Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 
    
2022-2023 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HUMS 2500 - Writing and Research about Race, Racism and Culture


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This class will prepare students for upper-level writing and research. The course will focus on race, racism and health care disparities. We’ll be debunking misconceptions of race, exploring the sociohistorical evolution of race, and ways that geography and instituionalized racism impacts health and health care. Students will explore the social determinants of health. In addition, this course is designed to foster skills in teamwork, communication, critical thinking, analysis of data, and the research process. All students will be required to complete and present a research project.

Prerequisite: ENGL 1500 .