SOC GEN 5
Integrative Approaches to Human Biology and Society
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to concept of problem-based approaches to study of biology and society and areas of concentration, such as bioethics and public science policy, evolutionary biology, culture, and behavior, historical and social studies of life sciences, medical genetics and public health, and population genetics and history, and central thematic issues shared across concentrations, such as commercialization of life and public understanding of science. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2026 - If you need the easiest of A's please enroll in this course. Especially, if you are an engineering major and need your life science requirement take this for it. I went to a total of one class and was able to get an A. Discussion is mandatory so you'll have to devote 1 hour out of your week for that where in discussion you will learn everything you need to know for the exams. The grades are scaled 20% discussion posts one every week, 30% discussion attendance/participation, 25% midterm, 25% final both the midterm and the final are just in class essays. There is also available extra credit if you don't get a good grade on one of your exams. Please take this course I promise you won't regret it.
Winter 2026 - If you need the easiest of A's please enroll in this course. Especially, if you are an engineering major and need your life science requirement take this for it. I went to a total of one class and was able to get an A. Discussion is mandatory so you'll have to devote 1 hour out of your week for that where in discussion you will learn everything you need to know for the exams. The grades are scaled 20% discussion posts one every week, 30% discussion attendance/participation, 25% midterm, 25% final both the midterm and the final are just in class essays. There is also available extra credit if you don't get a good grade on one of your exams. Please take this course I promise you won't regret it.
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Winter 2020 - This class was fantastic. When I took this class, Dr. Shapiro taught the first half and Dr. Allard taught the second half, and I absolutely loved this class. Dr. Shapiro had a great understanding of antibiotic resistance and environmental racism, the topics that the first half of the quarter touched on. The class wasn't difficult and was very informative. It's very interdisciplinary and great if you're interested in healthcare.
Winter 2020 - This class was fantastic. When I took this class, Dr. Shapiro taught the first half and Dr. Allard taught the second half, and I absolutely loved this class. Dr. Shapiro had a great understanding of antibiotic resistance and environmental racism, the topics that the first half of the quarter touched on. The class wasn't difficult and was very informative. It's very interdisciplinary and great if you're interested in healthcare.
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Winter 2024 - Prof Venkat is a PHENOMENAL professor. He brings an infectious enthusiasm, humor, and joy to the course which definitely improved my own interest in the material. He is super knowledgeable about his field of study, heat, and the class definitely changed my outlook on ideas and parts of my environment I take for granted. Dr. Venkat is super approachable if you have any questions, and he frequently checks-in during lecture and encourages students to ask for clarification on any confusing points. On the whole, Prof Venkat is a great professor and I would highly recommend him. If you come to lecture consistently, participate in section, and review some of the most important readings (not all of them are necessary), you will comfortably receive an A in the class. The unit test is short answer questions, and the final is long-answer paragraphs.
Winter 2024 - Prof Venkat is a PHENOMENAL professor. He brings an infectious enthusiasm, humor, and joy to the course which definitely improved my own interest in the material. He is super knowledgeable about his field of study, heat, and the class definitely changed my outlook on ideas and parts of my environment I take for granted. Dr. Venkat is super approachable if you have any questions, and he frequently checks-in during lecture and encourages students to ask for clarification on any confusing points. On the whole, Prof Venkat is a great professor and I would highly recommend him. If you come to lecture consistently, participate in section, and review some of the most important readings (not all of them are necessary), you will comfortably receive an A in the class. The unit test is short answer questions, and the final is long-answer paragraphs.
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