ANTHRO M126N
Genes, Disease, and Culture
Description: (Formerly numbered 126N.) (Same as Society and Genetics M126.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Introduction to genes, disease, and culture. Introduction to basic concepts in human genetics, expanding upon evolutionary genetic concepts learned in course 1, and survey of both inherited and infectious disease on global level. Wide range of topics include gene-culture co-evolution, niche construction theory, cultural perceptions of disease, cultural selection, biological and environmental determinism, and evolutionary origins of disease. Course is broken down into genes and genomes, Mendelian disease, complex disease, and infectious disease. Discussion of selected readings that integrate cultural perceptions with biological/genetic phenomena. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
1 of 1
Most Helpful Review
Fall 2024 - I loved this class so much! Not very similar to any other Anthro class I’ve taken here. Professor Bigham is a great lecturer, very funny, and very welcoming. She obviously knows what she’s talking about and loves to answer questions during lecture or in her weekly OH. There is a midterm and a final exam, both in-person, that consist of MCQs, SAQs, and one LEQ. She gives lots of study and review materials for each. There is only one short reading to do each week, and these will be discussed in sections. In another review you will see someone saying this is the hardest anthro class offered here, and they are either stupid or have never taken another anthro class at UCLA.
Fall 2024 - I loved this class so much! Not very similar to any other Anthro class I’ve taken here. Professor Bigham is a great lecturer, very funny, and very welcoming. She obviously knows what she’s talking about and loves to answer questions during lecture or in her weekly OH. There is a midterm and a final exam, both in-person, that consist of MCQs, SAQs, and one LEQ. She gives lots of study and review materials for each. There is only one short reading to do each week, and these will be discussed in sections. In another review you will see someone saying this is the hardest anthro class offered here, and they are either stupid or have never taken another anthro class at UCLA.
1 of 1
