DATES:  JUNE 25 – AUGUST 4, 2012

PREREQUISITES: NONE

CREDIT: SOC 390 for 8 credit hours (equivalent of 2 courses). Fulfills 2 electives for the Sociology major or minor.  Fulfills 1 elective for the Global Health, Culture, & Society minor.

Characterizing the Course

The Department of Sociology and the School of Public Health at Emory University jointly offer a six-week program focusing on issues and problems in health care delivery in Great Britain and the United States.  Emphasis is on the comparative social organization of the two systems, contrasting the evolution and current state of the two health care systems.

Course Features

London Sessions:
Classroom lectures and discussion: Classroom work includes seminars at University College in London.  Emory University sociologists and British professors, conduct these sessions.  Daily seminars during the first week concentrate on the origins and description of the British National Health Service and the U.S. health care system.  Subsequent meetings pertain to various compo¬nents of health services in Britain.  Daily seminars during the last week integrate previous lectures and the research projects.

Survey Research Project: Throughout the course we will work on a survey research project exploring British citizens’ views of the National Health Service and the care they receive.  Students (in small groups) will conduct the survey at different locations in London. Then, working with faculty, students will analyze the results of the survey. During the last week of the program, student groups will make presentations integrating survey research results with their practical experience analysis and other course material.

Practical Experience & Analysis: Visits to health-related sites occur during the middle four weeks of the program.  News media coverage of current healthcare issues will also be explored. Students will reflect on and analyze the site visits and media representations in light of the socio-historical and cultural context of healthcare in the U.K.

Social and Cultural Activities: Special events include some cultural events (music, museums), walking tours, and day excursions to Cambridge and Oxford.  Students have most weekends free for travel and sightseeing.

COST 2012

Will be provided by CIPA in November 2011.

Emory Tuition: TBD
Program Fee: TBD
TOTAL: TBD

Program Fee includes:  room (single dorm room), meal stipend (breakfast allowance), insurance, cultural activities and excursions. 

Emory Tuition includes: tuition for 8 credit hours.

Program Faculty 2012

TRACY SCOTT, PhD
Co-Director
Department of Sociology, Emory University
(404) 727-7515

MICHAEL MCQUAIDE, PhD
Co-Director
Department of Sociology, Emory University
(770) 784-8321

APPLICATIONS

The application will be available online at www.cipa.emory.edu, beginning December 15.

Acceptance Process: This program will review applications during the first and the last week of January. After these initial reviews, the applications will be reviewed during the third week of February and after March 1 deadline.

 

FINANCIAL AID

Students currently receiving financial aid from Emory are typically eligible. Contact the Office of Financial Aid for information about specific awards. The amount of the award depends on the number of credits and current financial aid package.

Brochures available in the Sociology department office for Summer 2012 starting in January 2012.