ANTH4002
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ANTH 4002 - Epidemics in Human Evolution (3 Cr.) Historical Perspectives
Anthropology (10950)
TCLA - College of Liberal Arts
Course description
This course examines the global human experience with health and disease through an
archaeological and historical perspective, from the early days of our species to the present. We
will survey major infectious and noncommunicable diseases that have affected human
societies, including tuberculosis, plague, influenza, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, and leprosy. You will
learn how humans have responded and adapted to many of these conditions, and how disease
organisms have evolved in tandem. Course content examines large-scale disease and health
patterns over time with a special focus on global pandemics and major epidemiological
transitions such as those brought about by the introduction of agriculture, the Age of
Exploration, colonialism, and industrialization. You will become familiar with the methods and
approaches used by anthropologists and archaeologists to study disease in the past and how
these inferences influence understanding of present-day health. The course will end with a
discussion of emerging health challenges such as the rise of antibiotic resistance, novel zoonotic
diseases, and the prevalence of health disparities.
archaeological and historical perspective, from the early days of our species to the present. We
will survey major infectious and noncommunicable diseases that have affected human
societies, including tuberculosis, plague, influenza, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, and leprosy. You will
learn how humans have responded and adapted to many of these conditions, and how disease
organisms have evolved in tandem. Course content examines large-scale disease and health
patterns over time with a special focus on global pandemics and major epidemiological
transitions such as those brought about by the introduction of agriculture, the Age of
Exploration, colonialism, and industrialization. You will become familiar with the methods and
approaches used by anthropologists and archaeologists to study disease in the past and how
these inferences influence understanding of present-day health. The course will end with a
discussion of emerging health challenges such as the rise of antibiotic resistance, novel zoonotic
diseases, and the prevalence of health disparities.
Minimum credits
3
Maximum credits
3
Is this course repeatable?
No
Grading basis
AFV - A-F or Audit
Lecture
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
03155
This course fulfills the following Liberal Education requirement(s)
Historical Perspectives
Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?
No
Typically offered term(s)
Every Fall