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Your search for courses · during 2023-24 · tagged with PPOL Public Health · returned 9 results
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BIOL 234 Microbiology with Laboratory 6 credits
A study of the metabolism, genetics, structure, and function of microorganisms. While presented in the framework of the concepts of cellular and molecular biology, the emphasis will be on the uniqueness and diversity of the microbial world. The course integrates lecture and laboratory, and will fulfill requirements of a microbiology course with lab for veterinary or pharmacy schools. A one-credit trailing course, Philosophy 198, CRISPR and You, is available to interested students.
Requires concurrent registration in BIOL 235
- Spring 2017, Winter 2019, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2024
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
Concurrent registration in Biology 235
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BIOL 234.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:26
- M, WGoodsell 03 9:50am-11:00am
- FGoodsell 03 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 234.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:20am-12:05pm
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BIOL 234.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:20
- M, WHulings 316 9:50am-11:00am
- FHulings 316 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 234.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Raka Mitra 🏫 👤
- Size:16
- T, THHulings 316 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 240 Genetics 6 credits
A study of the transmission of genetic information between generations of organisms, and of the mechanism of expression of information within an individual organism. The main emphasis will be on the physical and chemical basis of heredity; mutational, transmissional and functional analysis of the genetic material, and gene expression.
- Winter 2017, Spring 2017, Winter 2018, Spring 2018, Winter 2019, Spring 2019, Winter 2020, Spring 2020, Winter 2021, Spring 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022, Winter 2023, Spring 2023, Winter 2024, Spring 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 236 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2017
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 236 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2018
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:43
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 236 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 236 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 305 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 305 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Emily Ho 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2021
- Faculty:Emily Ho 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WAnderson Hall 329 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 329 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Jennifer Ross-Wolff 🏫 👤
- Size:40
- M, WHulings 316 11:10am-12:20pm
- FHulings 316 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:50
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 240.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:40
- M, WLeighton 304 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 304 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 240.00 Spring 2024
- Faculty:Stephan Zweifel 🏫 👤
- Size:48
- M, WLeighton 305 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FLeighton 305 1:10pm-2:10pm
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Sophomore Priority, requires concurrent registration in Biology 241
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BIOL 310 Immunology 6 credits
This course will examine the role of the immune system in defense, allergic reactions, and autoimmunity. Topics to be covered include the structure and function of antibodies, cytokines, the role of the major histocompatibility complex in antigen presentation, cellular immunity, immunodeficiencies, and current techniques used to study immune responses.
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and either Biology 240 or 280
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab 18/WI
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2019
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab 18/WI
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2021
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:50am-11:00am
- FLanguage & Dining Center 104 9:40am-10:40am
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No lab
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BIOL 310.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WHulings 316 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FHulings 316 1:10pm-2:10pm
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BIOL 338 Genomics and Bioinformatics 6 credits
The advent of next-generation sequencing technology has revolutionized biology, enabling transformative breakthroughs in fields ranging from agriculture to conservation to medicine. In this course, students will gain experience with the computational and bioinformatics tools needed to analyze “big data,” including sequence searching and alignment, assembly, gene calling and annotation. Students will learn to ask and answer their own scientific questions using sequence data, and to critically assess the conclusions other genomics and bioinformatics studies. No prior computer programming experience is required. Associated laboratory will focus on wet lab methods for DNA/RNA extraction and preparation as well as computational analysis.
Biology 339 required
- Winter 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 125 and 126 and one of these upper level courses: Biology 240, Biology 321 or Biology 350
concurrent registration in Biology 339
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2018
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLeighton 330 9:50am-11:00am
- FLeighton 330 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 338.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty: Staff
- Size:16
- T, THHulings 102 10:10am-11:55am
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:24
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 10:00am-11:10am
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 9:50am-10:50am
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BIOL 338.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 338.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Rika Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:20
- M, WAnderson Hall 223 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 223 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 370 Seminar: Selected Topics in Virology 6 credits
An examination of selected animal viruses. The course will focus on the most recent developments in HIV-related research, including implications for HIV-treatment and vaccines and the impact of viral infection on the immune system of the host. In addition to studying the structure and replication of particular viruses we will also discuss the current laboratory techniques used in viral research.
Waitlist Only
- Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Biology 240 or 280.
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BIOL 370.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- Size:15
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 11:10am-12:20pm
- FAnderson Hall 323 12:00pm-1:00pm
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BIOL 370.00 Spring 2022
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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BIOL 370.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Debby Walser-Kuntz 🏫 👤
- M, WAnderson Hall 323 9:50am-11:00am
- FAnderson Hall 323 9:40am-10:40am
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ECON 264 Health Care Economics 6 credits
This course will focus on the economics of medical care and how health care markets and systems work. We will consider both private health insurance markets and publicly provided social health insurance. The changes which demography, technology and the Affordable Health Care Act are bringing to health care delivery will be examined. Some time will be devoted to understanding the health care systems in other countries. This is a discussion course.
- Winter 2018, Winter 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022
- Quantitative Reasoning Encounter Social Inquiry
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Economics 111
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ECON 264.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THWillis 203 1:15pm-3:00pm
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ECON 264.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 203 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FWillis 203 1:10pm-2:10pm
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ECON 264.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 204 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 204 12:00pm-1:00pm
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ECON 264.00 Fall 2022
- Faculty:Nathan Grawe 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WWillis 211 11:10am-12:20pm
- FWillis 211 12:00pm-1:00pm
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PSYC 260 Health Psychology 6 credits
This course will examine how psychological principles can be employed to promote and maintain health, prevent and treat illness, and encourage adherence to disease treatment regimens. Within a biopsychosocial framework, we will analyze behavioral patterns and public policies that influence risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic pain, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases, among other conditions. Additionally, students in groups will critically examine the effects of local policies on health outcomes and propose policy changes supported by theory and research. A grade of C- or better must be earned in both Psychology 260 and 261 to satisfy the LS requirement.
- Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023
- Science with Lab Quantitative Reasoning Encounter
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Psychology 110 or instructor permission
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PSYC 260.00 Spring 2020
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:30
- M, WAnderson Hall 036 12:30pm-1:40pm
- FAnderson Hall 036 1:10pm-2:10pm
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PSYC 260.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:35
- M, WLocation To Be Announced TBA 2:30pm-3:40pm
- FLocation To Be Announced TBA 3:10pm-4:10pm
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PSYC 260.00 Fall 2021
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WAnderson Hall 121 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 2:20pm-3:20pm
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PSYC 260.00 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:29
- MAnderson Hall 121 1:50pm-3:00pm
- WOlin 141 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 2:20pm-3:20pm
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8 spots held for sophomores (sophomores register for PSYC 260 10)
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PSYC 260.10 Fall 2023
- Faculty:Gisel Flores-Montoya 🏫 👤
- Size:3
- MAnderson Hall 121 1:50pm-3:00pm
- WOlin 141 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FAnderson Hall 121 2:20pm-3:20pm
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Held for sophomores, sophomores unable to register should waitlist on PSYC 260 01
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RELG 233 Gender and Power in the Catholic Church 6 credits
This course introduces students to the structure, history, and theology of the Catholic Church through the lens of gender and power. Through a combination of readings and conversations with living figures, students will develop the ability to critically and empathetically interpret Catholicism in its various manifestations. Topics include: God, rituals, salvation, the body, women, materiality, sex; the authority of persons, texts, and tradition; conflicts and anxieties involving masculinity, feminist theologies, the ordination of women as priests, the censuring of heretical theologians, and the clerical sex abuse crisis. Conditions permitting, this course will include trips to local Catholic sites.
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Winter 2024
- Humanistic Inquiry Intercultural Domestic Studies Writing Requirement
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RELG 233.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 426 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 426 12:00pm-1:00pm
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RELG 233.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 330 11:10am-12:20pm
- FLeighton 330 12:00pm-1:00pm
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RELG 233.00 Spring 2019
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RELG 233.00 Spring 2023
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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RELG 233.00 Winter 2024
- Faculty:Sonja Anderson 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- M, WLeighton 330 1:50pm-3:00pm
- FLeighton 330 2:20pm-3:20pm
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SOAN 262 Anthropology of Health and Illness 6 credits
An ethnographic approach to beliefs and practices regarding health and illness in numerous societies worldwide. This course examines patients, practitioners, and the social networks and contexts through which therapies are managed to better understand medical systems as well as the significance of the anthropological study of misfortune. Specific topics include the symbolism of models of illness, the ritual management of misfortune and of life crisis events, the political economy of health, therapy management, medical pluralism, and cross-cultural medical ethics.
- Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2020, Fall 2020, Winter 2022, Winter 2023
- International Studies Social Inquiry Writing Requirement
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The department strongly recommends that Sociology/Anthropology 110 or 111 be taken prior to enrolling in courses numbered 200 or above
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SOAN 262.00 Winter 2017
- Faculty:Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 402 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 262.00 Winter 2018
- Faculty:Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 236 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 262.00 Winter 2020
- Faculty:Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 330 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 262.00 Fall 2020
- Faculty:Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLocation To Be Announced TBA 1:45pm-3:30pm
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SOAN 262.00 Winter 2022
- Faculty:Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLibrary 305 1:15pm-3:00pm
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SOAN 262.00 Winter 2023
- Faculty:Pamela Feldman-Savelsberg 🏫 👤
- Size:25
- T, THLeighton 236 1:15pm-3:00pm