GLBS

2026-27 Catalog | Generated 08/03/26

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GLBS

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2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

This course offers an analysis of globalizing and anti-globalizing tendencies in the world. It combines the insights of sociology, economics, and political science to provide an understanding of topics such as population and migration trends, the evolution of global consumer and financial markets, the spread of digital technologies, inequality, populism, climate change and food security, and the shifting geopolitical balance of power. Students will learn how different theories explain the current interplay among social, economic, and political forces. 1 Course Unit

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GLBS

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course

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2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

This course will introduce you to key themes and debates in the field of international human rights. Starting with a discussion of the political and economic devastation in post-World War 2 Europe, students will examine the theoretical and historical foundations of international human rights law. The course will examine the way that the idea of “human rights” has expanded since the 1948 adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It will also focus on key human rights challenges in today’s world (e.g., digital rights, forced migration, business and human rights, women’s rights, sexual orientation, and gender identity). Using examples from around the world, we will pay particular attention to the complexity of advancing a human rights agenda in a world of power politics and will also look carefully at the interaction of international human rights law with other issues, including international security, development, environmental sustainability, and international humanitarian law. 1 Course Unit

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GLBS

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course

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2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

Subject

GLBS

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course

Edition

2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

This course focuses on how social, political, and economic forces-- increasingly global in nature-- influence how biomedical diseases are experienced, understood, and treated. The course covers topics such as structural violence, narratives of illness, and global pharmaceuticals. The larger approach in the course is that of medical anthropology, where disease, health, and treatment are understood in their social contexts. As we explore how people in different global contexts confront and are affected by disease, poverty, and unequal access to treatment and information, students will gain an understanding of the interconnectedness of the issues that the larger "global health project" seeks to uncover and address. Specifically, students will: 1.) learn some of today's most pressing global health issues; 2.) learn how to explain the connections between social, economic, and political systems and health outcomes for individuals and groups; and 3.) develop their own toolkit for engaging with global health issues. All readings will be available in the course site. 1 Course Unit

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GLBS

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course

Edition

2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

This interdisciplinary course explores the global intersection of climate change, environmental degradation, and public health. Using case studies from countries and regions with contrasting climates, wealth, politics, and health systems—including India, Bangladesh, Peru, Nigeria, the United States, and island nations—students will examine how environmental stressors differentially impact health and what policy and health system responses look like in diverse settings. Quantitative skills are developed through low-level data analysis and statistics: students practice interpreting global datasets, calculating health and climate indicators, and critiquing data-driven arguments in climate-health policy debates. Through theory, case comparison, and practical analysis, the course advances students’ quantitative and global public health literacy. 1 Course Unit University of Pennsylvania Catalog 1977

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GLBS

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course

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2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

Subject

GLBS

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course

Edition

2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

Subject

GLBS

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course

Edition

2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu

CLCH 3100 ICOM 1000

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GLBS

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course

Edition

2026-2027

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catalog.upenn.edu