Critical Study of Health, Sickness, and Healing in Global Perspective

(Formerly numbered 85.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to sociocultural, historical, and global study of health and sickness. Use of case studies of globally important infectious and chronic diseases (diabetes, Ebola, HIV/AIDS) to analyze factors, including key dimensions of diversity (class, gender, urban/rural development) that influence how populations variably encounter, experience, understand, and cope with sickness. Special focus on relationships between Western medicine and traditional and alternative approaches to healing. Letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
10.0 / 10
Organization
10.0 / 10
Time
0-5 hrs/week
Overall
10.0 / 10

Enrollment Progress

Mar 11, 3 PM PST
LEC 1: 66/66 seats taken (Full)
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Section List

  • LEC 1

    Open (5 seats)

    TR 12:30pm-1:45pm

    Mathematical Sciences 5200

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Spring 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A+

    Dr. Venkat is the best professor I have had at UCLA. I highly recommend this class for anyone interested in thinking about medicine and health from different cultural and social perspectives.

Course

Instructor
Bharat Venkat
Previously taught
23S

Grading Information

  • Has a group project

  • Attendance required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 100% recommend the textbook

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