Emory Sociology-Comparative Health Program

  England

• London: 
London

Term: Summer 

Description: Academic Focus: Comparative Health Care Systems

Program Information: The Department of Sociology and the School of Public Health jointly offer a six-week seminar and field study program focusing on issues and problems in health care delivery in Great Britain and the United States. Emphasis is on the comparative social organization of the two countries, contrasting the evolution and current status of the two health care systems.

Classroom work includes seminars at University College in London. Emory University sociologists, British professors, and London-area health care personnel conduct these sessions. Daily seminars during the first week concentrate on the origins and description of the British National Health Service and the U.S. health care system. Subsequent seminar meetings pertain to various components of health services in Britain. Daily seminars during the last week integrate previous lectures and culminate in a student debate.

Visits to health-related sites occur during the middle four weeks of the program. Students will explore health-related cultural institutions, visit hospitals and other relevant agencies.

Students serve as observers in London health care settings such as emergency rooms, medical social services, hospital specialty services, general medical practice offices, etc. several days a week during the second and third OR fourth and fifth weeks of the program. To the extent possible, the program places students in internships of their choice.

Special events include plays, dinners, and day excursions to Cambridge, Oxford, and other locales. Students have most weekends free for travel and sightseeing.

Eligibility Requirements: Minimum 2.0 GPA; good academic standing; at least 18 years of age; completion of a full year of college; and currently enrolled in a college/university.

Selection of participants depends on background in social sciences, demonstrated interest in health care, year in school, and GPA.

Summer: Applications will be accepted starting January 2. The deadline for receipt of applications is March 2. Please note that some programs close before the end of January.

Highlights: Courses: Undergraduate program participants take one Sociology course for a total of 8 Emory credit hours; graduate participants take one graduate-level course for a total of 4 Emory credit hours.

SOC 390 Health Care and Society Seminar Abroad
Description: 8 credit hours; undergraduate students only

BSHE 513 Health Care and Society Abroad
Description: 4 credit hours; graduate students only

Living Arrangements: Accommodations at John Dodgson House (one of the dormitories associated with University College London).

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: USD 10,300

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to England Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Transcript
• Written Application

Emory University: Center for International Programs Abroad's Mission Statement: The Center for International Programs Abroad is dedicated to fulfilling Emory College's commitment to internationalization through study abroad. In collaboration with Emory faculty, CIPA develops, promotes, and administers programming for undergraduate students that encourages both intellectual and personal growth through challenging scholarship and cultural immersion. Its services support students and faculty before, during, and after the study abroad experience in order to ensure that study abroad is an essential part of an Emory College education.