Online Course
AIDS: Fear and Hope
University of Michigan via Coursera
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- Cost Free Online Course (Audit)
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- Language English
- Certificate Paid Certificate Available
- Effort 2-4 hours a week
- Duration 7 weeks long
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The basic biology of the virus, HIV, and the disease it causes, AIDS. The economic, social and political factors that determine who gets sick and who remains healthy, who lives and who dies. The progress of scientific research and medical treatments. The reasons for hope; the reasons for fear. (To get a glimpse of some of the materials that students have been posting on the course forums, go to @AIDSFAH or #AIDSFAH.)
Syllabus
Unit 1 - Beginnings: A New Disease Surprises The World
-HIV Basics, Stigma, Three Books, Chimps to Humans, Some Memories
Unit 2 - Transmission, Gender, Politics
-Transmission, Gender, More Memories
Unit 3 - Testing (and Some Politics and Memories)
-The Critical Issue--Testing
Unit 4 - Living With HIV
-Not a death sentence, but not easy; More Politics, Sexual Orientation
Unit 5 - Caring for Patients
-Doctors, Medication, More Politics, More Memories
Unit 6 - Prevention, Art, Poetry
Unit 7 - Wrapping Up
-Cure? Legal Issues, Cost, The Future, Acting Up
-HIV Basics, Stigma, Three Books, Chimps to Humans, Some Memories
Unit 2 - Transmission, Gender, Politics
-Transmission, Gender, More Memories
Unit 3 - Testing (and Some Politics and Memories)
-The Critical Issue--Testing
Unit 4 - Living With HIV
-Not a death sentence, but not easy; More Politics, Sexual Orientation
Unit 5 - Caring for Patients
-Doctors, Medication, More Politics, More Memories
Unit 6 - Prevention, Art, Poetry
Unit 7 - Wrapping Up
-Cure? Legal Issues, Cost, The Future, Acting Up
Taught by
Richard Meisler
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