GRNTLGY M108
Biomedical, Social, and Policy Frontiers in Human Aging
Description: (Same as Social Welfare M108.) Lecture, four hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Course of human aging charted in ways that are based on variety of recent research frontiers. Use of conceptual frameworks to increase relevance of aging to students' lives and enhance their critical thinking ? biopsychosocial approach that is based on recognition that aging is inherently interdisciplinary phenomenon, and life course perspective that is distinguished by analytical framework it provides for understanding interplay between human lives and changing social structures, and allows students to understand how events, successes, and losses at one stage of life can have important effects later in life. Focus on individuals as they age within one particular sociohistorical context. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2023 - I would highly recommend taking this class with Professor Levy-Storms! The content is very interesting and the workload is manageable. Professor Levy-Storms is an engaging professor who cares a lot about the material and takes the time to learn each student's name. She is very approachable, helpful, and willing to provide feedback; she wants students to learn and succeed in this class. This course focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of aging, and she brings in guest lecturers a few times in the quarter from different departments. The assignments include 3 one page reflective journals, a policy memo, group debates, and a 10 page paper on an interview with an older adult. These are all manageable, though the quarter is backloaded, with more of the assignments in the second half of the quarter. There was one midterm and a final - each were 50 multiple choice questions and weren't cumulative. Overall, an A is doable and the TA graded nicely, but even more so I enjoyed this course and got a lot out of it. I would recommend this course!
Spring 2023 - I would highly recommend taking this class with Professor Levy-Storms! The content is very interesting and the workload is manageable. Professor Levy-Storms is an engaging professor who cares a lot about the material and takes the time to learn each student's name. She is very approachable, helpful, and willing to provide feedback; she wants students to learn and succeed in this class. This course focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of aging, and she brings in guest lecturers a few times in the quarter from different departments. The assignments include 3 one page reflective journals, a policy memo, group debates, and a 10 page paper on an interview with an older adult. These are all manageable, though the quarter is backloaded, with more of the assignments in the second half of the quarter. There was one midterm and a final - each were 50 multiple choice questions and weren't cumulative. Overall, an A is doable and the TA graded nicely, but even more so I enjoyed this course and got a lot out of it. I would recommend this course!
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