San Jose Program Info
Courses - January Term 2019
Classes are taught Monday through Friday for a total of 45 hours.
History 323/HIS 3293 (3 credits) | Costa Rican Health Care System and Tropical Medicine
Costa Rica’s health care system is socialized and ranks excellent in health indicators. The course focuses on the history and development of the public health care system within the context of the Costa Rican sociopolitical and economic situation. A strong emphasis is placed on how the system works, pointing out both its strong and weak points. An additional objective, of fundamental importance in understanding this system, is the study of Costa Rica as a tropical country, specifically the prevention and transmission of relevant tropical diseases.
