EHS220

042661

Students will be equipped with critical thinking skills to evaluate media messaging around health-related topics. They will be trained to spot keywords, formats, authors, and references that indicate trustworthiness of information. They will also learn why the human brain is susceptible to different types of messages, and will engage in perspective-switching of different stakeholders throughout the semester. We will build connections across the perspectives of health scientists, content creators and the media, and health consumers. They will actively perform critical analyses and close readings of different messages around alcohol, pesticide use, marijuana & psychoactive drugs, exercise, dieting, and a student choice topic, using tools from the semester. Students will produce a social media product or participate in a debate on a health claim of their choice by the end of the semester.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Undergraduate

CE - CL (Cross Listed), GEED - BC (Gen Ed: Building Connections)