GRI 493B - History of HIV/AIDS

(3 units) CO9, CO11

The course explores the history of HIV/AIDS in the United States and global contexts, addressing developments in medical research, treatment, and care; activism and artistic expression; and the social course of the pandemic.

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing required.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. identify major developments, events, and dynamics in the history of HIV/AIDS, including in the areas of medicine, activism, the arts, and the social course of the epidemic.
2. analyze how the history of HIV/AIDS has been shaped by broader national and global dynamics, including politics, attitudes toward and regulation of sexuality, and social determinants of health.
3. apply an understanding of the history of HIV/AIDS to analyzing primary sources from the history of the epidemic.
4. apply an understanding of the history of HIV/AIDS to advocating a point of view regarding contemporary policy relevant to HIV/AIDS, as through a sample letter to a government body/NGO or a sample op-ed.
5. analyze and synthesize primary and secondary sources both orally and in writing.

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