Schedule of Classes Undergraduate / Spring 2013 / Health: Science, Society, and Policy

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Notes for Undergraduate Students

To view course description, please click on the course # link. To see which University requirement(s) a course fulfills, hold the mouse over each code within the brackets under the course title.

Subject Notes for Undergraduate Students

BIOL 42a will be offered in fall 2012 and spring 2013. Students who need to take both BIOL 42a and SOC 191a should enroll in SOC 191a in fall 2012 and BIOL 42a in spring 2013.

(1-99) Primarily for Undergraduate Students

Class # Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
3594 HSSP 89A 1 Internship and Analysis
The class will meet weekly for an hour and half. To register for this class students will need to meet with the HSSP Internship Instructor, Cynthia Tschampl , prior to completing and submitting the Internship Approval Application to Ms Tschampl . For more information including the Approval Form please go to http://www.brandeis.edu/programs/hssp/experiential.html.
Before registering for this class students should read the Internship Guidelines http://www.brandeis.edu/registrar/forms/index.html
Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Heller School G055
Open
Consent Req.

8 / 35 / 0
Tschampl, Cynthia Ann View Books
 

(100-199) For Both Undergraduate and Graduate Students

Class # Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
1974 HSSP 100B 1 Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Population Health
[ qr ss ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Open to HSSP seniors ONLY. Permission Codes are assigned by the HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu). Offered annually in both fall and spring semesters.
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Closed
Consent Req.

35 / 35 / 0
Paradis, Angela View Books
7939 HSSP 107B 1 Health Care Technology: Evaluating Emerging Medical Services, Drugs and Devices.
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
HSSP students are given priority.
Block H
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Open
38 / 40 / 0
Thomas, Cindy Lou Parks View Books
2186 HSSP 110A 1 Integrative Seminar on Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is the HSSP Capstone Course and is intended for Senior HSSP majors only.
Block M
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center107
Closed
Consent Req.

30 / 25 / 0
Conrad, Peter View Books
4082 HSSP 110A 2 Integrative Seminar on Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is the HSSP Capstone Course and is intended for Senior HSSP majors only.
Block M
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Schneider & FamilyBldg G3
Closed
Consent Req.

31 / 25 / 0
Bhalotra, Sarita View Books
4084 HSSP 110A 3 Integrative Seminar on Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is the HSSP Capstone Course and is intended for Senior HSSP majors only.
Block M
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center103
Closed
Consent Req.

29 / 25 / 0
Kramer, Kate M View Books
7940 HSSP 112B 1 Perspectives on Child Health and Well-Being
[ ss ]
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124
Open
17 / 25 / 0
Earle, Alison View Books
3470 HSSP 114B 1 Racial/Ethnic and Gender Inequalities in Health and Health Care
[ ss ]
Block S4
Th 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
Open
30 / 40 / 0
Nsiah-Jefferson, Laurie A. View Books
4030 HSSP 115B 1 Perspectives on Behavioral Health: Alcohol, Drugs, and Mental Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
Any further questions about the course should be directed to Professor Reif (reif@brandeis.edu)
Block J
T,F 12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Schneider & FamilyBldg G2
Open
Consent Req.

29 / 35 / 0
Merrick, Elizabeth
Reif, Sharon
View Books
8875 HSSP 192B 1 Sociology of Disability
[ ss ]
Instructor's Signature Required
Students who wish to enroll in this course should contact Prof. Gulley gulley@brandeis.edu.
Block S2
T 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Pearlman Hall 113
Closed
Consent Req.

27 / 25 / 0
Eisenstein Watson, Samantha M.
Gulley, Stephen P.
View Books
 

HSSP Core Courses

Class # Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
1760 BIOL 15B 1 Biology: Human Implications
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Block D
M,W,Th 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Gerstenzang 121
Open
103 / 105 / 0
Simister, Neil View Books
1974 HSSP 100B 1 Introduction to Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Population Health
[ qr ss ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Open to HSSP seniors ONLY. Permission Codes are assigned by the HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu). Offered annually in both fall and spring semesters.
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Closed
Consent Req.

35 / 35 / 0
Paradis, Angela View Books
2186 HSSP 110A 1 Integrative Seminar on Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is the HSSP Capstone Course and is intended for Senior HSSP majors only.
Block M
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center107
Closed
Consent Req.

30 / 25 / 0
Conrad, Peter View Books
4082 HSSP 110A 2 Integrative Seminar on Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is the HSSP Capstone Course and is intended for Senior HSSP majors only.
Block M
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Schneider & FamilyBldg G3
Closed
Consent Req.

31 / 25 / 0
Bhalotra, Sarita View Books
4084 HSSP 110A 3 Integrative Seminar on Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
This is the HSSP Capstone Course and is intended for Senior HSSP majors only.
Block M
M,W 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center103
Closed
Consent Req.

29 / 25 / 0
Kramer, Kate M View Books
 

Focal Area A: Biological Dimensions of Health and Illness

Class # Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
1770 BIOL 22A 1 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
M 6:30 PM–7:20 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Open
28 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
1772 BIOL 22A 2 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
T 6:30 PM–7:20 PM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex119
Closed
33 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
1774 BIOL 22A 3 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
W 6:30 PM–7:20 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Closed
30 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
2256 BIOL 22A 4 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
Th 6:30 PM–7:20 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Closed
33 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
8468 BIOL 22A 5 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
M 7:30 PM–8:20 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Closed
31 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
8469 BIOL 22A 6 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
W 8:00 AM–8:50 AM
Carl J. Shapiro ScienceCtrLL16
Open
20 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
8470 BIOL 22A 7 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
Th 8:00 AM–8:50 AM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Open
29 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
8471 BIOL 22A 8 Genetics and Molecular Biology
[ qr1 sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block C
M,W,Th 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 123
Recitation:
W 7:30 PM–8:20 PM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Open
29 / 30 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
7848 BIOL 42A 1 Physiology
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Block A2
T,F 8:00 AM–9:20 AM
Gerstenzang 121
Open
59 / 60 / 0
Jangi, Sushrut R. View Books
2870 BIOL 43B 1 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Section reads closed and students should waitlist themselves during November Registration Rounds I and II. Enrollment will be 24 per section. Students will be moved into sections during Round III with priority to seniors, then juniors. Only waitlisted student will be considered for enrollment.
Lecture:
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 121
Lab:
Block S4
Th 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Bassine Biology Building 208
Open
15 / 23 / 0
de Boef Miara, Maria View Books
3868 BIOL 43B 2 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Section reads closed and students should waitlist themselves during November Registration Rounds I and II. Enrollment will be 24 per section. Students will be moved into sections during Round III with priority to seniors, then juniors. Only waitlisted student will be considered for enrollment.
Signature of Ms. Jessica Maryott, dept. rep., required
Lecture:
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 121
Lab:
Block S3
W 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Bassine Biology Building 208
Open
Consent Req.

22 / 24 / 0
de Boef Miara, Maria View Books
7812 BIOL 43B 3 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Section reads closed and students should waitlist themselves during November Registration Rounds I and II. Enrollment will be 24 per section. Students will be moved into sections during Round III with priority to seniors, then juniors. Only waitlisted student will be considered for enrollment.
Signature of Ms. Jessica Maryott, dept. rep., required
Lecture:
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Gerstenzang 121
Lab:
Th 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Bassine Biology Building 208
Open
Consent Req.

17 / 24 / 0
de Boef Miara, Maria View Books
7849 BIOL 55B 1 Diet and Health
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Instructor's Signature Required
Block F
M,W,Th 1:00 PM–1:50 PM
Gerstenzang 121
Closed
Consent Req.

107 / 105 / 0
Lai, Elaine View Books
3084 BIOL 132A 1 General Microbiology
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Lecture:
Block H
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Carl J. Shapiro ScienceCtrGL14
Recitation:
T 6:30 PM–8:20 PM
Gerstenzang 122
Open
19 / 999 / 0
Press, Joan L View Books
7721 BIOL 149B 1 Molecular Pharmacology
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Block BX
M,W 8:30 AM–9:50 AM
Rosenstiel Basic Med118
Open
41 / 999 / 0
Griffith, Leslie Claire View Books
8068 BIOL 172B 1 Growth Control and Cancer
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Bassine Biology Building 251
Closed
29 / 25 / 0
Woodruff, Rachel V.E. View Books
4246 BISC 2B 1 Genes and the Human Story
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies002
Open
59 / 999 / 0
Wangh, Lawrence J View Books
4582 BISC 4A 1 Heredity
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Block BX
M,W 8:30 AM–9:50 AM
Carl J. Shapiro ScienceCtrGL14
Open
16 / 999 / 0
Brault, Leah View Books
3086 NBIO 145B 1
Syllabus
Systems Neuroscience
[ sn ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Volen Nat'l Ctr for Complex106
Open
11 / 999 / 0
Lisman, John View Books
7950 NPSY 141A 1
Syllabus
Stress, Physiology, and Health
[ sn ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Block S6
M 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Brown Social Science Center115
Open
16 / 25 / 0
Rohleder, Nicolas View Books
2030 NPSY 199A 1 Human Neuropsychology
[ sn ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Gerstenzang 122
Open
68 / 999 / 0
Wingfield, Arthur View Books
 

Focal Area B: Social and Behavioral Dimensions of Health and Illness

Class # Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
8487 ANTH 160B 1 Dirt, Disgust, and Contagion: The Anthropology of Pollution
[ ss ]
Instructor's Signature Required
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr122
Open
Consent Req.

30 / 35 / 0
Hannig, Anita View Books
7685 ENG 58A 1
Syllabus
Literature and Medicine
[ hum wi ]
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124
Open
34 / 999 / 0
Sherman, David R. View Books
8944 HIST 122A 1 Madness and Medicine in the Modern Age
[ ss ]
Block V
T,Th 5:00 PM–6:20 PM
Shiffman Humanities Ctr125
Open
28 / 999 / 0
Wirth, Aaron John View Books
3470 HSSP 114B 1 Racial/Ethnic and Gender Inequalities in Health and Health Care
[ ss ]
Block S4
Th 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies301
Open
30 / 40 / 0
Nsiah-Jefferson, Laurie A. View Books
7880 PSYC 130B 1 Life Span Development: Early and Middle Adulthood
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Instructor's Signature Required
Block S3
W 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Golding Judaica Center107
Open
Consent Req.

16 / 20 / 0
Lachman, Margie View Books
8483 PSYC 142A 1 Sport Psychology: A Health Psychology Perspective
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
Instructor's Signature Required
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Brown Social Science Center316
Open
Consent Req.

30 / 999 / 0
Wolf, Jutta M. View Books
8073 PSYC 169B 1 Disorders of Childhood
[ ss ]
Instructor's Signature Required
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
See Course Catalog for Special Notes
Block S8
W 9:00 AM–11:50 AM
Brown Social Science Center115
Closed
Consent Req.

25 / 25 / 0
Cunningham, Joseph G View Books
8074 SOC 117B 1
Syllabus
Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine
[ oc ss ]
Block N
T,Th 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
Golding Judaica Center101
Open
45 / 999 / 0
Shostak, Sara View Books
4632 SOC 194A 1 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness
[ ss ]
Block G
T,F 9:30 AM–10:50 AM
Lown Cntr for JudaicStudies203
Open
31 / 999 / 0
Conrad, Peter View Books
 

Focal Area C: Health Care Policy and Practice

Class # Course # Course Title Time
Location
Enrl / Lim / Wait Instructor(s) View Books
7939 HSSP 107B 1 Health Care Technology: Evaluating Emerging Medical Services, Drugs and Devices.
[ ss ]
See Course Catalog for prerequisites.
HSSP students are given priority.
Block H
T,F 11:00 AM–12:20 PM
Mandel Ctr for HumanitesG12
Open
38 / 40 / 0
Thomas, Cindy Lou Parks View Books
7940 HSSP 112B 1 Perspectives on Child Health and Well-Being
[ ss ]
Block P
T,Th 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Olin-Sang Amer Civ Ctr124
Open
17 / 25 / 0
Earle, Alison View Books
4030 HSSP 115B 1 Perspectives on Behavioral Health: Alcohol, Drugs, and Mental Health
[ ss ]
Signature of HSSP administrator, Ms. Kathryn Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu), required.
Any further questions about the course should be directed to Professor Reif (reif@brandeis.edu)
Block J
T,F 12:30 PM–1:50 PM
Schneider & FamilyBldg G2
Open
Consent Req.

29 / 35 / 0
Merrick, Elizabeth
Reif, Sharon
View Books
8875 HSSP 192B 1 Sociology of Disability
[ ss ]
Instructor's Signature Required
Students who wish to enroll in this course should contact Prof. Gulley gulley@brandeis.edu.
Block S2
T 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Pearlman Hall 113
Closed
Consent Req.

27 / 25 / 0
Eisenstein Watson, Samantha M.
Gulley, Stephen P.
View Books
7922 WMGS 106B 1 Women in the Health Care System
[ ss ]
Block S4
Th 2:00 PM–4:50 PM
Heller School 163
Open
34 / 999 / 0
Bhalotra, Sarita View Books