Gender and Health

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify social constructions of gender;
• Explain how social constructions of gender contribute to experiences of health and well-being;
• Critique how gendered frameworks have influenced the conceptualization and practice of public health;
• Apply implications of the social constructions of gender and other identities to societal patterns of health, disease, and well-being;
• Synthesize racial, ethnic, cultural and class dimensions that underlie health disparities;
• Analyze intervention and policy approaches to public health problems on a gendered continuum.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Weekly Reflection: 12 reflections 35 points each	420 points
Peer Group Discussions: Attend 9 out of 11 group sessions, 20 points each with 40 points possible extra credit	180 points
Midterm Assignment	150 points
Final Assignment	250 points
Total Points Possible	1000 points

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
929.50 - 1000	A
899.50 – 929.49	A-
869.50 – 899.49	B+
829.50 – 869.49	B
799.50 – 829.49	B-
769.50 – 799.49	C+
729.50 – 769.49	C
699.50 – 729.49	C-
669.50 – 699.49	D+
629.50 – 669.49	D
599.50 – 629.49	D-
Less than 599.49	F

Attendance/Participation:

This course will be offered online, using an asynchronous format that consists of weekly modules. Each module includes learnings (readings, videos, podcasts), video lectures, video interviews, weekly peer-group discussions, and weekly reflection assignments. In addition, you are also expected to complete a midterm and final assignment. All assignments are done individually except for the peer group discussions. Participation will be graded through the weekly reflections and peer group discussions.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.