ANTHRO 3283
Introduction to Global Health
This course provides a general introduction to the field of public health. It examines the philosophy, history, organization, functions, activities, and results of public health research and practice. Case studies include infectious and chronic diseases, mental health, maternal and reproductive health, food safety and nutrition, environmental health, and global public health. Students are encouraged to look at health issues from a systemic and population level perspective, and to think critically about health systems and problems, especially health disparities and health care delivery to diverse populations. No background in anthropology or public health is required.
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2 or less hrs/week
Pretty chill lecture class. As long as you go to class and take decent notes exams aren't bad.
7/15/2024
2 or less hrs/week
attendance is graded and exams are memorization
5/19/2024
2 or less hrs/week
The class is pure memorization which is nice but the lectures are not recorded
5/19/2024
2 or less hrs/week
Easy class to fulfill artsci requirements. Attendance graded lectures. The tests are just memorizing terms
5/18/2024
Professor Gildner's lectures were very organized. This class is mostly centered around big concepts and events throughout the history of global health. Grading is very exam-heavy, and how well you do on the exam is mostly on how well you memorize the slides' info; that being said it is pretty easy to do so; would recommend this class
8/5/2023
Dr. Gildner was very nice and her lectures were clear, so I still gave her 4. However, I personally found the course content very boring and repetitive at times. Some units were more interesting but others were very stale. If you know the powerpoints it should be relatively easy to get an A.
6/2/2023
Great lecturer and nice person overall, but class was kind of common-sense based (expect when learning about the diseases). Tests were all memorization and pretty easy (the final short answers were the same as the practice test) but grading can be a bit harsh
6/1/2023
This class is relatively unnecessary and boring. We cover SOOO many topics at a surface-level explanation. Most of it is common sense. It is very content, memorization, and PowerPoint-heavy. She gives you LITERALLY 30 seconds to answer the Poll Everywhere for participation and gets angry if you do not pay close attention to this INTRO class.
4/20/2023
Dr.Gildner is an okay lecturer. If you do not need to take global health, I would not. It's a very surface level class and you can get back by doing minimal work/memorization. Dr.Gilder is very nervous and it impacts her delivery of the material both in its validity and passion.
4/20/2023
Introduction to Global Health is very lecture-heavy, and attendance is required. However, Dr. Gildner tries to make her lectures interesting with videos and graphs. Tests are easy as they are rote memorization and the SciComm project replaces a second midterm. In general, she is super caring and wants her students to succeed.
4/17/2023
Class is largely "death-by-powerpoint," with exams being based on pure memorization. However, they are incredibly easy and can be reviewed through simple flashcards. Her lectures can be a bit boring, but Gildner is a very polite professor who will answer your questions clearly and is approachable. Very manageable class.
5/23/2022