Health Studies

Course Offerings Spring 2013

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AMST 200-01	Fat Studies Instructor: Amy Farrell Course Description: Cross-listed with WGST 202-02. This course introduces students to an emerging academic field, Fat Studies. By drawing from historical, cultural, and social texts, Fat Studies explores the meaning of fatness within the U.S. and also from comparative global perspectives. Students will examine the development of fat stigma and the ways it intersects with gendered, racial, ethnic and class constructions. Not a biomedical study of the obesity epidemic, this course instead will interrogate the very vocabulary used to describe our current crisis. Finally, students will become familiar with the wide range of activists whose work has challenged fat stigma and developed alternative models of health and beauty.	0900:TR DENNY 212
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ANTH 100-01	Intro to Biological Anthro Instructor: Maria Bruno Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of biological anthropology. We will examine the development of evolutionary theory. We will then apply evolutionary theory to understand principles of inheritance, familial and population genetics in humans, human biological diversity and adaptations to different environments, behavioral and ecological diversity in nonhuman primates, and the analysis of the human skeleton and fossil record to understand the origin and evolution of the human family. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills the DIV III lab-science distribution requirement. Offered three semesters over a two-year period.	1330:M DENNY 115 0830:MWF DENNY 313
ANTH 100-02	Intro to Biological Anthro Instructor: Alexandra Klales Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of biological anthropology. We will examine the development of evolutionary theory. We will then apply evolutionary theory to understand principles of inheritance, familial and population genetics in humans, human biological diversity and adaptations to different environments, behavioral and ecological diversity in nonhuman primates, and the analysis of the human skeleton and fossil record to understand the origin and evolution of the human family. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills the DIV III lab-science distribution requirement. Offered three semesters over a two-year period.	1130:MWF DENNY 115 1330:T DENNY 115
ANTH 100-03	Intro to Biological Anthro Instructor: Alexandra Klales Course Description: This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of biological anthropology. We will examine the development of evolutionary theory. We will then apply evolutionary theory to understand principles of inheritance, familial and population genetics in humans, human biological diversity and adaptations to different environments, behavioral and ecological diversity in nonhuman primates, and the analysis of the human skeleton and fossil record to understand the origin and evolution of the human family. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills the DIV III lab-science distribution requirement. Offered three semesters over a two-year period.	1130:MWF DENNY 115 1330:W DENNY 115
ANTH 225-01	Human Osteology Instructor: Karen Weinstein Course Description: This course offers an intensive examination of human biological diversity as revealed through the study of human skeletal remains. We will focus on techniques used to identify skeletal remains in archaeological, paleontological, and forensic contexts, as well as examining human skeletal responses to environmental stress and human growth and development throughout the life cycle. Prerequisite: 100 or 229 or permission of the instructor. This course fulfills the DIV II social sciences distribution requirement. Offered every other year.	0930:MWF DENNY 115
ANTH 331-01	Principles of Human Evolution Instructor: Karen Weinstein Course Description: This course offers an intensive examination of the evolution of the human family, from our earliest ancestors to the origin and dispersal of modern humans. We use skeletal biology, geology, and archaeology to understand the human evolutionary record. Prerequisite: Any of the following: 100, 216, 218, 229 or BIOL 100-level course. This course fulfills the DIV II social sciences distribution requirement and WR graduation requirements. Offered every spring.	1030:MWF DENNY 115
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ARTH 205-02	Gender,Sexuality in Modern Art Instructor: Elizabeth Lee Course Description: With the rise of industrialization and the growth of the nation's cities, social patterns in American life underwent dramatic change. Between the late nineteenth century and the middle of the twentieth, shifts in gender identity influenced ideas about bachelorhood, the nature of dating, the meaning of family and the definition of marriage. New notions of sexuality also transformed heterosexual and homosexual experiences. Art from the period reflects and helped shape these changes. The course considers how artists in America respond to marriage, sexual practice and gender roles through the production of painting, photography and sculpture.	1330:MR WEISS 221
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BIOL 126-01	Infection vs. Immunity w/Lab Instructor: David Kushner Course Description:	1300:M DANA 106 0830:MWF DANA 110
BIOL 126-02	Infection vs. Immunity w/Lab Instructor: David Kushner Course Description:	1330:T DANA 106 0830:MWF DANA 110
BIOL 127-01	This Is Your Life w/Lab Instructor: Kirsten Guss, Mary Niblock Course Description: This course provides an overview of the human life cycle. We will discuss development from a fertilized egg through birth, the physical and psychological maturation process that follow birth and the aging process and disease. We will also discuss ways in which humans impact each other as individuals, in society, and environment. In the laboratory portion of the course, we will perform experiments in model organisms that use the techniques and approaches that are utilized to investigate human development and health. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement.	1030:MWF DANA 101 1330:M JAMESR 2218
BIOL 127-02	This Is Your Life w/Lab Instructor: Kirsten Guss, Mary Niblock Course Description: This course provides an overview of the human life cycle. We will discuss development from a fertilized egg through birth, the physical and psychological maturation process that follow birth and the aging process and disease. We will also discuss ways in which humans impact each other as individuals, in society, and environment. In the laboratory portion of the course, we will perform experiments in model organisms that use the techniques and approaches that are utilized to investigate human development and health. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills either the DIV III lab science distribution requirement or QR graduation requirement.	1030:MWF DANA 101 1330:T JAMESR 2218
BIOL 216-01	Genetics Instructor: Tiffany Frey Course Description: Permission of Instructor Required.	1330:F DANA 102 1130:MWF DANA 202
BIOL 401-04	Epidemiology in Public Health Instructor: Patricia Carr Reese Course Description: Epidemiology is the study of disease distribution within a population and the factors that influence that distribution. This course will provide students an introduction to the key concepts in public health research and practice through the lens of epidemiology.	1130:MF DENNY 303
BIOL 427-01	Virology Instructor: David Kushner Course Description: An introduction to the molecular and cellular biology of viruses. Topics of study include the life cycle of viruses in general and their relationships with their hosts, including the processes of attachment to, entry into, genomic replication within, and exit from, cells. Aspects of pathogenesis, disease, the immune response to viruses, and vaccines, also will be studied. Related topics (such as prions, RNA interference, and public health issues) may be discussed. Regular reading and discussion of primary literature will complement the lectures. Three hours classroom a week. Prerequisite: One of the following: 216, 313, 316, 318, 326, 327, 380, or permission of the instructor.	0930:MWF DANA 202
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ECON 496-03	Political Economy of Health Instructor: Mesude Kongar Course Description: Permission of Instructor Required.In a world of unprecedented wealth, the average life-expectancy in some parts of the world is 41 years. Almost 2 million children die each year because they lack access to clean water and adequate sanitation. 100 million women are not alive today due to unequal access to health care and economic resources. In the United States, infant mortality rates are significantly higher among African-Americans. What are the political and economic conditions which lead to these differences in well-being across and within nations? What are the relationships between health and macroeconomic ills such as poverty, unemployment, recession, foreign debt, environmental degradation, and socio-economic inequalities between nations, genders, and races? How does globalization affect women and men in different parts of the world? In this course, we will try to answer these and other questions as we analyze the relationships between health and political and economic conditions world populations face today. We will also discuss alternative national and international policies that aim at promoting health in a globalized world.	1330:W ALTHSE 206
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ENST 130-01	Int Env Sci: Energy/Waste/Hmn Instructor: Michael Beevers Course Description: An integrated, interdisciplinary study of environmental disruption and management where the application of natural science principles informs an understanding of human-environmental interaction. Emphasis will be on the study of energy procurement and use, waste management, and human population dynamics and environmental health. Field study includes travel to industrial, mining, and agribusiness sites. Laboratory work includes using public databases for documentation of toxic releases and human health effects; and the generation, measurement, and use of renewable energy resources. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. Offered in Spring semester.	1030:TR DANA 110 1330:T KAUF 109
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HEST 201-01	Introduction to Health Studies Instructor: David Sarcone Course Description: Introduction to Health Studies is a multi-disciplinary course that explores various theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of health. In addition to providing the overall framework for the materials covered, the faculty-converner of the course will draw on speakers from Dickinson faculty who will present health studies materials relevant to their respective areas of special expertise. Faculty speakers will be drawn from a range of disciplines at the college, including American Studies, Anthropology, Biology, History, International Business and Management, Philosophy, Policy Studies, Psychology, and Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies.	1500:TF ALTHSE 201
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HIST 211-02	Food and American Environment Instructor: Emily Pawley Course Description: Cross-listed with ENST 311-01. This class examines the ways that the culture and politics of food have reshaped North American landscapes and social relations from colonial to modern times. We will explore, for example, how the new taste for sweetness fueled the creation of plantations worked by enslaved, the ways that the distribution of frozen meat helped build cities and clear rangeland, and the ways that the eating of fresh fruit came to depend on both a new population of migrant laborers and a new regime of toxic chemicals. Other topics will include catastrophes such as the Dustbowl, the controversial transformations of the Green Revolution, and the modern debates about the obesity epidemic.	1500:TF DENNY 313
HIST 215-04	History of Medicine Instructor: Hilary Smith Course Description: This course compares the development of three different classical systems of healing: Western medicine, Indian Ayurveda, and traditional Chinese medicine. By reading primary sources from each tradition, we will identify their hallmarks, commonalities and differences. We will then investigate how modern medicine developed, and analyze how traditional Indian and Chinese medicine have modernized and become global.	1500:MR DENNY 313
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MUPS 111-02	Vocal Technique Class Instructor: Lynn Helding Course Description: Personal Audition and Permission of Instructor Required No Additional Fee / May Not be Audited An introduction to vocal technique in a group setting. Note: this course is the prerequisite course for Voice (2nd semester) - MUPS 114 - 30 (Private lessons). Course content includes voice physiology, IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), one private lesson, required in class performances, student critiques, and voice concert attendance. Interested students should email Prof. Helding to set up an audition.	1600:MW WEISS 108 1600:MW WEISS 235
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PMGT 290-01	Managing Death Instructor: James Hoefler Course Description: Cross-listed with POSC 290-06. This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of death, dying and end-of-life decision making. Issues related to law, ethics, politics, medicine, religion and culture will all be covered.	1330:T DENNY 212
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POSC 290-06	Managing Death Instructor: James Hoefler Course Description: Cross-listed with PMGT 290-01. This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to the subjects of death, dying and end-of-life decision making. Issues related to law, ethics, politics, medicine, religion and culture will all be covered.	1330:T DENNY 212
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PSYC 125-01	Brain and Behavior w/Lab Instructor: Katherine Landis, Meredith Rauhut Course Description: This course will introduce the structure and function of the brain as it influences human behavior. The level of study will be from a molar viewpoint, and findings from such fields as neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and endocrinology will be considered in their relation to a number of behavioral processes. In the laboratory, students will engage in hand-on activities to explore brain anatomy, behavioral analysis and brain-behavior relationships. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills the DIV III lab science distribution requirement.	1330:W JAMESR 1206 0830:MWF TOME 115
PSYC 125-02	Brain and Behavior w/Lab Instructor: Katherine Landis, Meredith Rauhut Course Description: This course will introduce the structure and function of the brain as it influences human behavior. The level of study will be from a molar viewpoint, and findings from such fields as neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and endocrinology will be considered in their relation to a number of behavioral processes. In the laboratory, students will engage in hand-on activities to explore brain anatomy, behavioral analysis and brain-behavior relationships. Three hours classroom and three hours laboratory a week. This course fulfills the DIV III lab science distribution requirement.	1330:R JAMESR 1206 0830:MWF TOME 115
PSYC 165-01	Psychopathology Instructor: Michele Ford Course Description: An introduction to various psychological disorders and techniques of diagnosis and treatment. Relevant for students who anticipate careers in medicine, law, and the social or psychological services.	1130:MWF KAUF 179
PSYC 165-02	Psychopathology Instructor: Michele Ford Course Description: An introduction to various psychological disorders and techniques of diagnosis and treatment. Relevant for students who anticipate careers in medicine, law, and the social or psychological services.	1230:MWF KAUF 179
PSYC 175-01	Intro to Community Psychology Instructor: Sharon Kingston Course Description: This course will provide an introduction to the field of community psychology--a field that focuses on persons-in-context and the ways that social issues, institutions, and settings impact individuals' mental health and wellbeing. In the course, we will: (a) review the historical underpinnings of community psychology; (b) examine the field's major tenets and theories, including its emphasis on understanding the role of the environment in human behavior; (c) explore the field's application to a range of clinical and social issues; and (d) emulate the field's commitment to the promotion of social change through research and action.	1500:TF KAUF 179
PSYC 475-01	Seminar in Comm Psychology Instructor: Sharon Kingston Course Description: The practice of community psychology is typically directed toward the design and evaluation of strategies aimed at facilitating empowerment, preventing psychological disorders, and promoting social justice and change. The goal is to optimize the well-being of individuals and communities with innovative and alternative interventions designed in collaboration with affected community members and with other related disciplines inside and outside of psychology. This course is an advanced seminar that focuses in depth on special topics in the field of community psychology. Topics may include substance abuse and addiction, delinquency, stress and coping, prevention vs. intervention, social support, and program consultation and evaluation. Students will develop their understanding of topical issues by reading primary and secondary sources and participating in class discussions and applied exercises. Prerequisites: 201 and 202.	1330:W KAUF 187
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SOCI 228-01	Sociology of Sexualities Instructor: Amy Steinbugler Course Description: Cross-listed with WGST 202-04. Permission of Instructor Required.	1030:TR DENNY 304