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Human Biology majors must obtain a sponsor from the Human Biology associated faculty or the Academic Council. Non-majors and students who have not declared must obtain a sponsor only from the Human Biology associated faculty. Students must complete application in student services office.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-4
| Repeatable
4 times
(up to 16 units total)
Instructors:
Abrams, W. (PI)
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Adam, M. (PI)
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Alles, W. (PI)
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Barr, D. (PI)
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Carlson, J. (PI)
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Chu, J. (PI)
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Corso, I. (PI)
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Durham, W. (PI)
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Feldman, M. (PI)
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Fernald, A. (PI)
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Fernald, R. (PI)
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Fisher, P. (PI)
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Friedlander, A. (PI)
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Fuller, M. (PI)
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Gardner, C. (PI)
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Gold, G. (PI)
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Gross, J. (PI)
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Heaney, C. (PI)
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Heller, H. (PI)
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Katzenstein, D. (PI)
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Klein, R. (PI)
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Koopman, C. (PI)
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Lyons, D. (PI)
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Magnus, D. (PI)
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Matheson, G. (PI)
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Medoff, L. (PI)
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Murray, A. (PI)
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O'hara, R. (PI)
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Porzig, E. (PI)
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Preston, K. (PI)
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Robinson, T. (PI)
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Sapolsky, R. (PI)
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Siegel, R. (PI)
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Smith, D. (PI)
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Stafford, R. (PI)
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Stefanick, M. (PI)
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Weissman, I. (PI)
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Wine, J. (PI)
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Wise, P. (PI)
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Wolf, J. (PI)
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Zaroff, L. (PI)
HUMBIO 200: Teaching of Human Biology
For upper division undergraduates and graduate students. Practical experience in teaching Human Biology or serving as an assistant in a lecture course. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1-5
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 10 units total)
Instructors:
Friedlander, A. (PI)
HUMBIO 21: Introduction to Brain and Behavior (BIO 20)
Evolutionary principles to understand how the brain regulates behavior physiologically, and is also influenced by behavioral interactions. Topics include neuron structure and function, transmission of neural information, anatomy and physiology of sensory and motor systems, regulation of body states, the biological basis of learning and memory, and behavioral abnormalities.
| UG Reqs: GER: DB-NatSci
HUMBIO 81Q: Introduction to Child Nutrition
This course examines contemporary child nutrition in America, from the level of the intestinal villus to the food marketing directed at children, as well as the diseases associated with inappropriate nutrition. Students will obtain an understanding of what constitutes a healthy diet for growth and how dietary needs change throughout childhood and adolescence. We will review existing community and school-based nutrition interventions as well as pertinent literature on child nutrition. Students will also gain practical experience in healthy food preparation, emphasizing a seed-to-table approach.
HUMBIO 84: Practical Analysis of Epidemiologic and Biological Data
This course will teach students how to think about and analyze quantitative data. Students will learn to apply univariate and multivariable methods (using Stata software) to either their own data or data from publicly available sources. A central part of the course will consist of the joint planning and execution of an epidemiologic analysis of real-world data and the production of a manuscript for submission to a scientific journal. This course focuses on health-related data, although these methods can be applied much more broadly.
HUMBIO 96Q: Injustice, Advocacy and Courage: The Path of Everyday Heroes
This course will study the paradigms of people of courage, action and energy who have fought against injustice by advocating for causes against great odds and at personal risk. The focus will be on everyday people who have taken action, often at great personal risk, not for ambition, but because of their convictions and steadfast commitment to their beliefs.
HUMBIO 99Q: Becoming a Doctor: Readings from Medical School, Medical Training, Medical Practice
Preference to sophomores. For students considering medicine as a career. Goal is to acquaint students with medical school, training in medicine and surgery, and the practice of medicine and surgery using stories to illustrate the topics: how to pick a medical school and a residency; how medicine affects family life, especially children; the differences between surgical and medical specialties; the advantages and disadvantages among academic/teaching, pure research, group practice, HMO, hospital staff, or private practice; malpractice concerns; financial considerations; and the importance of empathy.
Instructors:
Zaroff, L. (PI)
HUMBIO 111: Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Resilence, Vulnerability, and Environmental Justice (ANTHRO 173)
The complexity of social and political issues surrounding global environmental change. Emphasis is on synergies precipitated by human-induced climatic change. Case studies and scenarios to explore the vulnerability and resilience in households, communities, regions, and nationmstates most affected by extreme weather conditions. Their concerns, livelihood changes, and diverse responses of rural smallholders, indigenous communities, the state, and local and regional migrants. Central theme is environmental justice.
HUMBIO 113S: Healthy/Sustainable Food Systems: Maximum Sustainability across Health, Economics, and Environment
Discussion-based seminar. Focus on problems with and systems-based solutions to food system issues. Four particular settings are addressed: University, worksite, hospital, and school food. Traditional vs. disruptive food system models compared and contrasted. The goal is to determine how best to maximize sustainability across several dimensions, including health, economics, and the environment. Underlying class themes include social justice and the potential for changing social norms around food production and consumption.
HUMBIO 119: Demography: Health, Development, Environment (BIO 102)
Demographic methods and their application to understanding and projecting changes in human infant, child, and adult mortality and health, fertility, population, sex ratios, and demographic transitions. Progress in human development, capabilities, and freedoms. Relationships between population and environment. Prerequisites: numeracy and basic statistics; Biology or Human Biology core; or consent of instructor.
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
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