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SS/R: Public Health Policy in the Misinformation Age
Location
Barcelona, Spain
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Start Date
Monday, November 18, 2024
End Date
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
M, Tu, 8:30am - 6:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
One Year Only
Resources
Prerequisite
Reviews basic skills of public health policy and politics, including key definitions and principles, assessing policymakers, formulating and analyzing policy questions, and advocating for change. Discusses challenges of policy discussion amid a sea of misinformation and disinformation and the decline in traditional news media, as well as new opportunities for working with nontraditional media to advance consideration of major public health policy issues.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify and compare public health policies, as distinguished from research and programs.
- Describe challenges to communicating and implementing public health policies
- Describe shifts in the media environment and their implications for public health
- Explain the rise of misinformation and its impact on public health during the pandemic
- Articulate lessons for public health in a misinformation age
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 30% Participation
- 70% Written Assignment(s)
Enrollment Restriction
Undergraduates and interdivisional students are not permitted in this section
This course will be offered for 2-days onsite in Barcelona Spain -there is no hybrid or virtual option. Students will be required to complete pre-course readings