printer friendly pageHUMBIO 2B: Culture, Evolution, and Society
Introduction to the evolutionary study of human diversity, the origins of social complexity, and the field of demography. Topics will include hominid evolution, population dynamics and the demographic transition, the impact of disease on societies, social theory, and patterns and consequences of inequality.
HUMBIO2B, with HUMBIO3B and
HUMBIO 4B, satisfies the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement for students in Human Biology.
HUMBIO 2A and
HUMBIO 2B are designed to be taken concurrently and exams or quizzes for both sides may include material from joint module lectures. Concurrent enrollment is strongly encouraged and is necessary for majors in order to meet declaration deadlines. Please note that Human Biology majors are typically required to take the Human Biology Core Courses for a letter grade; however in academic year 20-21 majors may count courses taken for a letter grade or for Credit (CR).
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI, WAY-SMA
Instructors:
Preston, K. (PI)
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Saperstein, A. (PI)
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Scheidel, W. (PI)
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Instructors:
Preston, K. (PI)
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Saperstein, A. (PI)
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Scheidel, W. (PI)
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Maciorowski, S. (TA)
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Marcone, A. (TA)
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Phan, P. (TA)
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Zha, K. (TA)
HUMBIO 3B: Environmental and Health Policy Analysis
Connections among the life sciences, social sciences, public health, and public policy. The economic, social, and institutional factors that underlie environmental degradation, the incidence of disease, and challenges facing the health care system including high spending and inequalities in access to health care. Public policies to address these problems. Topics include pollution regulation, climate change policy, biodiversity protection, health insurance, health care regulation, health disparities, and health care reform.
HUMBIO 3B, with
HUMBIO 2B and
HUMBIO 4B, satisfies the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement for students in Human Biology.
HUMBIO 3A and
HUMBIO 3B are designed to be taken concurrently and exams or quizzes for both sides may include material from joint module lectures. Concurrent enrollment is strongly encouraged and is necessary for majors in order to meet declaration deadlines. Please note that Human Biology majors are typically required to take the Human Biology Core Courses for a letter grade; however in academic year 20-21 majors may count courses taken for a letter grade or for Credit (CR).
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci
Instructors:
Baker, L. (PI)
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Nation, J. (PI)
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Maciorowski, S. (TA)
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Instructors:
Baker, L. (PI)
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Nation, J. (PI)
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Maciorowski, S. (TA)
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Marcone, A. (TA)
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Phan, P. (TA)
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Zha, K. (TA)
HUMBIO 4B: Behavior, Health, and Development
Research and theory on human behavior, health, and life span development. How biological factors and cultural practices influence cognition, emotion, motivation, personality, and health in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
HUMBIO 4B, with HUMBIO2B and
HUMBIO 3B, satisfies the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement for students in Human Biology.
HUMBIO 4A and
HUMBIO 4B are designed to be taken concurrently and exams or quizzes for both sides may include material from joint module lectures. Concurrent enrollment is strongly encouraged and is necessary for majors in order to meet declaration deadlines. Please note that Human Biology majors are typically required to take the Human Biology Core Courses for a letter grade; however in academic year 20-21 majors may count courses taken for a letter grade or for Credit (CR).
Terms: Spr
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Frank, M. (PI)
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Lyons, D. (PI)
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Maciorowski, S. (TA)
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Instructors:
Frank, M. (PI)
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Lyons, D. (PI)
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Maciorowski, S. (TA)
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Marcone, A. (TA)
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Phan, P. (TA)
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Zha, K. (TA)
HUMBIO 114: Global Change and Emerging Infectious Disease (EARTHSYS 114, EARTHSYS 214, ESS 213)
The changing epidemiological environment. How human-induced environmental changes, such as global warming, deforestation and land-use conversion, urbanization, international commerce, and human migration, are altering the ecology of infectious disease transmission, and promoting their re-emergence as a global public health threat. Case studies of malaria, cholera, hantavirus, plague, and HIV.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SMA, WAY-AQR
Instructors:
Jones, J. (PI)
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Openshaw, J. (PI)
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Anderson, M. (TA)
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Instructors:
Jones, J. (PI)
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Openshaw, J. (PI)
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Anderson, M. (TA)
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Cassells, S. (TA)
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Harryman, I. (TA)
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Kuppermann, J. (TA)
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Petruska, L. (TA)
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Pullen, J. (TA)
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Zhou, B. (TA)
HUMBIO 122S: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health (AFRICAAM 132, CSRE 122S)
Examines health disparities in the U.S., looking at the patterns of those disparities and their root causes. Explores the intersection of lower social class and ethnic minority status in affecting health status and access to health care. Compares social and biological conceptualizations of race and ethnicity. Upper division course with preference given to upperclassmen. Prerequisite: Human Biology Core or Biology Foundations.
Terms: Win
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
Instructors:
Barr, D. (PI)
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Vo, V. (TA)
HUMBIO 149L: Longevity (NENS 202, PSYCH 102)
Interdisciplinary. Challenges to and solutions for the young from increased human life expectancy: health care, financial markets, families, work, and politics. Guest lectures from engineers, economists, geneticists, and physiologists.
Last offered: Winter 2020
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
HUMBIO 176A: Medical Anthropology (ANTHRO 82, ANTHRO 282)
Emphasis is on how health, illness, and healing are understood, experienced, and constructed in social, cultural, and historical contexts. Topics: biopower and body politics, gender and reproductive technologies, illness experiences, medical diversity and social suffering, and the interface between medicine and science.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI
INTNLREL 101Z: Introduction to International Relations (POLISCI 101Z)
Approaches to the study of conflict and cooperation in world affairs. Applications to war, terrorism, trade policy, the environment, and world poverty. Debates about the ethics of war and the global distribution of wealth.
Last offered: Summer 2020
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
INTNLREL 102: History of the International System since 1914 (HISTORY 102)
After defining the characteristics of the international system at the beginning of the twentieth century, this course reviews the primary developments in its functioning in the century that followed. Topics include the major wars and peace settlements; the emergence of Nazism and Communism; the Cold War; decolonization; and globalization. The role of international institutions and international society will also be a focus as will the challenges of climate change, inequality, migration, and terrorism.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-GlobalCom, WAY-SI
INTNLREL 110C: America and the World Economy (POLISCI 110C, POLISCI 110X)
Examination of contemporary US foreign economic policy. Areas studied: the changing role of the dollar; mechanism of international monetary management; recent crises in world markets including those in Europe and Asia; role of IMF, World Bank and WTO in stabilizing world economy; trade politics and policies; the effects of the globalization of business on future US prosperity. Political Science majors taking this course for WIM credit should enroll in
POLISCI 110C.
Terms: Win
| Units: 5
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, WAY-SI
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