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      Courses in social sciences of health (SSS) are offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences

          SSS 2110 Social Science Approaches to Health Issues (3 units)

          Interdisciplinary course. Major approaches to health research from the perspectives of the social disciplines. Core disciplinary insights applied to specific current health issues. Possible topics: determinants of health, downstream and upstream factors, inequalities, and the role of government and non-governmental actors.

          Course Component: Lecture

          Prerequisite: 18 university units.

          SSS 2510 Approches des sciences sociales aux questions de santé (3 crédits)

          Cours interdisciplinaire. Approches principales de la recherche sur la santé selon les perspectives des disciplines des sciences sociales. Perspectives disciplinaires appliquées aux enjeux actuels. Sujets possibles : déterminants de la santé, facteurs en amont et en aval, inégalités de santé, rôles du gouvernement et des organisations non gouvernementales.

          Volet : Cours magistral

          Préalable : 18 crédits universitaires.

          SSS 4110 Individual and Community Practices of Health (3 units)

          Interdisciplinary course. Examination of how health is experienced by individuals and communities at the representation, behavioral and cultural levels. Anthropological, sociological and psychological perspectives. Trajectories and microsystem dynamics.

          Course Component: Lecture

          Prerequisite: 54 units including SSS 2110.

          SSS 4120 A Social Analysis of the Institutions and Governance of Health (3 units)

          Interdisciplinary course. Overview of macrosystemic political and economical analysis of the health care system. Impact of public policies (e.g.: social policy, housing policy, taxation) on health. Primary focus on the Canadian context, complemented with international comparisons.

          Course Component: Lecture

          Prerequisite: 54 units including SSS 2110.

          SSS 4510 Pratiques de santé des individus et des communautés (3 crédits)

          Cours interdisciplinaire. Examen de la manière dont la santé est vécue par les individus et la communauté aux niveaux des représentations, des comportements et de la culture. Perspectives anthropologiques, sociologiques et psychologiques. Trajectoires et microsystèmes dynamiques.

          Volet : Cours magistral

          Préalable : 54 crédits incluant SSS 2510.

          SSS 4520 Régulation et institutions sociales de la santé (3 crédits)

          Cours interdisciplinaire. Survol des politiques et analyses économiques macrosystémiques du système de soins de santé. Impact des politiques publiques (ex . : politiques sociales, politiques de logement et impôt) sur la santé. Exemples du contexte canadien avec ajout de comparaisons internationales.

          Volet : Cours magistral

          Préalable : 54 crédits incluant SSS 2510.

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