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SOSC 100 - AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY Credits: 3 AP Credit. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 102 - INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Credits: 3 A survey of fundamental ideas, theories and approaches that have shaped the intellectual heritage of the social sciences. A foundation course. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 300 - SOCIAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY Credits: 3 Survey of how different disciplines in the social sciences treat public policy. Includes specific policy questions as a means of highlighting each discipline's approach to the study of public policy. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 301 - POLICY ANALYSIS Credits: 3 Familiarizes students with the analytical tools necessary for evaluating and analyzing public policies. Cross-list: POLI 338. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 305 - CONTEMPORARY PALESTIAN ISSUES: TRANS TOWARDS NATION BUILDING Credits: 3 College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 314 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Credits: 3 An overview of environmental health issues including discussion of basic research methods; illnesses caused or exacerbated by environmental exposures; environmental justice; and the role of research in driving effective policies to protect public health. The course includes numerous guest lectures by area researchers, clinicians, and policy makers; a bus tour featuring disproportionately affected neighborhoods, air pollution monitoring stations and "green" initiatives; student presentations on issues of special interest; and critical reading of seminal environmental health studies. Cross-list: ENST 314. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 321 - SOCIAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE (SSURE) Credits: 3 Course URL: http://http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~dssc/SSURE.htm SSURE fosters research partnerships between Rice social sciences majors and faculty, to enhance future employment and educational opportunities for students. The program offers research budget to conduct independent scholarly projects on topics of their choosing with the advice and mentoring of a faculty. Only students with selected research proposals qualify for enrollment. Student presents paper on campus, and possibly nationally. Department permission required College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 330 - HEALTH CARE REFORM IN THE 50 STATES Credits: 3 Examination of those states that have undertaken comprehensive health system reform, have carried out more limited revisions, or have failed to even begin the process, assessing successes and failures. Includes general theories of state-federal relationships and the role of the federal government in state health reform. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 398 - PHARMACEUTICAL POLITICS AND POLICY Credits: 3 This course will introduce students to pharmacy policy, as essential aspect of public health. The approval of new medications, the differences between brand name drugs, generic, and over-the-counter drugs is considered along with the "shift movement," (prescription to OTC status). The development, distribution, marketing and consumption of pharmaceuticals are influenced by policy. All aspects of these processes are affected by the pharmaceutical industry, government (the FDA), Congress, insurance companies, pharmacists, hospitals, physicians, consumer representatives and patients. Regulatory issues, controlling the costs, state - federal relationships, cross-border purchases, and the global market for medication are discussed. Normative issues and ethical dilemmas will be discussed. Course taught at the School of Public Health medical Center one mile from Rice University campus; attendance required. College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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SOSC 421 - INTERNSHIP Credits: 3 Internship experience for upper-level social sciences majors only. The program allows students to work with companies, organizations, government agencies to apply the knowledge they gain in the classroom to real world problems. Dean's Office permission required. Department permission required College: School of Social Sciences Department: Social Sciences
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