 415 or SPH 515.

One Health is an emerging paradigm in public and veterinary health which recognizes that human, animal and environmental health are interlinked. The course will address food and water safety, the increase in prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms, emerging infectious zoonotic diseases, environmental protection and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the interaction of these diverse yet interconnected disciplines in protecting the health of populations. Graduate students may not register for credit (see SPH 516). Credit will only be given for one of AFNS 416, 516 or SPH 416, 516. Prerequisite: 3 units in MICRB or PHYSL.

Basic biostatistical concepts and methods used in health science research including; the role of biostatistics in research including ethics-related issues and data management; exploratory data analysis and data presentation by tabulations and graphics; estimation and comparisons of means, proportions, rates; introduction to linear regression analysis; brief overview of logistic regression; and non-parametric methods. Credit will only be given for one of SPH 431, SPH 531, or SPH 519. Prerequisite: Introductory statistics course or consent of Instructor.

Climate change has severe and wide-sweeping consequences for humanity with important threats to human health and wellness. With health impacts ranging from heat-related deaths to infectious diseases (e.g., waterborne, foodborne, vector borne, and zoonotic diseases) to malnutrition to mental health to health service disruption and beyond, climate change is considered one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st century. This course focuses on how climate change is already impacting our health, and how we can diminish those impacts. Students will examine how past and future climate change hazards, exposures, and vulnerabilities shape health risks. Case studies will demonstrate how health equity, intersectionality, and social determinants of health can mediate or amplify risks. Students will apply vulnerability assessment tools to identify and prioritize effective and feasible adaptation and mitigation actions. Through discussion, teamwork, and real-world examples, students will apply principles of transdisciplinary systems thinking, equity and justice, sustainability, complexity, Indigenous Peoples' Rights, and community engagement to not only understand climate change impacts on health but to also move into the solution space. Credit may not be obtained for both SPH 456 and SPH 556.

This is a specialization course focused on developing and deepening participants' understanding of critical policy issues affecting health and health services in a comparative perspective. The course will primarily review health policy in the context of Canadian populations and systems. This course also introduces students to the field of health policy analysis and teaches relevant concepts and methods that will provide students with basic skills required to conduct health policy research for the purposes of informing or explaining health policy development, to be critical consumers of health policy research and media coverage of health policy issues.

Students will be expected to apply knowledge of selected social determinants of health to multi-level interventions to improve health of individuals, communities, and populations. The course takes an ecological approach to the analysis of health needs and the design of public health actions. Students will apply key social science theories to the analysis of social determinants of health. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

A critical review of research methods and intervention strategies in health promotion. A broad range of research, review, and evaluation strategies will be presented including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Emphasis is on developing a critical understanding of the application of different research strategies to answer specific health promotion questions. Students will be expected to develop and present their thesis proposal or significant research project within this course. Pre or corequisite: SPH 501 or consent of Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 502 and SPH 502.

A critical review of research methods and intervention strategies in health promotion. A broad range of research, review, and evaluation strategies will be presented including both quantitative and qualitative approaches. Emphasis is on developing a critical understanding of the application of different research strategies to answer specific health promotion questions. Students will be expected to develop and present their thesis proposal or significant research project within this course. Pre or corequisite: SPH 501 or consent of Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 502 and SPH 502.

Foundations of basic and applied research in health promotion. Consideration is given to a broad range of research strategies including qualitative and quantitative methods. Emphasis is on a critical understanding of why, when, and how to apply different research strategies to answer specific health promotion questions. Pre or corequisite: SPH 501. Students with insufficient background in undergraduate statistics will be required to complete a qualifying course in this area. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 503 and SPH 503.

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, facts and theories which relate to health program planning and program evaluation. Emphasis is on understanding the interface between and among planning principles, evaluation processes and organizational structures. The course also stresses the importance of analytical and communication skills as they apply to these processes. Prerequisites: SPH 501. Not to be taken by students with credit in INT D 504. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 504 and SPH 504.

This course provides an overview of the various disciplines making up and impacting on public health. Discussions will cover the Canadian health care system, infectious and chronic disease epidemiology and control, environmental health, occupational health, health care evaluation, disease prevention, health promotion, and disease and exposure assessment. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 505 and SPH 505.

Provides an understanding of the biology of human health and disease as it affects public health. Normal biochemistry, physiology and immunology of healthy humans. Exploration of mechanisms responsible for genetic, nutritional, infectious, toxic and chronic diseases and their effects on human populations. Factors affecting human health and disease during stages of human development including infancy, youth, reproduction, pregnancy and aging. Examine the basis for current health promotion, disease prevention and control strategies. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 506 and SPH 506.

This course is designed to prepare students to understand, and apply appropriately, concepts related to health inequities; and to critically assess research in this area. The course will have a core section for all students, with two options: Addressing Health Inequities (designed for Public Health practitioners), and Researching Health Inequities (appropriate for students in research degree programs). Prerequisite: SPH 501, 505, or 604. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 508 and SPH 508.

In this course, learners apply a health promotion lens to examining health issues in a low-resource environment, and possibilities for action toward positive, sustainable change. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

In this course, learners focus on people taking collective action to influence change. Comprehensive strategies for promoting health are examined and analyzed by example, framed by empowerment education, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action and advocating for healthy policies. Learners explore questions and challenges in applying health promotion principles, concepts and theories to practice at the community level. The value of democratic approaches to decision-making is an underlying premise for this course. Pre or corequisite: SPH 501. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 510 and SPH 510. Credit will be granted for only one of SPH 510 or NURS 531. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

Principles and practice of monitoring exposure to environmental contaminants, external and internal dose. Biomarkers for environmental contaminant dose estimation. Environmental and biological sampling. Routes of exposure, absorption, and distribution. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 511 and SPH 511.

Concepts of risk to health and environment, assessment, management and communication of risk, hazard identification, links to exposure assessment, toxicology and epidemiology, dose response assessment, risk characterization, regulatory and policy science. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 512 and SPH 512.

Introduces environmental health issues and scientific understanding of their causes in developed and developing countries. Examines the role of environmental factors (biological, chemical, and physical) and its importance in relation to other factors that affect health of a community. Provides case studies of how environmental factors are dealt with in practice; including methods and approaches for assessment, prevention, and control. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

Students taking this course will develop an understanding of the food safety system in Canada from the perspective of public health, including the complex regulatory and industry controls, epidemiology and surveillance for foodborne illness, and emergency outbreak investigation and response to detection of a foodborne hazard. The course includes a hands on simulation of a foodborne illness outbreak where students will be put into an Incident Command System (ICS) to manage the outbreak and develop these critical skills for outbreak investigation. Students taking this course will have the opportunity to obtain their ICS 100 certification level. Credit will only be given for one of SPH 415 or SPH 515.

One Health is an emerging paradigm in public and veterinary health which recognizes that human, animal and environmental health are interlinked. The course will address food and water safety, the increase in prevalence of antibiotic resistant organisms, emerging infectious zoonotic diseases, environmental protection and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the interaction of these diverse yet interconnected disciplines in protecting the health of populations. Lectures are the same as for SPH 416, but with additional assignments and evaluation appropriate to graduate studies. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 516 and SPH 516. Credit will only be given for one of AFNS 416, 516 or SPH 416, 516. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor.

An analysis of the principles of intervention at individual, community, organization and policy development levels. An overview of the strategies used in the practice of health promotion/evaluation and their application in a variety of health promotion settings (e.g., schools, the workplace, community and health centres). Prerequisite: SPH 501. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 505 and SPH 517. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

A critical, interdisciplinary review of psychosocial health. Theoretical and methodological implications from a variety of disciplinary perspectives are considered. Prerequisite: SPH 501 or consent of Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both HPS 508 and SPH 518. May contain alternate delivery sections; refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar.

An introduction to elementary biostatistical methods used to analyze epidemiologic data. Topics will include analysis of 2 x 2 tables, nonparametric methods, linear regression, analysis of variance, direct and indirect standardization, and analysis of censored data. Prerequisite: Introductory statistics course or consent of Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 598 and SPH 519.

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the pathophysiology and epidemiology of selected occupational and environmental diseases. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor. Note: Credit may not be obtained for both PHS 520 and SPH 520.