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PSY 124: Health Disparities

Units: 4

Focuses on the differential effects of environmental factors and behavior on human health. In examining the determinants of health, discusses issues related to ethnic, cultural, and gender psychology, risk behavior, behavioral medicine, psychosocial epidemiology, and policy.

Course Details
Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Crosslisted with: PH 124
Normal Letter Grade only

GE Requirements
  • Upper Division: Writing in the Discipline
  • Approaches to Knowledge: Social Science
  • Intellectual Experience: Scientific Method
  • Intellectual Experience: Diversity and Identity
  • Intellectual Experience: Global Awareness

Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite Courses: PSY 015 or COGS 105 or PH 100


Instructor Permission Required: No


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