AS 020.393 - Darwinian Medicine

Institution:

Johns Hopkins University

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Description:

Prereqs: 020.305 or 020.330 This course aims to explore human health and diseases within a framework of evolutionary concepts. We will highlight how a variety of diseases such as infectious and chronic diseases, mental disorders and cancers can be analyzed through an evolutionary perspective and how this analysis can aid and complement current medical treatments. This course will include lectures, readings, student presentations and discussions that will engage undergraduates in critical thinking.

Credits:

1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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