GCC 5016 is also offered in Spring 2025
GCC 5016 is also offered in Spring 2024
GCC 5016 is also offered in Spring 2023
GCC 5016 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2023 | GCC 5016 Section 001: Science and Society: Working Together to Avoid the Antibiotic Resistance Apocalypse (63552)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F only
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
- Enrollment Requirements:
- honors or grad student
- Meets With:
GCC 3016 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 11:45AM - 01:00PM
UMTC, St Paul
Veterinary Science 215
- Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 4 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Before the discovery of antibiotics, even a simple thorn prick could lead to life threatening infection. Antibiotics are truly miracle drugs, making most bacterial infections relatively easy to cure. However, this landscape is rapidly changing with the advent of microbes that are resistant to antibiotics. This course will provide an overview of how antibiotic use invoked antibiotic resistance, including in depth discussions of antibiotic resistant microorganisms and the impact of globalization on this exploding problem. Societal and ethical implications associated with antibiotic use and restriction in humans and animals will be discussed, along with global issues of antibiotic regulation and population surveillance. The class will conclude with discussions of alternative therapeutic approaches that are essential to avoid "antibiotic apocalypse." The course will include lectures by world-renowned experts in various topics, and students will leverage this knowledge with their own presentations on important topics related to issues of personal freedom versus societal needs. This is a Grand Challenge Curriculum course.
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/63552/1233
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2023 Grand Challenge Curriculum Classes