POSC 180S: The Politics of Public Health

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Units: 5

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 485

Prerequisites: upper- division standing or consent of instructor

Description: Focuses on the social, environmental, and political factors that shape population health. Utilizes public health topics to illustrate the fundamental problems of the politics of regulation and social policy.

Credit: Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 180 or POSC 180S.

Derived Information — The following is not part of the official catalog but is computed from catalog data.
Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 19/30 19/ 30
2024-25 47/75 29/30 76/105
2023-24 73/75 73/ 75
2016-17 82/81 82/ 81