GISD 616 Population Needs and Global Practice

Changing global trends, practices and procedures have created new global concerns. This course introduces students to the concept of population and related theories; and reviews the interrelationship of global population policies with medicine, science, technology, development, gender, race, immigration and the environment. The course reviews population needs and how these can be addressed through policy, strategy and practice; including issues and challenges to implementation, effectiveness, and impact.