hey...i was wondering if anyone knew anything about this class..like it is hard...or is it a heavy class?....and i was wondering if someone can give me like a summary of what you have to do in this class....i ended up having to take it due to conflicts so i want to make sure its not toooo difficult

http://www.socsci.mcmaster.c a/heal...ild inera.pdf

heres the summary..
i was wondering how it is as well/.
i hope anyone who has taken it can answer it here..

ya, i wanted to take this class too! But it was full already. What are the chances I can get into the 2nd semester class of it? Will ppl have dropped it by then?

umm...im not sure if you can get into the 2nd semester one...but i noe that right now...the 1st semester one is avialable...so if you want...u can still switch

but have you heard anything about the course itself....like from anyone that has already taken it ...is it an easy course ?...or is it hard ?

hey where did u find that link? do they hav this for every course? Do all those readings come from one text book?

you may be able to switch in term 2; it depends on what happens between now and the term 2 drop and add, which is in january.

and it looks like no one has taken the course on this board.

Hi People,

I took Health Studies 1A03. So, here is my long winded and probably useless review of that class. I thought the class was very interesting, and actually really liked it. Yet, there were many many people in the class who did not like it and complained quite a lot on web ct... I had not seen that happen in any other class.

Anyways, if you are interested in how health care systems work and looking at different ones around the world, you may like this class. I think it is pretty important particularly in Canada, where our universal health care is threatened by more privatization to know how health care systems function. You might agree that privatization is threat after taking this class. You learn a lot about the history of health care in Canada and how it all works.

Health Studies 1A03 very social sciences, in that, most of the course focuses on different research techniques particularly critical analysis and other whatsits.
When I took it, the course was mostly about it social and cultural norms, how societies work in general, and specifically how they take care of their sick throughout history and currently. As well, it dealt heavily with the economics and politics of health.

If you thought SICKO by that Moore guy was really interesting you might find the course interesting.

The Downside: Multiple choice exams are tricky and you may find some of the material rather redundant.

thnks sarah

i'm really interested in taking this course now! i loved michael moore's sicko, and i think i would enjoy myself if i were to learn more about other health care systems. were there a lot of essays/reports assigned in this course?

I loved this course because it had no exams. yipeeeee
YOU HAVE TO ATTEND ALL LECTURES AND MAKE NOTES!!!! IT MIGHT GTE BORING .....BUT TURST ME...THS ALL U NEED TO GET A 12.

THE 2 ESSAYS DEPENDS ON HOW NICE YOUR TA IS. BUT OVERALL THIS IS A REALLY GOOD COURSE AND YOU LEARN SO MUCH ABOUT THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN HEALTH CARE!!!!

I SAY GO FOR IT....BT......GO TO ALL LECTURES AND MAKE NOTES!!!!

I was one of the people who HATED this course. My professor was extremely boring. AND at the time I had no idea that it was about politics (I should have read the course description more carefully). The information was dry. I didn't want to learn this information even though I studied I didn't do well because it couldn't sink in. If you're passionate about these things it'll be fine but if you're not take another course.

I hated this class as well.. I dont even want to go into detail. I did crap on the tests mostly because the info was terribly boring and dry.

i took this class, and then realised i didnt' like it and i dropped it. if you're in science, this class might not be what it seems like from the course description...i thought it was an intersting course based on the description, but the material is really boring.. think harder before deciding to take it.

Is this course easier or harder than Envir Sc 1A03? And how is the workload of Healthst 1A03 in comparison to Envir Sc 1A03?

They're two totally different courses, in terms of the workload and such. But Health Studies has... 4 or 5 tests, your tutorial mark and 2 essays. So compare that to the break down of Envir Sci 1A03. If you dont think you could handle having tests constantly, then dont take it.