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  • ANTH 125 / Medical Anthropology (4) - view
    The cross-cultural study of health and healing in ecological, evolutionary, and political-economic perspectives. Surveys cultural differences in health, reproduction, nutrition, disease ecology, medical systems, and mortality. Also considers the evolution of human disease and the efficacy of different medical systems. Prerequisite: ANTH 4 or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester.
  • ANTH 137 / Selected Topics in Biological Anthropology (4) - view
    An investigation of one or more major subject areas in biological anthropology. Topics vary in accordance with student interest and faculty expertise and may include intensive courses in primatology, human adaptability, osteology, anthropological genetics or other aspects of human biology. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: ANTH 3. Offering to be determined.
  • BIOL 3 / Environmental Biology (4) - view
    An introductory study of ecology and environmental quality. Includes a survey of the impact of people on the environment and suggestions for meeting our future biological and technological needs in environmentally compatible ways. Does not meet requirements for major or minor in biology. Meets: Three hours class. Offered annually. Fulfills: BNS
  • BIOL 26 / Microbiology (4) - view
    A comprehensive introduction to the nature and diversity of microorganisms and the roles they play in health, disease, and the ecosystem. Covers bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi. This course examines the ecological, structural, cellular, and molecular features of microbes and explores how some of these features affect host/microbe interactions. Laboratory work incorporates methods of bacterial isolation and identification, including microscopy, use of selective and differential media, biochemical and serological tests, and rapid ID methods. Meets: Three hours class, three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 9, BIOL 22, CHEM 25. Offered spring semester.
  • BIOL 160 / Emerging Infectious Disease (4) - view
    Scientific advances in the late 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in the prevention and control of many infectious diseases, particularly in industrialized nations. Despite these improvements in health, outbreaks of infectious diseases continue to occur and new infections continue to emerge, some with devastating effects. This course will address trends in infectious diseases, analyze factors contributing to disease emergence, and discuss the development and implementation of prevention and control measures. Relevant topics in microbial pathogenesis and transmission, as well as important aspects of international health will also be addressed. Prerequisite: BIOL 4 and BIOL 26.
  • BIOL 190 / Seminar in Biology (2) - view
    In-depth investigation of selected topics in biology. Topics vary; see course listings for each semester. Discussions, analysis of primary scientific literature, student presentations, and written research papers. Course may be repeated for credit as topics change. Meets: Two hours class. Prerequisite: Varies with topic of seminar. Offering to be determined.
  • ECON 40 / Economics of the Third World (4) - view
    Seeks to examine the different approaches to economic development (both theoretical and policy); particular development issues (e.g., population, food, industrialization, foreign investment, debt and environmental damage); and actual development experiences in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Latin America to show the interconnections of the Third World to the developed industrial world. Prerequisite: ECON 5 or permission of instructor. Offered fall semester.
  • HIST 172 / Disease in History (4) - view
    Examines medicine and disease in western history, with an emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. It seeks to provide students with the historical knowledge necessary for understanding contemporary responses to disease. In addition to studying the development of specific medical ideas and techniques, a primary focus will be on investigating medicine as a complex social and cultural phenomenon. Offered spring semester in odd-numbered years.
  • MATH 3 / Introductory Statistics (4) - view
    Presentation and interpretation of data, frequency distributions, measures of center and dispersion, elementary probability, inference and sampling, regression and correlation; use of a standard statistics software product. Designed for students in the social and biological sciences. Meets: 150 minutes weekly, with an additional weekly 50-minute recitation. Offered every semester. Same as: MAT 861. Fulfills: Q
  • MATH 27 / Intermediate Statistics (4) - view
    Methods of statistical inference including multiway analysis of variance, simple and multiple linear regressions, and time series analysis. Meets: weekly for 165 minutes. Prerequisite: MATH 3 or permission of instructor. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
  • MEDHM 813 / Disease and Society: Past and Future Pandemics (3) - view
    No description is available for this course.
  • PH 10 / Public Health (gateway course) (4) - view
    A survey of public health principles including epidemiological, environmental, cultural, behavioral, and policy issues that are relevant to the provision of health care. Selected topics on emerging diseases, intervention strategies, as well as the structure and functions of public health institutions will be covered. Topics are covered through readings, films, guest speakers, literature research and site visits. Meets: Meets: three hours class. Offered fall Semester. Fulfills: BNS BSS BI
  • PH 102 / Environmental Health (4) - view
    A comprehensive study of the environmental and occupational factors that contribute to the development of health problems. Topics dealing with disease prevention and control, health education and promotion, safety rules and regulations at all levels, and policy issues will be examined. This course will include field trips to local and state institutions. Meets: Meets: three hours class. Prerequisite: PH 10 or permission of instructor. Offered fall Semester.
  • PH 120 / Epidemiology (4) - view
    An in-depth study of disease profiles, patterns and frequencies. Concepts of cause and effect; disease transmission, prevention and control; efficacy and effectiveness of intervention strategies; frameworks for development of evidence-based recommendations; as well as applications of epidemiological methods to screening, outbreak investigations, and policy will be examined. Meets: Meets: three hours class. Prerequisite: PH 10 and MATH 3, or permission of Instructor. Offered fall Semester.
  • PH 190 / Health Seminar (capstone) (2) - view
    In-depth investigation of selected topics in public health. This course will include discussion and analysis of scientific literature, student presentations, and independent research projects, Enrollment priority: Open only to public health minors with senior standing. Meets: Meets: two hours of class. Signature of instructor required. Offered spring Semester.
  • PSCI 12 / Public Policy and Administration (4) - view
    An examination of the public policy process in the United States, including agenda setting, program adoption, and program implementation. Emphasizes how national political institutions-Congress, the presidency, the federal judiciary, and the bureaucracy-shape policy outcomes. Annually.
  • PSCI 141 / Seminar on Public Policy (4) - view
    An examination of public policy issues in terms of the criteria typically used in policy analysis, e.g., political dynamics, costs and benefits, decision making, administration, and budget implications. The specific issues vary according to the material available on them and their timeliness. Thus, in some years, the focus might be trade policy or economic policy more generally, while in other years, domestic social policy could be the focus. The central goal of exploring the issue using policy analysis criteria remains constant. The course is intended to be a research seminar with students producing and presenting a major project at the end of the term. Course may be repeated. Offered in alternate years.
  • PSYC 108 / Abnormal Psychology (4) - view
    An examination of the theories of psychopathology with emphasis on current theoretical models and the relationships of the study of psychopathology to social issues. Discussion of the nature, classification, causes, and treatment of major forms of psychopathology. Prerequisite: PSYC 3, second year or higher standing required. Offered spring semester.
  • REL 130 / Bio-Medical Ethics (4) - view
    An examination of the issues from religious and ethical perspectives. Topics include physician-patient relationships, death and dying, obtaining organs and tissues for transplantation, patient competence, assisted suicide and euthanasia, abortion, reproductive technologies, genetic testing and engineering, stem cell research and cloning, experiments on humans, rationing health care, and justice and public health. Offered fall semester. Same as: RLSOC 131.
  • SOC 111 / Sociology of Health and Illness (4) - view
    A survey of the important themes involved in the sociological analysis of health problems and their treatment. Topics include different health care systems, doctor-patient relationships, professional socialization, other health care providers, epidemiology, and the social-psychological aspects of medical technology. Prerequisite: SOC 1 or permissions of the instructor. Offered spring semester.
  • SOC 131 / Contemporary Issues in Sociology (4) - view
    An examination of contemporary issues and topics in sociology. The particular issue or topic changes from time to time. May be repeated for credit as topic changes. Prerequisite: SOC 1 or permission of instructor. Offering to be determined.