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Human Health and Disease Concentration

This area of specialization concentrates on the biological basis for disease as well as the social and cultural implications of health and society. HHD focuses on health, illness and healing systems from different perspectives in order to understand the complexity of health, the multiple factors that can produce illness and disease and the many systems (lay, informal/alternative, formal) that can address health problems.

*The College limits the number of credit hours outside the college that may count toward a degree. For more information, see the section "Courses Outside the College" under "Degree Requirements" in the Bulletin.

†Courses taken to fulfill core course work within the major cannot be double-counted for the Area of Concentration.

Courses:

Life Sciences Perspective Courses

  • ANTH B260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L112 Introduction to Biology, Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L211 Molecular Biology (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L311 Genetics (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  • BIOL M250 Microbiology (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL M350 Microbial Physiology and Biochemistry (3 cr.)
  • BIOL M380 Infectious Disease: Agents and Transmission (3 cr.)
  • BIOL M440 Medical Microbiology: Lecture (3 cr.)
  • BIOL Z466 Endocrinology (3 cr.)
  • CHEM C341 Organic Chemistry I Lecture (3 cr.) N & M
  • CHEM C483 Biological Chemistry (3 cr.) N & M
  • MSCI M216 Medical Science of Psychoactive Drugs (3 cr.)
  • *MSCI M470 Mechanism of Human Disease (3 cr.)
  • *MSCI M485 Physiology of Human Disease (3 cr.)
  • PSY P303 Health Psychology (3 cr.) N & M
  • PSY P346 Neuroscience(3 cr.)
  • PSY P326 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 cr.)
  • SPHS S307 Cognitive and Communicative Aspects of Aging (3 cr.) N & M

Lecture/Laboratory Courses

  • †ANAT A215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.) N & M
  • *ANAT A464 Human Tissue Biology (4 cr.)
  • *ANAT A480 Human Anatomy for Medical Imaging Evaluation (3 cr.)
  • ANTH B301 Laboratory in Bioanthropology (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L113 Biology Laboratory (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
  • BIOL M445 Medical Microbiology: Laboratory (3 cr.)
  • BIOL P451 Integrative Human Physiology (4 cr.)
  • †CHEM C117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I (5 cr.) N & M
  • CHEM N330 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry (5 cr.)
  • †PHSL P215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.) N & M
  • PHYS P201 General Physics I (5 cr.) N & M
  • PHYS P221 Physics II (5 cr.) N & M

Historical, Social, Arts, and Humanities Perspectives Courses

  • ANTH-E 260 Culture, Health, and Illness (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
  • CJUS-P 415 Crime and Madness (3 cr.) S & H
  • CLAS-C 209 Medical Terms from Greek and Latin (2 cr.)
  • CMCL-C 333 Stigma: Culture, Deviance, and Identity (3 cr.) A & H
  • CMCL-C 340 The Rhetoric of Social Movements (Topic: Illness, Violence, & Resistance) (3 cr.) A & H
  • CMCL C433 Food Performance and Communication (3 cr.)
  • CMLT-C 340 Women in World Literature (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
  • ECON-E 344 Health Economics (3 cr.)
  • ENG-L 240 Literature and Public Life (3 cr.) A & H
  • GNDR-G 225 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture (3 cr.) A & H, CSA
  • GNDR-G 235 Scientific Understandings of Sex and Gender (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 335 Explaining Sex/Gender Differences (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 435 Health, Sex, and Gender (3 cr.) S & H
  • HIST-H 213 The Black Death (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
  • HIST-H 333 Epidemics in History (3 cr.) S & H
  • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning (3 cr.)
  • HON-H 203 Interdepartmental Colloquia (Topic: Medicine, Magic, and Mortality) (3 cr.) A & H, TFR
  • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning (3 cr.) N & M
  • HPSC-X 320 Topics in Science: Humanistic (Topics: Philosophy of Medicine; Protoplasm Is Soft Wax in Our Hands) (3 cr.) A & H
  • HPSC-X 323 Topics in Science: Social and Historical (Topic: History of Medicine) (3 cr.) S & H
  • INTL-I 202 Health, Environment, and Development (3 cr.) S & H
  • PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics (3 cr.)
  • POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy (3 cr.) A & H
  • PSY-P 315 Developmental Psychology (3 cr.) S & H
  • PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.) S & H
  • REL-D 340 Religion and Bioethics (3 cr.) A & H
  • SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies (Topic: Medicine in America: Physicians, Patients, and Their Problems) (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC-S 324 Mental Illness (3 cr.) S & H

Human Reproduction and Sexuality

This concentration focuses on human reproduction and sexuality both from a biological standpoint and a psychological and social perspective.The fundamental goal of HRS is to provide students with a broad overview of topics related to human reproduction and sexuality by introducing basic concepts from complementary perspectives (such as, evolutionary and ecological, physiological and anatomical, genetic and developmental, biomedical and historical, cultural and societal.

*The College limits the number of credit hours outside the college that may count toward a degree. For more information, see the section "Courses Outside the College" under "Degree Requirements" in the Bulletin.

†Courses taken to fulfill core course work within the major cannot be double-counted for the Area of Concentration.

Courses:

Life Sciences Perspectives Courses

  • ANTH B340 Hormones and Human Behavior (3 cr.)
  • †BIOL L112 Introduction to Biology: Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.) N & M
  • †BIOL L311 Genetics (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L317 Developmental Biology (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L331 Introduction to Human Genetics (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L340 Biological Basis of Sex Differences (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL M416 Biology of AIDS (3 cr.)
  • BIOL Z466 Endocrinology (3 cr.)
  • PSY P204 Psychological and Biological Bases of Human Sexuality (3 cr.) N & M Note: Only one of PSY P204 and HPER F255 may count toward a degree in human biology.

Lecture/Laboratory Courses

  • †ANAT A215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.) N & M
  • *ANAT A464 Human Tissue Biology (4 cr.)
  • *ANAT A480 Human Anatomy for Medical Imaging Evaluation (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
  • BIOL P451 Integrative Human Physiology (4 cr.)
  • CHEM C117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry I(5 cr.)
  • CHEM N330 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry I(5 cr.)
  • PHYS P201 General Physics (5cr)
  • PHYS P221 Physics I (5cr)
  • ANAT A464 Human Tissue Biology (4 cr.)
  • BIOL Z318 Developmental Biology Laboratory (2 cr.)
  • †PHSL P215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.) N & M

Historical, Social, Arts, and Humanities Perspectives Courses

  • CJUS-P 412 Sex, Drugs, AIDS, and Criminal Law (3 cr.) S & H
  • CJUS-P 423 Sexuality and the Law (3 cr.) S & H
  • CMCL-C 412 Race, Gender, and Representation (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
  • ENG-L 249 Representations of Gender and Sexuality (3 cr.) A & H
  • ENG-L 389 Feminist Literary and Cultural Criticism (3 cr.) A & H
  • GNDR-G 105 Sex, Gender, and the Body (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 235 Scientific Understandings of Sex and Gender (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 303 Knowledge and Sex (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 335 Explaining Sex/Gender Differences (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 399 Regulating Gender (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 430 Kinsey’s Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (3 cr.) S & H
  • GNDR-G 435 Health, Sex, and Gender (3 cr.) S & H
  • HIST-A 300 Issues in United States History (Topic: American Sexual Histories) (3 cr.) S & H
  • HIST-H 231 The Family in History (3 cr.) S & H, TFR
  • *HPER-F 255 Human Sexuality (3 cr.) Note: Only one of PSY-P 204 and HPER-F 255 may count toward a degree in human biology.
  • SOC-S 321 Sexual Diversity (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC-S 338 Gender Roles (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC-S 413 Gender and Society (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC-S 422 Constructing Sexuality (3 cr.) S & H

Human Environment and Ecology

This concentration addresses humans as organisms, interfacing with their environment and the resulting effects of this interaction on the human condition. HEE seeks to promote interdisciplinary understanding of the environmental, social and economic dimensions of human-environment interactions. Students in this concentration will develop expertise in three key areas: (1) Human dependence on ecosystems, (2) Humanity’s "ecological footprint", (3) The theory and practice of sustainable human-environment interactions. Students in this area of concentration will also gain experience in formulating values and ethical positions and in developing various methodological skills, including methods of scientific research, information literacy, quantitative and qualitative analysis, analysis of rhetoric and public speaking skills. A goal for students of this concentration is the ability to apply information, skills and values to everyday life choices.

*The College limits the number of credit hours outside the college that may count toward a degree. For more information, see the section "Courses Outside the College" under "Degree Requirements" in the Bulletin.

†Courses taken to fulfill core course work within the major cannot be double-counted for the Area of Concentration.

Courses:

Life Sciences Perspectives Courses

  • BIOL B368 Ethnobotany (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L473 Ecology (3 cr.)
  • GEOG G208 Human Impact on Environment (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOG G305 Environmental Change?Nature and Impact (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOG G307 Biogeography: The Distribution of Life (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOG G421 Environments of Tropical Lands (3 cr.)
  • PHYS P310 Environmental Physics (3 cr.) N & M

Lecture/Laboratory Courses

  • BIOL B300 Vascular Plants (4 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL B364 Summer Flowering Plants (4?5 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
  • BIOL L433 Tropical Biology (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L465 Advanced Field Biology (3 cr.)
  • BIOL P451 Integrative Human Physiology (4 cr.)
  • BIOL Z406 Vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
  • BIOL Z476 Biology of Fishes (3 cr.)
  • CHEM C117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry (5 cr.)
  • CHEM N330 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry(5 cr.)
  • GEOG G336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3cr)
  • GEOL G104 Evolution of the Earth (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOL G105 Earth: Our Habitable Planet (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOL G131 Oceans and Our Global Environment (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOL G171 Environmental Geology (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOL G188 Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada (3 cr.) N & M, TFR
  • GEOG G329 Introductory Field Experience in Environmental Science (5-6cr)
  • GEOL G424 Geographic Information Systems Applications in Geology (3 cr.)
  • †PHSL P215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.) N & M
  • PHYS P201 General Physics (5cr)
  • PHYS P221 Physics I (5cr)

Historical, Social, Arts, and Humanities Perspectives Courses

  • ANTH A150 Freshman Seminar in Anthropology: Topics (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH E101 Ecology and Society (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH E327 Native Amazonians and the Environment (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
  • ANTH E328 Ecological Anthropology (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH E444 People and Protected Areas: Theories of Conservation (3 cr.) S & H
  • CEUS U374 Environmental Problems and Social Constraints in Northern and Central Eurasia (3 cr.)
  • CMCL C220 Performing Human/Nature: Defining Realationships with the Environment (3 cr.) A & H
  • CMCL C228 Argumentation and Public Advocacy (3 cr.) A & H
  • CMCL C406 The Study of Public Advocacy (Topic: U.S. Environmental Movements) (3 cr.)
  • ENG L240 Literature and Public Life (3 cr.) A & H
  • FOLK F440 Folklife and Material Culture Studies (3 cr.) A & H
  • GEOG G315 Environmental Conservation (3 cr.) S & H
  • GEOG G320 Population Geography (3 cr.) S & H
  • GEOG G411 Sustainable Development Systems (3 cr.) S & H
  • GEOG G415 Advanced Urban Geography (3 cr.) S & H
  • INTL I202 Health, Environment, and Development (3 cr.) S & H
  • POLS Y313 Environmental Policy (3 cr.) S & H
  • POLS Y379 Ethics and Public Policy (3 cr.) A & H
  • REL R236 Religion, Ecology and the Self (3 cr.) A & H
  • REL R371 Religion, Ethics, and the Environment (3 cr.) A & H
  • SOC S101 Social Problems and Policies (Topic: Envisioning the City) (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC S370 Research Methods in Sociology (3 cr.) S & H

Human Origins and Survival

This area emphasizes the biological basis of human origins, variation, and physiological adaptation through the study of genetics and evolutionary processes, as well as the role of health, disease, and medicine in cultural and evolutionary adaptations. HOS students will understand the origin and complexity of humans and the human condition by examining human anatomy and brain evolution, intelligence and language development, and the consequences of development of civilization and technology on humanity.

*The College limits the number of credit hours outside the college that may count toward a degree. For more information, see the section "Courses Outside the College" under "Degree Requirements" in the Bulletin.

†Courses taken to fulfill core course work within the major cannot be double-counted for the Area of Concentration.

Courses:

Life Sciences Perspectives Courses

  • ANTH B260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology (3 cr.) N & M
  • ANTH B350 Issues in Human Origins: Creation and Evolution (3 cr.)
  • †ANTH B370 Human Variation (3 cr.) N & M
  • ANTH B464 Human Paleontology (3 cr.)
  • ANTH B470 Human Adaptation: Biological Approaches (3 cr.) N & M
  • ANTH P302 Invention and Technology (3 cr.)
  • ANTH P380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L111 Introduction to Biology: Evolution and Diversity (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L311 Genetics (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L318 Evolution (3 cr.)
  • COGS Q240 Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive and Information Sciences (4 cr.) A & H
  • COGS Q301 Brain and Cognition (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOG G208 Human/Environment Interactions (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOG G336 Environmental Remote Sensing (3 cr.) N & M
  • GEOG G334 Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy(4 cr.)
  • GEOG G404 Geobiology (3 cr.)
  • *INFO I400 Seek and Find: Search Strategies in Space and Time (3 cr.)
  • *MSCI M470 Mechanisms of Human Disease (3 cr.)
  • PSY P201 An Introduction to Neuroscience (3 cr.) N & M
  • PSY P325 Psychology of Learning (3 cr.) N & M
  • PSY P346 Neuroscience (3 cr.)
  • PSY P335 Cognitive Psychology (3 cr.) N & M
  • PSY P410 Development of the Brain and Behavior (3 cr.)
  • PSY P416 Evolution and Ecology of Learning (3 cr.)
  • PSY P423 Human Neuropsychology (3 cr.)
  • PSY P438 Language and Cognition (3 cr.) N & M
  • PSY P444 Developmental Psychobiology (3 cr.)
  • PSY P466 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology (3 cr.) N & M
  • SPHS S201 Speech and Hearing Physiology (3 cr.) N & M
  • SPHS S433 Childhood Language (3 cr.) N & M

Lecture/Laboratory Courses

  • †ANAT A215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.) N & M
  • *ANAT A480 Human Anatomy for Medical Imaging Evaluation(3cr.)
  • ANTH B301 Laboratory in Bioanthropology (3 cr.) N & M
  • ANTH P385 Paleolithic Technology Laboratory (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
  • BIOL P451 Integrative Human Physiology (4 cr.)
  • CHEM C117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry (5 cr.)
  • CHEM N330 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry(5 cr.)
  • †PHSL P215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.) N & M
  • PHYS P201 General Physics (5cr)
  • PHYS P221 Physics I (5cr)

Historical, Social, Arts, and Humanities Perspectives Courses

  • ANTH-A 303 Evolution and Prehistory (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-E 210 Rethinking Race Globally (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-E 260 Culture, Health, and Illness (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
  • ANTH-E 427 Human Adaptation: Cultural Approaches (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-L 407 Language and Prehistory (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-P 210 Life in the Stone Age (3 cr.) S & H
  • ANTH-P 220 The Rise and Fall of Ancient Civilizations (3 cr.) S & H
  • FOLK-F 215 Health and Morbidity in Traditional Cultures (3 cr.) S & H
  • HIST-B 300 Issues in Western European History (Topic: The Industrial Revolution) (3 cr.) S & H
  • HIST-H 205 Ancient Civilization (3 cr.) S & H, CSA
  • HIST-H 333 Epidemics in History (3 cr.) S & H
  • HPSC-X 102 Revolutions in Science: Plato to NATO (3 cr.) S & H
  • HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning (3 cr.) N & M
  • HPSC-X 320 Topics in Science: Humanistic (Topic: Scientific Concepts of Culture) (3 cr.) A & H
  • LING-L 210 Topics in Language and Society (3 cr.) S & H
  • LING-L 430 Language Change and Variation (3 cr.) S & H
  • PHIL-P 320 Philosophy and Language (3 cr.) A & H
  • PSY-P 315 Developmental Psychology (3 cr.) S & H

Human Growth and Development

*The College limits the number of credit hours outside the college that may count toward a degree. For more information, see the section "Courses Outside the College" under "Degree Requirements" in the Bulletin.

†Courses taken to fulfill core course work within the major cannot be double-counted for the Area of Concentration.

Courses:

Life Sciences Perspectives Courses

  • †ANTH B370 Human Variation (3 cr.) N & M
  • ANTH B480 Human Growth and Development (3 cr.)
  • PSY P315 Developmental Psychology (3 cr.)
  • PSY P346 Neuroscience (3 cr.)
  • PSY P410 Development of the Brain and Behavior (3 cr.)
  • PSY P425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (3 cr.)
  • PSY P442 Infant Development (3 cr.)
  • PSY P443 Cognitive Development (3 cr.)
  • PSY P444 Developmental Psychobiology (3 cr.)
  • SPHS S333 Childhood Language (3 cr.) N & M
  • SPHS S436 Language Disorders in Children (3 cr.)

Lecture/Laboratory Courses

  • †ANAT A215 Basic Human Anatomy (5 cr.) N & M
  • *ANAT A480 Human Anatomy for Medical Imaging Evaluation(3cr.)
  • ANTH B301 Laboratory in Bioanthropology (3 cr.) N & M
  • ANTH B405 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology (cr. arr.)
  • BIOL L113 Biology Laboratory (3 cr.) N & M
  • BIOL L319 Genetics Laboratory (3 cr.)
  • BIOL L324 Human Molecular Biology Laboratory (3 cr.)
  • BIOL Z318 Developmental Biology Laboratory (2 cr.)
  • BIOL P451 Integrative Human Physiology (4 cr.)
  • CHEM C117 Principles of Chemistry and Biochemistry (5 cr.)
  • CHEM N330 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry(5 cr.)
  • †PHSL P215 Basic Human Physiology (5 cr.) N & M
  • PHYS P201 General Physics (5cr)
  • PHYS P221 Physics I (5cr)
  • PSY P426 Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience (3 cr.)
  • PSY P429 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology (3 cr.)
  • PSY P433 Laboratory in Neuroimaging Methods (3 cr.)
  • PSY P435 Laboratory in Human Learning and Cognition (3 cr.)

Historical, Social, Arts, and Humanities Perspectives Courses

  • CJUS P414 Adolescents and the Law (3 cr.) S & H
  • CJUS P462 Child Abuse and Neglect (3 cr.) S & H
  • ENG L390 Children’s Literature (3 cr.) A & H
  • ENG L391 Literature for Young Adults (3 cr.) A & H
  • FOLK F364 Children’s Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) A & H
  • GNDR G335 Explaining Sex/Gender Differences (3 cr.) S & H
  • HIST H231 The Family in History (3 cr.) S & H
  • HPSC X308 History of Biology (3 cr.) A & H
  • POLS Y315 Political Psychology and Socialization (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC S316 The Family (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC S344 Sociology of Childhood (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC S435 Social Psychology and the Self (3 cr.) S & H
  • SOC S438 Childhood Socialization (3 cr.) S & H
  • TEL T317 Children and Media (3 cr.) S & H