2023 Fall ESPM C162A 001 LEC 001

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

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.

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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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