Carleton University · HLTH 5303

Gender and Health

Credits : 0.5 creditReference year : 2026-27

Description

This course will provide an overview of the roles of sex and gender on psychosocial and biological mechanisms that alter the course of disease and treatment. Students will examine the role of gender across cultures and explore the social processes that impact health outcomes.

Prerequisites

  • Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.

Conditions and arrangements

  • Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
  • Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as HLTH 4403 , for which additional credit is precluded.
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This course will provide an overview of the roles of sex and gender on psychosocial and biological mechanisms that alter the course of disease and treatment. Students will examine the role of gender across cultures and explore the social processes that impact health outcomes.

  • Prerequisite(s): permission of the department.
  • Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements, as HLTH 4403 , for which additional credit is precluded.

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