Seminar, four hours. Discussion and analysis of COVID-19. Exploration of scientific characteristics and historical manifestations of group of epidemic diseases that have shaped civilization: bubonic plague, smallpox, yellow fever, tuberculosis, cholera, influenza, polio, hemorrhagic fevers, and AIDS. Examination of biomedical characteristics of disease: causative agent or process; pathological effects in human body; course of disease; and epidemiological patterns of incidence and severity. Focus on each case during the period when it exercised its greatest effects. Emphasis on how historical manifestations of, and reactions to disease, are deeply embedded in social and economic structures, and medical knowledge, of its time. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
5.0 / 10
Organization
5.0 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
5.0 / 10

Enrollment Progress

Jul 10, 4 PM PDT
SEM 1: 29/28 seats taken (Full)
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Section List

  • SEM 1

    Waitlist (5 seats)

    WF 2pm-3:50pm

    Public Affairs Building 2333

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2021 In-Person
    Grade: N/A

    Most of the class consists of reading material and participating in class discussions. You are also required to give a three 10 minute presentations on a reading from a list provided by the professor. Midterm and final are timed essays.

Course

Instructor
Robert G. Frank Jr.
Previously taught
21F

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

Previous Grades

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