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21A.329[J] Research Methods in Global Health and Development
(New number 11.243)

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(Same subject as 11.243[J])
(Subject meets with 11.143[J], 21A.300[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-3-6
Lecture: T2-5 (9-450A)

Provides training for students to critically analyze the relationship between "health" and "development." Draws upon the theory and methods of medical anthropology, social medicine, public health, and development to track how culture, history, and political economy influence health and disease in global communities. Students work in teams to formulate research questions, and collect and analyze qualitative data in clinical and community settings in the greater Boston area, in order to design effective development interventions aimed at reducing health disparities in the US and abroad. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
E. James
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