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.)
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University of Michigan
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
12 hours to complete
Unit 1 - Beginnings: A New Disease Surprises The World
HIV Basics, Stigma, Three Books, Chimps to Humans, Some Memories
9 videos (Total 94 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
9 videos
01.04 - Memories of the Beginning: San Juan and Cambridge, Mass.15m
01.05 - Some History17m
01.06 - Memories of the Beginning: Chicago and Philadelphia19m
01.07 - Mini-Intro (3): Learning about Science; The Bodily Fluids that Carry HIV2m
01.08 - HIV, Other Viruses, Other Species, Virus Hunters17m
01.09 - Mini-Intro (4): Talking About Sex2m
5 readings
Syllabus6m
Discussion Forum Guidelines4m
Welcome to Unit 1!4m
Video Schedule6m
Help us learn more about you!10m
1 practice exercise
Unit 1 Quiz20m
Week
22 hours to complete
Unit 2 - Transmission, Gender, Politics
Transmission, Gender, More Memories
7 videos (Total 89 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
7 videos
02.04 - Non-Sexual Transmission of HIV7m
02.05 - Four Presidents (1): Reagan16m
02.06 - Memories of the Beginning: Princeton and Washington, DC, and Ann Arbor, MI17m
02.07 - Memories of the Beginning: NIH6m
1 reading
Unit 2: What to expect4m
1 practice exercise
Unit 2 Quiz20m
Week
32 hours to complete
Unit 3 - Testing (and Some Politics and Memories)
The Critical Issue--Testing
9 videos (Total 119 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
9 videos
03.04 - Test Counselors19m
03.05 - Professor Tests Himself, Oral Swab 13m
03.06 - Professor Tests Himself, Blood 7m
03.07 - Four Presidents (2): Museveni10m
03.08 - Update on Testing6m
03.09 - 03.09 - Course Recap8m
1 reading
Welcome to Unit 34m
1 practice exercise
Unit 3 Quiz20m
Week
41 hour to complete
Unit 4 - Living With HIV
Not a death sentence, but not easy; More Politics, Sexual Orientation
5 videos (Total 63 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 videos
04.04 - Four Presidents (3): Bush13m
04.05 - AIDS, Gender, Sexual Orientation Issues14m
1 reading
Unit 4 Preview4m
1 practice exercise
Unit 4 Quiz20m
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Top reviews from AIDS: Fear and Hope
I thank Dr. Meisler, and everyone else involved in this course for their excellent work and for enabling me to obtain the knowledge that I have acquired studying this course. Well done.
Amazing course! It opens our mind to the world in which all people are equal nonetheless what disease they have. Everyone should consider taking this course.
Instructor
Richard Meisler, Ph.D.
LecturerDepartment of American Culture, University of Michigan
About University of Michigan
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