Health: Key Issues

This is a general education course that will cover a wide range of current topics related to human health. The course will address a diverse array of themes through 1.5-hour mini-seminars, taking both a pragmatic and critical approach. The course’s many guest speakers will share their expertise on topics such as immunity, molecular biology, cancer, nutrition, diagnosis, vaccination, bioethics, ecology, neuroscience, emerging diseases, and current and future therapeutic treatments. Each presentation will aim not only to provide cutting-edge knowledge and engage in a critical analysis of its subject matter, but also to guide students in researching and filtering scientific information to combat misinformation. Regarding the major challenges facing human health in the 21st century, we will address the real issues, the false controversies, and the solutions we can offer. 

Students should be able to:

 -To be able to conduct effective literature reviews on current and sometimes controversial topics in human health.

- Broaden one's general knowledge related to the field of human health.

- Develop and justify a critical analysis of the basic concepts of doubt, evidence, and scientific debate.

- The ability to write a simple scientific analysis independently and objectively.