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The multidisciplinary issues of global health confront everyone on the planet. This course will introduce critical issues and key themes in global health from basic principles to disease burden to collaborative efforts to improve global health. Particular attention will be given to the global burden of communicable and non-communicable disease and the social determinants of health, including intersections with poverty and racism. Cultural, economic and ethical issues in global health will be discussed. An immersion component following this class is planned for travel to Peru, July 29 -- August 10, 2022 (dates subject to change), and will involve travel to urban, mountain, and rainforest areas. Students should expect to make a modest financial contribution toward the trip. Grades for this course will be recorded as "incompletes" until after the immersion trip. Enrollment in the course is limited, competitive, and by application through the instructor; contact Prof. Eric Wetzel (wetzele@wabash.edu) if interested. This course counts toward the Global Health minor; however, it does NOT count toward the major in Biology. STUDENTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMERSION COMPONENT OF THIS COURSE.

This course will apply ecology to specific environmental issues and study the practice of ecological research. This course emphasizes general research skills such as critically evaluating literature, designing and executing studies, biostatistics, and programming in RStudio, and therefore this course will be especially valuable for students interested in performing research in any area of biology. Special attention will be given to a case study of the globally significant Everglades ecosystem of Florida, including its function and relationship to humans, culminating in a Spring Break immersion trip to a biological research station and the Everglades National Park in Florida, where students will apply their knowledge of ecology and research practices. Due to the immersion trip component, interested students must contact the instructor to apply to this course. STUDENTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMERSION COMPONENT OF THIS COURSE.

This class will look at the history of Africa through the lens of religion, especially Christianity. Students will be exposed to key elements of the long history of the African continent and its peoples in a broad sense, before focusing on the religion of its inhabitants, and more closely on the process of religious change and fusion with the introduction of Christianity. The most finite focus will come with our visit to the country of Kenya, where students will be immersed in Christian, especially Catholic culture in that country. As with the course in general, other African religious traditions will be studied, including Islam and traditional, "animistic" belief systems. In the second half of the semester students will produce a significant piece of research on a topic of their choosing related to the course theme. THIS IS AN IMMERSION COURSE. Admission by application only. STUDENTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMERSION COMPONENT OF THIS COURSE.

The multidisciplinary issues of global health confront everyone on the planet. This course will introduce critical issues and key themes in global health from basic principles to disease burden to collaborative efforts to improve global health. Particular attention will be given to the global burden of communicable and non-communicable disease and the social determinants of health, including intersections with poverty and racism. Cultural, economic and ethical issues in global health will be discussed. An immersion component following this class is planned for travel to Peru, July 29 -- August 10, 2022 (dates subject to change), and will involve travel to urban, mountain, and rainforest areas. Students should expect to make a modest financial contribution toward the trip. Grades for this course will be recorded as "incompletes" until after the immersion trip. Enrollment in the course is limited, competitive, and by application through the instructor; contact Prof. Eric Wetzel (wetzele@wabash.edu) if interested. This course counts toward the Global Health minor; however, it does NOT count toward the major in Biology. STUDENTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMERSION COMPONENT OF THIS COURSE.

This class will look at the history of Africa through the lens of religion, especially Christianity. Students will be exposed to key elements of the long history of the African continent and its peoples in a broad sense, before focusing on the religion of its inhabitants, and more closely on the process of religious change and fusion with the introduction of Christianity. The most finite focus will come with our visit to the country of Kenya, where students will be immersed in Christian, especially Catholic culture in that country. As with the course in general, other African religious traditions will be studied, including Islam and traditional, "animistic" belief systems. In the second half of the semester students will produce a significant piece of research on a topic of their choosing related to the course theme. THIS IS AN IMMERSION COURSE. Admission by application only. STUDENTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMERSION COMPONENT OF THIS COURSE.

This class will look at the history of Africa through the lens of religion, especially Christianity. Students will be exposed to key elements of the long history of the African continent and its peoples in a broad sense, before focusing on the religion of its inhabitants, and more closely on the process of religious change and fusion with the introduction of Christianity. The most finite focus will come with our visit to the country of Kenya, where students will be immersed in Christian, especially Catholic culture in that country. As with the course in general, other African religious traditions will be studied, including Islam and traditional, "animistic" belief systems. In the second half of the semester students will produce a significant piece of research on a topic of their choosing related to the course theme. THIS IS AN IMMERSION COURSE. Admission by application only. STUDENTS MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE IMMERSION COMPONENT OF THIS COURSE.