Students who are interested in health will find a wide range of relevant offerings in Yale College and the professional schools. Following is a list of courses of direct relevance to the study of health. In addition, there is a wide range of other offerings in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences that provide a valuable foundation for understanding various aspects of health.
Anthropology 011a, Reproductive Technologies
Anthropology 114a, Introduction to Medical Anthropology
Anthropology 234b, Disability and Culture
Anthropology 357a, Anthropology of the Body
Anthropology 427b, Topics in Medical Anthropology
Anthropology 451a, Intersectionality and Women’s Health
Biomedical Engineering 100b, Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering 405b, Biotechnology and the Developing World
Child Study Center 350a, Autism and Related Disorders
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 460b, Studies in Evolutionary Medicine I
Economics 170a, Health Economics and Public Policy
Economics 461b, Economics, Addiction, and Public Policy
Environmental Studies 255b, Environmental Politics and Law
Ethics, Politics and Economics 365a, The Political Economy of AIDS in Africa
Health Studies 170b, Media and Medicine in Modern America
Health Studies 215b, Health Psychology
Health Studies 230b, Global Health: Challenges and Promises
Health Studies 325a, Methods and Ethics in Global Health Research
Health Studies 450b, Strategic Thinking in Global Health
History 006a, Medicine and Society in American History
History 208b, Food and Diet in Greco-Roman Antiquity
History 234b, Epidemics and Society in the West since 1600
History of Science, History of Medicine 005a, Medicine and Society in American History
History of Science, History of Medicine 235b, Epidemics and Society in the West since 1600
History of Science, History of Medicine 437a, The Global Crisis of Malaria
Humanities 076a, Epidemics in Global Perspective
International Studies 201a, Applied Quantitative Analysis
Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry 449a, Medical Impact of Basic Science
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology 106b, Malaria, Lyme and other Vector-borne Diseases
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 107a, Human Biology
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 109b, Immunology and Microorganisms
Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology 135b, How the Brain Works
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 150b, Global Problems of Population Growth
Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology 240b, Biology of Reproduction
Political Science 257b, Bioethics and Law
Political Science 281a, Moral, Religious and Social Issues in Bioethics
Political Science 319b, Theory and Practice in Recent Bioethics
Political Science 446b, Welfare States across Nations
Psychology 147b, Animal Models of Clinical Disorders
Psychology 355a/356b, Clinical Psychology in the Community
Sociology 369b, Welfare States across Nations
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 120a, Women, Food and Culture
Subject to the regulations in Chapter III, Section K of the Yale College Programs of Study, Yale College students may enroll in courses in the graduate and professional schools. Health-related offerings of potential interest to Yale College students include the following.
Chronic Disease Epidemiology 543a, Global Aspects of Food and Nutrition
Chronic Disease Epidemiology 505a, Social and Behavioral Influences on Health
Chronic Disease Epidemiology 508a, Principles of Epidemiology
Chronic Disease Epidemiology 562a, Nutrition and Chronic Disease
Chronic Disease Epidemiology 571b, Psychosocial and Behavioral Epidemiology
Environmental Health Sciences 502a, Physiology for Public Health
Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases 557b, Public Health Issues in HIV/AIDS
Health Policy and Administration 510a, Health Policy and Health Systems
Health Policy and Administration 546a, Ethical Issues in Public Health
Health Policy and Administration 547a, Law and Ethics of Health Care Organizations
Health Policy and Administration 514b, Health Politics and Policy
Health Policy and Administration 542b, Health of Women and Children
Health Policy and Administration 560b, Health Care Finance and Delivery
Health Policy and Administration 591b Global Health Systems
Health Policy and Administration 595b, Economic, Social, and Political Dimensions of Development
International Relations 771a, Applied Methods of Analysis
