Fall Semester 2007 Courses

Note: Course offerings are determined by individual departments, not the Population Studies program. Check with individual departments for information about cancellations or other changes.

PA 5451/PubH 6281

Immigrant Health Issues

Instructor: Katherine Fennelly
Web-based course; see http://www.tc.umn.edu/~fenne007/
3–4 cr.
Research skills to access demographic, health, and background information on immigrants in the United States; determine major character/health needs of immigrants; design "culturally competent" health programs; and advocate for changes to promote immigrant health.

Population Studies area: Public Health Population Studies

PA 5452

Immigration and Public Policy

Instructor: Katherine Fennelly
3 cr.
Issues of international migration and the integration of immigrants and refugees are among the most important public policy questions of our age. The purpose of this course is to teach students to employ an analytical framework to the analysis of a current immigration policy proposal. For Fall 2005 the topic will be an analysis of the President’s Guest Worker proposal and Democratic alternative proposals.

Population Studies area: Economic Demography

DHA 8463

Housing and Community Dynamics: Residential Structure, Social Class, and Race

Instructor: Jeffrey Crump
3 cr.

Roles of difference (race, gender, class) in shaping distribution of housing, particularly in cities. Role of housing in patterns of social differentiation

Population Studies area: Population Geography

Fall 2007 Courses by Population Studies minor program areas of specialization

Economic Demography
PA 5452 – Immigration and Public Policy

Public Health Population Studies
PA 5451/PubH 6281 – Immigrant Health Issues

Population Geography
DHA 8463 - Housing and Community Dynamics: Residential Structure, Social Class, and Race