Cultural Immersion and Global Health

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Overview

Subject area

NRS

Catalog Number

315

Course Title

Cultural Immersion and Global Health

Department(s)

Description

6 Credits: 45 Lecture Hours & 90 Clinical HoursProvides a cultural immersion experience with a focus on global health issues. Students will be introduced to Costa Rican culture and will practice Spanish language skills with particular attention to health care related content. Students will observe the delivery of health care in various Costa Rican clinical settings. As part of the cultural immersion, students will live with a Costa Rican host family. Students will have opportunities to apply transcultural nursing theories; psychosocial concepts; and nursing, biological, and public health knowledge as it relates to the Costa Rican health care environment.Pre/corequisites: NRS 303, NRS 310 and NYS RN License and permission.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

6

Maximum Units

6

Academic Progress Units

6

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

6

Requisites

028523

Course Schedule