Religion, Global and Public Health
Explores health issues and practices in religious communities and their interaction with public health concerns and programs in U.S. and international contexts.
Summary
Past student reviews · Corrie Norman
The workload was described as enormous due to the significant depth required for assignments, which made the work feel disproportionately heavy.
What you’ll be able to do
Articulate significances of religion/spirituality for public health and a variety of ways that religious communities, particularly marginalized communities, address health concerns and interact with community health in the U.S. and internationally.
Read, annotate, assess and employ substantial academic works in religious studies and related areas more productively.
Employ short writing assignments (preliminary reports, summaries) in reading comprehension and participation in complex group discussion more effectively.
Apply terminology and analysis in religious studies, public/global health and associated disciplines to health-related contexts and sources.
Research, produce and present an academic project contributing to the understanding of religion for public/global health.
Participate in creating informed, collegial, engaging and productive conversation about religion and health concerns.
Source: UW Guide
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing
- Sophomore standing
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- Sophomore standing
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
CORRIE NORMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Corrie Norman
One student enjoyed the class, noting it opened up their view on how religion and health interact.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2006: 3.50 GPA, 77.4% A/AB (n=31 letter grades); Spring 2023: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Corrie Norman
The workload was described as enormous due to the significant depth required for assignments, which made the work feel disproportionately heavy.
Past student reviews · Corrie Norman
The student found the feedback and questions on assignments to be vague and confusing, adding to the difficulty of meeting the instructor's depth expectations.
Topics
- Health issues and practices in religious communities.
- Interaction between religious communities and public health concerns and programs.
- U.S. and international contexts.
- Significances of religion and spirituality for public health.
Skills
- Reading, annotating, assessing, and employing substantial academic works in religious studies and related areas.
- Applying terminology and analysis from religious studies, public/global health, and associated disciplines to health-related contexts.
- Researching, producing, and presenting an academic project on religion for public/global health.
- Creating informed, collegial, engaging, and productive conversations about religion and health concerns.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2024— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Through Spring 2024
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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Model & dataset provenance
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