PUBH 5005
Advanced Public Health Policy and Ethics
Building on Public Health 2100 which introduces students to fundamental concepts in policy, politics, and health; in this advanced course students will learn key ethical concepts and principles related to public health such as paternalism and autonomy, liberty and the state, the harm principle, individual consent, health equity, value pluralism, and more. They will develop a richer understanding of the policy systems and subsystems that govern, regulate, finance, and deliver public services and have the opportunity to apply ethical principles to discussions of public policy and governance. Students will develop: a sophisticated understanding of the intersections of policy and ethics in public health; the skills to critically analyze policy; and the ability to apply learnings to contemporary ethical and political policy issues. Prerequisite(s): Admission to a graduate program