2023 Fall
ESPM C162A 001 - LEC 001
Health, Medicine, Society and Environment
Ryan Patrick Whitacre
Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023
Tu, Th
06:30 pm - 07:59 pm
Physics Building 2
Class #:27957
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
6
Enrolled: 74
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 80
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
1 reserved for College of Natural Resources Students
Also offered as:
ANTHRO C119A
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Ryan Patrick Whitacre
Course Catalog Description
Introduces students to intersections between health, medicine, society,
and environment through medical and environmental anthropology,
political ecology, medical geography, and the social studies of science,
technology and the natural environment. Readings, discussions, and
assignments will explore the sociocultural, political economic, and
environmental aspects of illness, care, disease, biomedicine, and
health (in)equity.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Philosophy & Values, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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