(3 cr.) (S&H) (2nd 8-weeks) (TR) (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm) Vera Heuer.
Throughout history diseases have taken the lives of millions, yet
the impacts of such devastation are often overlooked. Instead of
only addressing either the historical or scientific aspects of
diseases, this class will combine both a scientific, historical and
policy oriented approach in order to provide a full picture on the
impact of transnational diseases.

The class will be divided into four overarching themes: 1)
Introduction, 2) Living with Epidemics, 3) Impact and Salience of
Pandemics, and 4) Tackling Epidemics and Transnational Diseases.
Each of these clusters will first address historical examples, such
as the plague, to provide a foundation to discuss the most prominent
current epidemic: HIV/ AIDS. In addition to the use of historical
and social scientific materials, we will have movie screening
sessions. Besides looking at different historical epochs, this class
is designed to familiarize the student with different societies and
areas in the world. Since this is a 200 level class, the students
need to have no prior knowledge on the subject. This class is only
lecture supported to the degree of providing additional information
not covered in the reading materials. Hence, every student is asked
to contribute to the class endeavor by actively participating in
class discussions.  Above class meets with POLS-Y200.