| Course Title: Conference Course: 'Pregnancy and the Placenta' |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: Pregnancy is a stunning feat of physiology. It is a conversation between two bodies -- parental and fetal -- whose collective action blurs the very boundaries of the individual. In this course we will explore such questions as: what is pregnancy, and how does the ephemeral, essential organ known as the placenta call pregnancy into being? How is pregnancy sustained? How does it end? We will consider the anatomy of reproductive systems and the hormonal language of reproduction. We will investigate the nature of "sex" hormones, consider racial disparities in pregnancy outcome, and weigh the evidence that the intrauterine environment influences disease susceptibility long after birth. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences , SI - Speaking-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Sarah Bacon | 413-538-3056 | sbacon@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | CLAP - Clapp Laboratory | 126 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits at the 200 level in Biological Sciences. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
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| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 19 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Like a Mother: a Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pr... Author: Garbes, Angela Copyright: 2018 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780062662941 Publisher: HarperWave, an imprint of Harper Collins |
Required | 17.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: If you anticipate having any difficulty getting the required text, please email me so we can figure out how to be sure that the readings will be available to you. |