First Year Seminar 191PHHS14 - FYS-U-Thrive: SPHHS

This seminar will support your transition to college and introduce you to a topic in public health and health sciences. The first six weeks will provide foundational skills for students to thrive at UMass. The last seven weeks will focus on exploring a public health and health sciences topic.

First-year (R1ST) Course subtitle: An Introduction to Birth Justice and Equity

Students will explore what birth looks like in the United States and will examine some of the reasons why not all people are guaranteed the same quality birth experience or the same chances of survival. Birth will be examined through several lenses- obstetric, midwifery, public health, and birth justice.

See the SPHHS FYS Course Guide for a complete list of section subtitles and descriptions:

https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/academics/first-year-semin…