UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

506 / PUBLIC HEALTH
259. Public Health Aspects of Mental Retardation. 270. Basic Processes and Medical Aspects of
(/ course)
Aging. (% course)
(Formerly numbered 290G .) Prerequisite : consent Prerequisite : course 271A or consent of the in-
of the instructor. Biological , cultural , and sociopsychological
aspects of mental retardation, which in
numbers affected , consequences , and possibilities of
remedial action constitutes a major problem in public
health . Mr. Katz
structor . Review of basic physiological , medical, and
psychiatric aspects of human aging ; review of factors
in rehabilitation and reeducation of persons in middle
and later years. Mr. Goldman, Mr. Rocks
271A-271 B. Behavioral Science Aspects of Human
260. Public Health Aspects of Rehabilitation of the Aging.
Disabled . (t course)
The course will focus on the research background
for rehabilitation activities in the health -caring
professions , and on those current rehabilitation programs
and issues of greatest concern to public bealth.
Mr. Katz
261A-261B . Seminar in Community Health
Education . (12 course)
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor . The Staff
(Formerly numbered 271A.) Prerequisite:. three
quarter courses or the equivalent of advanced study
in anthropology, psychology or sociology ; course 149
(may be concurrent ); or consent of the instructor.
Behavioral science aspects of the middle and later
years, with emphasis upon sociocultural influences
and individual differences . Mr. Kalish , Mr. Wiser
274. Seminar in Environmental Toxicology.
(% course)
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and courses
262. Current Problems with Mesquite Vectors.
Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours.' Prerequisite:
course 219; Zoology 121, 122; Bacteriology
100C, or consent of the instructor. Current
topics of significance on mosquito biology as related
to colonization , disease transmission and control.
Mr. Barr and the Staff
269. Seminar in Maternal and Child Health.
(% course)
(Formerly numbered 203B .) Study of selected
health problems of children and of women of childbearing
age and programs developed to meet these
problems. Recent advances in medical science relevant
to maternal and child health, new ideas in the
administration of maternal and child health programs,
and international trends in maternal and
child health program. The Staff
224A - 224B . Review of current literature and research
on toxic effects of environmental agents. May
be repeated for credit . Mr. Flowers
275. Seminar in Environmental Physiology.
(' course)
(Formerly numbered 27SA-275B-275C.) Prerequisite
: consent of the instructor . Topics in environmental
physiology , such as aerospace and undersea
environment , natural resource contamination,
pesticides , noise , and application of systems analysis.
Student presentation of published papers or own research
progress . May be repeated for credit.
Mr. Pogrond
280A-280B. Seminar in Environmental Health.
(y course each)
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor . The Stan
264. Current Problems with Metalwal Parasites.
(11% courses)
2811-281 B. Policy Issues in Governmental Health
Programs Seminar . (' course each)
Prerequisite : course 200A , and consent of the
Lecture, six hours; laboratory, eighteen hours.
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor. Advanced
study of morphology , systematics , epidemiolo ggyy,,
host-parasite relationships, and control of hehninths
with emphasis on biological aspects of zoonotic
parasites . Mr. Schacher
instructor. Credit and grade to be given only upon
completion of 281B . Policy issues affecting governmental
health programs in the metropolitan-urban
environment . Key legal , political , administrative, and
social questions affecting the formulation and implementation
of governmental health policy.
Mr. Lubin
265A-265B. Seminar in Epidemiology. 282A-282B. Community Mental Health. (1 course,
(t course each)
t course)
Prerequisite : course 147 or 246A , or consent of
the instructor . Student presentations of pertinent
material examining the methods and principles of
epidemiology as applied to specific diseases.
Mr. Chapman, Mr. Detels and the Staff
2681 266D. Seminar in Infectious and Tropical
Diseases . (1h course eacb)
Current topics relating to public health micro-
Prerequisite : three upper division quarter courses
in psychology , sociology , anthropology or the
equivalent . Research methods background desirable.
Principles of community mental health programs.
Study of socioenvironmental setting in which mental
illness occurs , is detected and is treated . Discussion
of prevention of mental illness, program effective.
ness, and mental health components of public health
programs. Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wilmer
biology and infectious and tropical diseases . Topics
vary from year to year . Each one-half course may
be repeated once for credit with consent of the
instructor. Mr. Schacher, Mr. Work and the Staff
283. Seminar in Behavioral Sciences and Health.
(% course)
Prerequisite : courses 249A - 249B or consent of the
instructor . Recent significant contributions of the
288A-2688-268C. Seminar In Biostatistics.
(% course each)
Prerequisite : consent of the instructor . The Staff
behavioral sciences to the understanding of health
and illness , with selected and varying topics each
quarter. May be repeated for credit.
Mr. Reeder , Mr. Wilner and the Staff