DATES: JUNE 13 – JULY 24, 2010
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
Emory sessions, spring 2010: Three pre-departure meetings will be held for Emory students on campus in the late spring.
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 components of health services in Britain. Daily seminars during the last week integrate previous lectures and the research project.
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. And, finally, during the last week of the program, student groups will make presentations integrating research results with other course material.
Internships: Students serve as observers in London health care settings such as emergency rooms, hospital specialty services, general medical practice offices, etc. several days a week during the second and third OR the fourth and fifth weeks of the program.
Field Trips: Visits to health-related sites occur during the middle four weeks of the program. Students will explore health-related cultural institutions and other relevant agencies.
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 2010
Academic Fee: $7500
Room, Breakfast and Insurance: $3000
TOTAL: $10,500
Room, Breakfast fee includes: Breakfast allowance; accommodation at John Dodgson House, (one of the dormitories associated with University College London). The dorm rooms are singles with their own small bathroom/shower.
Academic fee includes: Fees for eight semester hours; health and accident insurance (duration of program); London Transportation passes for one month (Tube passes); field trips to Oxford and Cambridge; some cultural events including music, museums, and other activities that explore British Society.
Program Faculty 2010
(For program questions, please contact Dr. Scott.)
Co-Director
Department of Sociology, Emory University
tscott@emory.edu, (404) 727-7515
SAM CHERRIBI, PhD
Co-Director
Department of Sociology, Emory University
GRAHAM SCAMBLER, PhD
University College London
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http://www.cipa.emory.edu/summer/start/index.cfm
FINANCIAL AID
Contact CIPA: http://www.cipa.emory.edu/summer/finance.cfmEmory College students who qualify are considered by the Office of Financial Aid for a summer aid award after registration in summer study abroad classes. The amount of the award depends on the number of credits and current financial aid package. Students currently receiving financial aid from Emory are typically eligible.
Brochures available in the Sociology department office.