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ANTHRO 312 Human Population Biology (1): Overview of current theory and research in human population biology; influence of ecological and social factors on aspects of human biology (metabolism, growth, nutritional status, disease patterns). Examination of how adaptation to ecological stressors (temperature, solar radiation, high altitude, diet/nutrition) promotes human biological diversity. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
ANTHRO 313 Anthropological Population Genetics (1): Principles of population genetics applied to primates. Mathematical models, analyses of small populations, and interaction of social and genetic processes in light of the shifting-balance theory of evolution. Prerequisites: ANTHRO 312 or permission of instructor.
ANTHRO 314 Human Growth and Development (1): Integrated biological and cultural perspective in human growth and development from infancy through adolescence; cross-cultural variation in developmental processes and outcomes.
ANTHRO 315 Medical Anthropology (1): Theories of interactions between culture and biology that affect human health. Beliefs and practices for curing illness and maintaining well-being. Cross-cultural study of infectious and chronic diseases, mental illness, infant/maternal mortality, poverty, gender.
ANTHRO 362 Advanced Methods in Quantitative Analysis (1): Advanced applications of univariate and multivariate statistics to anthropological research questions. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
ANTHRO 386 Methods in Human Biology Research (1): Laboratory-based introduction to international research in human biology and health; methods for assessing nutritional status, physical activity, growth, cardiovascular health, endocrine and immune function.
ANTHRO 389 Ethnographic Methods and Analysis (1): Descriptive, naturalistic study of the culture of human social groups. Data gathering through observation and interview. Data analysis for ethnographic reporting.
ANTHRO 401-1,2,3,4 The Logic of Inquiry in Anthropology (1)(1)(1)(1): Advanced introduction to the core of anthropology for beginning graduate students.
ANTHRO 470 History of Anthropological Theory (1): Social/cultural anthropology during the past 150 years; philosophical and historical roots of the subject.
ANTHRO 496 Bridging Seminar (1): Advanced course designed to integrate topics from the four subfields of anthropology (archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology). May be repeated for credit.
PUB_HLTH 301 Behavior, Society, and Health (1): The interplay of social structure, technology, culture, and demography on patterns of health, illness, and health behavior. Application of theories of behavioral change for solving public health problems, including stages of change, relapse prevention, social advertising, and social marketing methods for use in primary care and community settings.
PUB_HLTH 302 Introduction to Biostatistics (1): Descriptive and inferential statistical methods: statistical graphics, exploratory data analysis, classical measures of central tendency and variability, relative standing, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, bivariate linear correlation and regression, chi-square, and sample size estimation.
PUB_HLTH 303 Environmental Health Sciences (1): Broad introduction to analysis of the health consequences of exposure to air, weather, food, the workplace, and other special environments contaminated by biological, chemical, and physical agents. Designed for the environmental nonspecialist.
PUB_HLTH 304 Introduction to Epidemiology (1): Introduction to epidemiology and its uses. Measures of disease occurrence, common sources and types of data, important study designs, and sources of error in epidemiologic studies and epidemiologic methods. (The Feinberg School of Medicine course MDM-2 may be substituted for this course.)
PUB_HLTH 310 Topics in Public Health I (0): Exploration of topics in public health, focusing on the health of the population of Chicago.
PUB_HLTH 311 Topics in Public Health II (0): An exploration of topics in the history of public health. Prerequisites: PUB_HLTH 310 or permission of program director.
PUB_HLTH 312 Topics in Public Health III (1): An exploration of the structure and content of advocacy initiatives aimed at improving public health. Prerequisites: PUB_HLTH 310, PUB_HLTH 311, or permission of program director.
PUB_HLTH 313 Topics in Public Health IV (0): A further exploration of public health issues affecting the people of Chicago.
PUB_HLTH 314 Topics in Public Health V (0): An introduction to the public health infrastructure. Prerequisites: PUB_HLTH 313 or permission of program director.
PUB_HLTH 315 Topics in Public Health VI (1): History of medicine and public health education and practice in the United States; potential synergies of medicine and public health practice. Prerequisites: PUB_HLTH 313, PUB_HLTH 314, or permission of program director.
PUB_HLTH 410 Field Experience in Public Health (1): An approved field placement in a public health setting. Prerequisites: Prerequisite:permission of instructor.
PUB_HLTH 560 Culminating Experience in Public Health (0-2) : Development and presentation of a culminating research or service project in consultation with an adviser or advisory committee. Student presents a seminar and submits a paper on the project.
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