Subject: Global Health Sciences
Course Number: 210
Course Title: Conflict, Health, and Human Rights
Units: 3
School: Global Health
Department: Global Health Sciences

Course Description: Conflict and human rights violations continue to be a major concern for millions of people around the globe, facing violence, discrimination and threats to their lives, livelihoods and well-being. Traditional human rights reporting focuses on documentation of egregious or individual cases based on a legal approach. This course explores the epidemiological frameworks and methodologies to better assess and document the impacts of conflict on human health.
Prerequisites: Students taking this course should have a working understanding of epidemiological research methods including study designs (e.g., cohort, case-control, etc.), bias, and confounding. There are no specific course prerequisites.
Restrictions: Enrollment in MS in Global Health, unless expressly given permission by the course director and MS Program Director. Masters in Translational Medicine and Biomedical Engineering students will be given priority for any additional spaces. Approval by course director and both program directors is required. GHS program dates differ from the UCSF Academic Calendar.
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Seminar, Student - Lecture, Student - Seminar

Instructor of Record: A. Blair
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Winter
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade
Graduate Division course: No
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No