BIOL 318 - M/Health and Developing World

2021-2022 Catalog Year

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
General Education Area(s): Other World Civilizations

Students in this course will examine the biology of health and disease by focusing on public health in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. This course will explore the biology of infectious diseases and their influences on history and culture in these regions as well as the social and economic impact of public health for contemporary societies. Topics addressed also include global change and the global shift to non-communicable disease. Topics addressed will also include prospects for change through collaborative scientific research.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 117 and BIOL 119
Offered: Every Fall Semester
Graded: N - Normal