Program in Culture, Health, and Science

The Five College Program in Culture, Health, and Science (CHS) is a certificate program that allows undergraduate liberal arts students to explore human health, disease, and healing from interdisciplinary perspectives.

Littered Mask

Congratulations to the Winner of the CHS Art Contest!

During the Fall 2022 semester, students were invited to submit a photo or artwork to be displayed on the Culture, Health, and Science Program webpage. Please see below for information about the work which was selected for the prize, as well as the artist's statement.

Skyler Sung
(Amherst College)

Littered mask (2020)
35 mm black & white film photograph

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Skyler used photography to explore the “new normal” and how it changed the landscape around him in Honolulu. This image reflects his observation that although masks are vital in preventing the spread of the virus, they have created a new type of common litter that negatively impacts the health of the environment. He hopes that images like this bring attention to a more globally holistic approach to public health that considers all the different factors that contribute to it.

About the CHS Program

Graduate schools recognize that tomorrow's health experts will need interdisciplinary training to link their understandings of history, culture, and behavior with clinical, biological, and epidemiologic models of health and disease. Students design a plan of study that approaches "health" holistically from the perspective of natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. 

Completing a CHS certificate builds on the liberal arts approach to equip students with tools to think critically about health issues. For example, students may learn to:

  • Recognize historical patterns of disease distribution, treatment, and health disparities
  • Appreciate the value of integrating literature, philosophy, and the arts with studies in STEM fields (and vice versa)
  • Develop technical skills (such as research design, media literacy, gene editing, foreign languages, econometrics, doula training, or statistical analysis) to apply to health issues
  • Navigate healthcare systems and be an advocate for themselves and others 
  • Apply contributions of multiple disciplines to the realm of public health, health promotion, cultural competence, disease eradication and global health

Students learn how behavior influences disease distribution, how biomedical categories change across time and culture, and how political and socioeconomic factors affect disease and treatment. CHS students learn to interpret and communicate their results to diverse audiences.

CHS is led by a Steering Committee of faculty members from all five colleges and a range of disciplines. CHS students work with their campus advisors to articulate objectives, select courses, and conduct independent projects or internships. Faculty and students alike are enriched by the cross-campus connections and interdisciplinary collaborations that the Culture, Health, and Science program fosters—locally and globally. Get on board!

Interested in learning more about CHS? Join our email list, follow us on Facebook, and fill out a Declaration of Interest Form.

On This Page

The Five College Program in CHS firmly believes that the lived experiences and far-reaching consequences of structural anti-Black racism, white supremacy and racial inequalities are public health issues. This is a longstanding crisis, which is being exacerbated by the global COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing climate emergency. The recent protests and the unfinished work demanding an end to systemic racism bring renewed urgency to our interdisciplinary approaches and inspire us to learn from vital traditions and develop new frames of reference. CHS supports students to listen to, learn from, and work with a wide range of communities and individuals with varied vantage points and backgrounds to advance common causes. In this way, we view ending racism and averting a climate disaster as intertwined core concerns that demand decisive, sustained, and collective action.

Faculty

Culture, Health, and Science Campus Advisors are faculty members in a variety of disciplines at each of the five campuses who work directly with students pursuing the CHS certificate to guide students through the CHS program, answer questions and help students plan for successfully completing all certificate requirements.

If you are in your final year at one of the campuses and plan on completing the CHS certificate before graduation, or are just starting and want to learn more about the program, CHS advisors can help you find your way.

Read about the advisors at your institution through the links provided, and contact the advisor of your choice to arrange an advising session.

  • Felicity Aulino, Anthropology (teaching at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, Hampshire College, and Mount Holyoke College)
  • Rebeccah Lijek, Biological Sciences

  • Felicity Aulino, Anthropology (teaching at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, Hampshire College, and Mount Holyoke College)
  • Betsy KrauseAnthropology
  • Thomas LeathermanAnthropology (On sabbatical Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
  • Amanda Seaman, Asian Languages and Literatures
  • Susan ShawPublic Health (On sabbatical Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)

The CHS Program is guided by a steering committee comprised of faculty members from each of the five campuses and staff members of the Five College consortium.

Amanda Seaman, Asian Languages and Literatures, UMass Amherst

Richard Aronson, Health Professions Advisor
Alexandra Purdy, Biology
Chris Dole, Anthropology (On sabbatical Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)

Elizabeth Conlisk, Natural Sciences
Cynthia Gill, Natural Sciences
Alan Goodman, Natural Sciences

Rebeccah Lijek, Biological Sciences

Benita Jackson, Psychology
Susan Levin, Philosophy
Suzanne Zhang-Gottschang, Anthropology (On sabbatical Spring 2023)

Felicity Aulino, Anthropology (teaching at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst College, Hampshire College, and Mount Holyoke College)
Dan Gerber, Public Health
Aline Gubrium, Public Health
Betsy Krause, Anthropology
Tom Leatherman, Anthropology (On sabbatical Fall 2022 - Spring 2023)
Amanda Seaman, Asian Languages and Literatures

Certificate

The Five College Certificate in Culture, Health, and Science complements any major, allowing students to deepen their knowledge of human health, disease, and healing through interdisciplinary inquiry. Under the guidance of faculty program advisors on each campus, students choose a sequence of seven courses available across the five campuses and identify (in consultation with their advisor) an appropriate project or internship that will count toward the certificate. (Four semesters of a second language is also recommended, but not required.) Together with the visiting lectures and seminars sponsored by the Program, CHS provides a structure that is adaptable for students interested in pursuing health-related careers, as well as those curious to learn how different disciplines analyze common human experience.

Interested in pursuing the Culture, Health, and Science Certificate?

First, reach out to a campus advisor and fill out the Declaration of Interest Form. Then, take a look at the Student Timeline to stay on schedule with the certificate program requirements. We also recommend that you download the CHS Certificate Completion Form (below) to help you and your advisor keep track of what courses you need and what requirements you have fulfilled.

Certificate Requirements

The seven required courses are to be distributed across the following five categories of inquiry:

  1. Biocultural Approaches
    Interdisciplinary and/or comparative approaches that explore the interdependent influences on human health and disease
  2. Mechanisms of Disease Transmission
    Mechanisms of disease growth and transmission within individuals and populations
  3. Population Health and Disease
    Exploring the relationships among social, behavioral, economic and other aggregate population forces on human health and disease
  4. Engaged and Humanistic Approaches
    Ethical, humanistic, artistic, and engaged approaches to human health and disease, including explorations of healthcare practice, policy, and activism.
  5. Research Design and Analysis
    Concepts of evidence, data collection, research ethics, measurement and modes of analysis

Further Details:

  • No course can be used to satisfy more than one category.  
  • No more than three courses can “double count” toward a student’s major.
  • Four semesters—or the equivalent—of a second language is recommended but not required. Such language training may be required for students seeking internships and summer research positions.

Independent Research Project

The Certificate requires the completion of an independent project such as an internship, thesis, Division III project, course project, independent study or other activity. You work with your campus CHS advisor to develop a project that satisfies both the Certificate requirements and your own interests. Not sure if you have an independent project that qualifies? Meet with your CHS Campus Advisor to find out.

Completion

When you complete the requirements for the CHS Certificate, return the completed Certificate Completion Form to your CHS campus advisor along with a copy of your transcript.

If you have any questions about the requirements or if you would like to pursue the certificate, contact your CHS Campus Advisor.

Courses

Note that if you don't see classes from all campuses currently listed, they will appear as the campuses release their course schedules for the semester. The five campuses release their schedules on different dates. Visit this page for specific dates.

Fall 2023 CHS Courses: Category 5

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
BIOL 301 01 Molecular Neurobio w/Lab John Roche Amherst College TU/TH | 10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
BIOL 301 01F Molecular Neurobio w/Lab John Roche Amherst College TH | 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM
BIOL 301 01L Molecular Neurobio w/Lab John Roche Amherst College W | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
MATH 135 01 Intro to Stats Modeling Pamela Matheson Amherst College M/W/F | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
MATH 135 02 Intro to Stats Modeling Pamela Matheson Amherst College M/W/F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
MATH 135 03 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
MATH 135 04 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
MATH 135 05 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
PSYC 122 01 Statistics for Behav Sci Matthew Schulkind Amherst College TU/TH | 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM
STAT 135 01 Intro to Stats Modeling Pamela Matheson Amherst College M/W/F | 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
STAT 135 02 Intro to Stats Modeling Pamela Matheson Amherst College M/W/F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
STAT 135 03 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
STAT 135 04 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
STAT 135 05 Intro to Stats Modeling Kevin Donges Amherst College M/W/F | 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
CSI 0249 1 Anthropologies of Climate Chan Nathalie Arnold Hampshire College 02:30PM-03:50PM TU;02:30PM-03:50PM TH
ANTHR 275 01 Research Methods Cultural Anth Joshua Roth Mount Holyoke College TTH 09:00AM-10:15AM
PSYCH 201 01 Statistics Jared Schwartzer,Natasha Matos Mount Holyoke College MW 08:30AM-09:45AM
PSYCH 201L 01 Statistics Lab Natasha Matos,Jared Schwartzer Mount Holyoke College F 08:55AM-09:45AM
PSYCH 201L 02 Statistics Lab Natasha Matos,Jared Schwartzer Mount Holyoke College F 10:00AM-10:50AM
PSYCH 201L 03 Statistics Lab Natasha Matos,Jared Schwartzer Mount Holyoke College F 11:30AM-12:20PM
PSYCH 330RD 01 Lab: Romantic Development KC Haydon Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
STAT 140 01 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Pramesh Subedi Mount Holyoke College MWF 08:30AM-09:45AM
STAT 140 02 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Pramesh Subedi Mount Holyoke College MWF 10:00AM-11:15AM
STAT 140 03 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Marie Ozanne Mount Holyoke College MWF 01:45PM-03:00PM
STAT 140 04 Intro Ideas/Applic Statistics Marie Ozanne Mount Holyoke College MWF 03:15PM-04:30PM
ECO 220 01 Intro Stats & Econometrics Pun Winichakul Smith College M W F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
ECO 220 L01 Intro Stats & Econometrics Pun Winichakul Smith College W 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM
ECO 220 L02 Intro Stats & Econometrics Pun Winichakul Smith College W 4:10 PM - 5:00 PM
NSC 230 01 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Mary Ellen Harrington Smith College M W F 9:25 AM - 10:15 AM
NSC 230 02 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Mary Ellen Harrington Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
NSC 230 L01 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Narendra H. Pathak Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 230 L02 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Smith College W 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
NSC 230 L03 Expermntl Methods in Neurosc Narendra H. Pathak Smith College W 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
PSY 202 02 Intro to Research Methods Stephanie Steele Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
PSY 202 03 Intro to Research Methods Stephanie Steele Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 202 04 Intro to Research Methods Yael Granot Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 202 05 Intro to Research Methods Esther Burson Smith College M W 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 202 06 Intro to Research Methods Esther Burson Smith College W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM; M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM
SDS 220 01 Intro/Probability/Statistics Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia Smith College M W F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
SDS 220 02 Intro/Probability/Statistics Rebecca Kurtz-Garcia Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
SDS 220 03 Intro/Probability/Statistics Scott J. LaCombe Smith College W F 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM; M 3:05 PM - 4:20 PM
SDS 390ef 01 T-Ecological Forecasting Albert Y. Kim Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
SOC 204 01 Stats & Quant Research Mthd Tina Wildhagen Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
SOC 204 L01 Stats & Quant Research Mthd Tina Wildhagen Smith College F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
SOC 204 L02 Stats & Quant Research Mthd Tina Wildhagen Smith College F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
ANTHRO 320 01 Skeleton Keys:Research Methods Brigitte Holt UMass Amherst W 2:30PM 5:15PM
ANTHRO 803 01 Research in Physical Anthro UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
ANTHRO 803 02 Research in Physical Anthro UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NURSING 420 01 Intro to Nursing Research Karen Giuliano UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 223 01 Intro/Biostats for PUBHLTH Scott Chasan-Taber UMass Amherst M W F 9:05AM 9:55AM
PUBHLTH 224 01 Epidemiology in Public Health Elizabeth Cook UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
RES-ECON 212 01 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Wayne-Roy Gayle UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
RES-ECON 212 01LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 9:00AM 10:00AM
RES-ECON 212 01LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst TU 5:30PM 6:30PM
RES-ECON 212 02 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Wayne-Roy Gayle UMass Amherst TU 4:00PM 5:15PM
RES-ECON 212 02LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst F 9:00AM 10:00AM
RES-ECON 212 02LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst TH 5:30PM 6:30PM
RES-ECON 212 03 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Wayne-Roy Gayle UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 3:45PM
RES-ECON 212 03LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 5:30PM 6:30PM
RES-ECON 212 03LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst TH 8:45AM 9:45AM
RES-ECON 212 04 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Srabana Gupta UMass Amherst W 4:00PM 5:15PM
RES-ECON 212 04LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
RES-ECON 212 04LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst M 9:00AM 10:00AM
RES-ECON 212 05 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Srabana Gupta UMass Amherst TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
RES-ECON 212 05LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
RES-ECON 212 05LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst TU 8:45AM 9:45AM
RES-ECON 212 06 Intro Stats/Soc Sci Srabana Gupta UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
RES-ECON 212 06LL Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst M 5:30PM 6:30PM
RES-ECON 212 06LM Intro Stats/Soc Sci UMass Amherst F 10:00AM 11:00AM

Fall 2023 CHS Courses: Category 1

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
ANTH 245 01 Medical Anthropology Christopher Dole Amherst College M/W | 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM
PSYC 228 01 Clinical Psychology Julia McQuade Amherst College TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
PSYC 364 01 Child Clinical Psych Julia McQuade Amherst College W | 2:00 PM - 4:45 PM
ANTHR 216HR 01 Anthropology and Human Rights Elif Babul Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
ANTHR 230 01 Language in Culture & Society Mark Auslander Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
ANTHR 240 01 Medical Anthropology Caroline DeVane Mount Holyoke College TTH 01:45PM-03:00PM
ANTHR 261 01 Cultures of Power in Mexico Matthew Watson Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
ANTHR 275 01 Research Methods Cultural Anth Joshua Roth Mount Holyoke College TTH 09:00AM-10:15AM
ANTHR 316EG 01 Reproductive and Genetic Tech Jacquelyne Luce Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333EG 01 Reproductive and Genetic Tech Jacquelyne Luce Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
PSYCH 230 01 Developmental Psychology Melissa Burch Mount Holyoke College TTH 09:00AM-10:15AM
EDC 235 01 Child & Adol Growth & Developm Shannon Audley Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
ESS 250 01 Nutrition and Health Barbara Brehm-Curtis Smith College M W 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 266 01 Colq: Women & Gender Lauren E. Duncan Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
PSY 340 01 Sem:Psychosocial Health Benita Sibia Jackson Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
ANTHRO 100 02 Human Nature Sofiya Shreyer UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
ANTHRO 103 01 Human Origins and Variation Lynnette Sievert UMass Amherst M W 10:10AM 11:00AM
ANTHRO 103 01AA Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 1:00PM 1:50PM
ANTHRO 103 01AB Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 12:20PM
ANTHRO 103 01AD Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
ANTHRO 103 01AE Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 4:00PM 4:50PM
ANTHRO 103 01AF Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst TH 5:30PM 6:20PM
ANTHRO 103 01AJ Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
ANTHRO 103 01AK Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
ANTHRO 103 01BA Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
ANTHRO 103 01BB Human Origins and Variation UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
ANTHRO 312 01 Medical Anthropology Thomas Leatherman UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
ANTHRO 313 01 Nutritional Anth Achsah Dorsey UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
ANTHRO 394EI 01 Evolutionary Medicine Lynnette Sievert UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 580 01 Developmental Biology Andrew Spracklen UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
NUTRITN 130 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 01AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01AB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01AC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01AD Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01AE Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01AF Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01AG Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst TH 10:00AM 10:50AM
NUTRITN 130 01AK Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01BA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01BC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01BD Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BE Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 02 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 02AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 03 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 03AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130H 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Zhenhua Liu UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM

Fall 2023 CHS Courses: Category 2

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
BIOL 191 01 Molecules, Genes & Cells Christina Bowers Amherst College M/W | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BIOL 191 01F Molecules, Genes & Cells Christina Bowers Amherst College TH | 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM
BIOL 191 02F Molecules, Genes & Cells Christina Bowers Amherst College F | 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
BIOL 191L 01 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College TU | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BIOL 191L 02 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College W | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BIOL 191L 03 Mol, Genes, & Cells Lab Christina Bowers Amherst College TH | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BIOL 201 01 Disease Ecology w/Lab Michael Hood Amherst College M/W | 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM
BIOL 201 01L Disease Ecology w/Lab Michael Hood Amherst College TU | 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
NEUR 325 01 Psychopharmacology Sarah Turgeon Amherst College M/W/F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
PSYC 325 01 Psychopharmacology Sarah Turgeon Amherst College M/W/F | 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
NS 0235 1 Methods in Molecular Biology John Castorino Hampshire College 01:00PM-04:00PM W;01:00PM-04:00PM W
NS 0250 1 Agriculture, Ecology, and Soci Brian Schultz Hampshire College 01:00PM-02:20PM TU;01:00PM-02:20PM TH;02:30PM-03:50PM TH
BIOL 321BE 01 Inquiries/Behavioral Ecology Renae Brodie Mount Holyoke College MW 08:30AM-09:45AM
BIOL 321BEL 01 Lab: Behavioral Ecology Renae Brodie Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321HG 01 Molec. Gen. & Human Disorders Thomas Mennella Mount Holyoke College F 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321MR 01 Marine Invertebrate Physiology Justin Baumann Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
BIOL 321MRL 01 Lab: Marine Invertebrate Phys Justin Baumann Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321MRL 02 Lab: Marine Invertebrate Phys Justin Baumann Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321VX 01 Outsmarting Pathogens Rebeccah Lijek Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
ENVST 150PH 01 Environmental & Public Health Gretchen Peltier Mount Holyoke College MW 08:30AM-09:45AM
ENVST 321GW 01 Water Is Life: Sci Human Hlth Gretchen Peltier Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
PSYCH 100 01 Introduction to Psychology KC Haydon Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM;F 10:00AM-10:50AM
PSYCH 250 01 Intro Bio Bases of Behavior Nathaniel Stafford Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
BCH 352 01 Biochem II: Biochem Dynamics Lesley-Ann Giddings Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
BCH 380cc 01 Sem: T-Cancer Cells Stylianos P. Scordilis Smith College W 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
BIO 132 01 Molecules, Cells & Systems Nathan D. Derr Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
BIO 132 D01 Molecules, Cells & Systems Nathan D. Derr Smith College TU 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
BIO 132 D02 Molecules, Cells & Systems Nathan D. Derr Smith College TU 4:10 PM - 5:25 PM
BIO 132 D03 Molecules, Cells & Systems Nathan D. Derr Smith College W 2:45 PM - 4:00 PM
BIO 132 D04 Molecules, Cells & Systems Nathan D. Derr Smith College W 4:10 PM - 5:25 PM
BIO 202 01 Cell Biology Stylianos P. Scordilis Smith College M W F 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
BIO 321id 01 Sem:Micro-T-Infect Disease Christine Ann White-Ziegler Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
BIO 351ep 01 Sem:Evolu:T-Epigenetics Laura Aline Katz Smith College M 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM
NSC 130 01 Clinical Neuroscience Beth Powell Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 130 01 Clinical Neuroscience Beth Powell Smith College M W F 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
PSY 215 01 Colq: Brain States Beth Powell Smith College TU TH 9:25 AM - 10:40 AM
PSY 340 01 Sem:Psychosocial Health Benita Sibia Jackson Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
PSY 352pt 01 Sem: T-Adv Clinicl-Trauma Nnamdi Pole Smith College TU 1:20 PM - 4:00 PM
PSY 358 01 Research Sem: Clinical Psych Patricia DiBartolo Smith College W 8:00 AM - 10:40 AM
ANTHRO 208 01 Human Ecology Sarah Reedy UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
ANTHRO 394EI 01 Evolutionary Medicine Lynnette Sievert UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 285 01 Cellular & Molecular Biology Laura Francis UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
BIOLOGY 564 01 Human Physiology UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
BIOLOGY 572 01 Advanced Neurobiology Gerald Downes UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
BIOLOGY 580 01 Developmental Biology Andrew Spracklen UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 583 01 Advanced Genetics UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
FOOD-SCI 270 01 Biol. of Food in Human Health Yeonhwa Park UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
FOOD-SCI 567 01 Food Microbiology Matthew Moore UMass Amherst M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 110 01 Human Performance & Nutrition Gregory Grinnell UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
KIN 110 01AA Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst M W 9:30AM 11:00AM
KIN 110 01AB Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst M W 8:00AM 9:15AM
KIN 110 02 Human Performance & Nutrition Gregory Grinnell UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
KIN 110 02AA Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
KIN 270 01 Anatomy & Physiology I Jay Gump UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
KIN 270 01LL Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst M 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 270 01LM Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 270 01LN Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TU 10:00AM 10:50AM
KIN 270 01LQ Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst W 8:00AM 8:50AM
KIN 270 01LR Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 270 01LS Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst W 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 270 01LU Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TH 9:00AM 9:50AM
KIN 270 01LV Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 270 01LW Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 270 01LX Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TU 8:30AM 9:20AM
KIN 270 01LZ Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TH 1:20PM 2:10PM
KIN 270 01MM Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst TH 11:30AM 12:20PM
KIN 270 01MN Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst M 8:00AM 8:50AM
KIN 270 01MR Anatomy & Physiology I UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 272 01 Anatomy and Physiology II Jay Gump UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
KIN 272 01LL Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 272 01LM Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 272 01LN Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst TH 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 272 01LQ Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
KIN 272 01LR Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst M 10:10AM 11:00AM
KIN 272 01LS Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 11:15AM 12:05PM
KIN 272 01LU Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 12:20PM 1:10PM
KIN 272 01LV Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
KIN 272 01LW Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst W 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 272 01LX Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
KIN 272 01LZ Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst TU 1:00PM 1:50PM
KIN 272 01ML Anatomy and Physiology II UMass Amherst F 8:00AM 8:50AM
KIN 440 01 Physical Activity & Pubhlth Amanda Paluch UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
MICROBIO 160 01 Biology of Cancer and AIDS Mitchell Walkowicz UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
MICROBIO 310 01 General Microbiology Mitchell Walkowicz UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
MICROBIO 320 01 Infectious Disease and Defense Michele Klingbeil UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
MICROBIO 494CI 01 Obesity,Supplmnts,Microbiome Mitchell Walkowicz UMass Amherst M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM
NURSING 398G 01 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract Maud Low UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NURSING 398G 02 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract Julia McDougal Ronconi UMass Amherst M 1:00AM 1:00AM
NURSING 398G 03 Psych-Mental Health Nrsg:Pract UMass Amherst 1:00AM 1:00AM
NUTRITN 130 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 01AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01AB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01AC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01AD Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01AE Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01AF Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01AG Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst TH 10:00AM 10:50AM
NUTRITN 130 01AK Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01BA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BB Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 01BC Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 2:30PM 3:20PM
NUTRITN 130 01BD Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130 01BE Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
NUTRITN 130 02 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 02AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst W 1:25PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 130 03 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst M W F 10:10AM 11:00AM
NUTRITN 130 03AA Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
NUTRITN 130H 01 Nutrition/Healthy Lifestyle Zhenhua Liu UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 230 01 Fundamentals/Nutrition Science Soonkyu Chung UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
NUTRITN 352 01 Nutrition in the Life Cycle Sarah Nahm UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
NUTRITN 580 01 Medical Nutritn Therapy Heather Wemhoener UMass Amherst M F 11:15AM 1:10PM
PSYCH 330 01 Intro to Neuroscience Lori Astheimer Best UMass Amherst M W F 1:25PM 2:15PM
PSYCH 330H 01 Intro to Neuroscience hons Joseph Bergan UMass Amherst M W F 1:25PM 2:15PM
PSYCH 335 01 Behavioral Neuroendocrinology Mariana Pereira UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
PSYCH 350 01 Developmental Psychology Erik Cheries UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
PSYCH 350H 01 Developmental Psych-Honors Jennifer McDermott UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PSYCH 380 01 Abnormal Psychology Richard Halgin UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
PUBHLTH 160 01 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
PUBHLTH 160 02 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PUBHLTH 160 03 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 160 04 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 160 05 My Body, My Health Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst TU 5:30PM 8:00PM

Fall 2023 CHS Courses: Category 3

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
BIOL 181 01 Adaptation & Organism Michael Hood Amherst College M/W/F | 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
BIOL 181 01F Adaptation & Organism Michael Hood Amherst College TH | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
BIOL 181 02F Adaptation & Organism Michael Hood Amherst College F | 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
BIOL 181L 01 Adaptation & Org Lab Michael Hood Amherst College TU | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
BIOL 181L 02 Adaptation & Org Lab Michael Hood Amherst College TU | 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
BIOL 181L 03 Adaptation & Org Lab Michael Hood Amherst College W | 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
BIOL 181L 04 Adaptation & Org Lab Michael Hood Amherst College TH | 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
ECON 214 01 Health Econ & Policy Jessica Reyes Amherst College TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
HIST 162 01 U.S.History of Sexuality Jen Manion Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
POSC 412 01 Quirky Citizenship Kristin Bumiller Amherst College TU | 2:30 PM - 5:15 PM
SWAG 162 01 U.S.History of Sexuality Jen Manion Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
ANTHR 316EG 01 Reproductive and Genetic Tech Jacquelyne Luce Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321BE 01 Inquiries/Behavioral Ecology Renae Brodie Mount Holyoke College MW 08:30AM-09:45AM
BIOL 321BEL 01 Lab: Behavioral Ecology Renae Brodie Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321HG 01 Molec. Gen. & Human Disorders Thomas Mennella Mount Holyoke College F 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321MR 01 Marine Invertebrate Physiology Justin Baumann Mount Holyoke College TTH 10:30AM-11:45AM
BIOL 321MRL 01 Lab: Marine Invertebrate Phys Justin Baumann Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321MRL 02 Lab: Marine Invertebrate Phys Justin Baumann Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
BIOL 321VX 01 Outsmarting Pathogens Rebeccah Lijek Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
ENVST 150PH 01 Environmental & Public Health Gretchen Peltier Mount Holyoke College MW 08:30AM-09:45AM
ENVST 321GW 01 Water Is Life: Sci Human Hlth Gretchen Peltier Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
GNDST 333CM 01 Gender, Sexuality, & Communism Sandra Russell Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333EG 01 Reproductive and Genetic Tech Jacquelyne Luce Mount Holyoke College M 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333FM 01 Latina Feminism(s) Vanessa Rosa Mount Holyoke College W 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333GS 01 Gender/Sexual Minority Health Corey Flanders Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333MX 01 Media and Sexuality Li Cornfeld Mount Holyoke College W 07:15PM-10:00PM
GNDST 333QH 01 Queering the Horror Adriana Pitetta Mount Holyoke College T 01:30PM-04:20PM
GNDST 333QM 01 The Queer Early Modern Instructor To Be Announced,Mark Shea Mount Holyoke College TTH 09:00AM-10:15AM
PSYCH 319GS 01 Gender/Sexual Minority Health Corey Flanders Mount Holyoke College TH 01:30PM-04:20PM
PSYCH 319PR 01 Prejudice/Stereotyping/Discrim Balbir Singh Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
BIO 351ep 01 Sem:Evolu:T-Epigenetics Laura Aline Katz Smith College M 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM
ANTHRO 208 01 Human Ecology Sarah Reedy UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
ANTHRO 271 01 Human Evolution Brigitte Holt UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
ANTHRO 313 01 Nutritional Anth Achsah Dorsey UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
HUMANDEV 270 01 Child Development Jeanne Brunner UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
KIN 110 01 Human Performance & Nutrition Gregory Grinnell UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
KIN 110 01AA Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst M W 9:30AM 11:00AM
KIN 110 01AB Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst M W 8:00AM 9:15AM
KIN 110 02 Human Performance & Nutrition Gregory Grinnell UMass Amherst M 4:00PM 5:15PM
KIN 110 02AA Human Performance & Nutrition UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
MICROBIO 494CI 01 Obesity,Supplmnts,Microbiome Mitchell Walkowicz UMass Amherst M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM
NUTRITN 572 01 Community Nutrition Lorraine Cordeiro UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
NUTRITN 577 01 Nutrition Problems in US Heather Wemhoener UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
PUBHLTH 224 01 Epidemiology in Public Health Elizabeth Cook UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
PUBHLTH 301 01 Princ of Comm Health Education Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
SOCIOL 242 01 Drugs & Society UMass Amherst M W 4:00PM 5:15PM

Fall 2023 CHS Courses: Category 4

Subject Course # Sect # Course Title Instructor(s) Institution Meeting Times
ECON 214 01 Health Econ & Policy Jessica Reyes Amherst College TU/TH | 11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
ENGL 125 01 Representing Illness Anston Bosman Amherst College TU/TH | 8:30 AM - 9:50 AM
ENGL 304 01 Narratives of Suffering Geoffrey Sanborn Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
HIST 162 01 U.S.History of Sexuality Jen Manion Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
POSC 412 01 Quirky Citizenship Kristin Bumiller Amherst College TU | 2:30 PM - 5:15 PM
SWAG 162 01 U.S.History of Sexuality Jen Manion Amherst College TU/TH | 2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
CSI 0238 1 Global Migrations Margaret Cerullo Hampshire College 01:00PM-02:20PM M;01:00PM-02:20PM W
ANTHR 216HR 01 Anthropology and Human Rights Elif Babul Mount Holyoke College MW 11:30AM-12:45PM
PHIL 181 01 Medical Ethics Instructor To Be Announced,Katia Vavova Mount Holyoke College MW 10:00AM-11:15AM
PHI 235 01 Morality, Politics & the Law Elizabeth V. Spelman Smith College TU TH 10:50 AM - 12:05 PM
SPN 250sm 01 T-Sex&Medieval City Ibtissam Bouachrine Smith College TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM
BIOLOGY 312 01 Writing In Biology Steven Brewer UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 02 Writing In Biology Caralyn Zehnder UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 05 Writing In Biology UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
BIOLOGY 312 06 Writing In Biology Peter Houlihan UMass Amherst M W 12:20PM 1:35PM
BIOLOGY 312 07 Writing In Biology Andrew Spracklen UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
BIOLOGY 312 08 Writing In Biology UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
BIOLOGY 312 09 Writing In Biology UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
HISTORY 180 01 Western Sci&Tech I Hadi Jorati UMass Amherst M W 9:05AM 9:55AM
HISTORY 180 01AA Western Sci&Tech I UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
HISTORY 180 01AB Western Sci&Tech I UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 2:15PM
HISTORY 180 01AC Western Sci&Tech I UMass Amherst F 2:30PM 3:20PM
HISTORY 181 01 Hist Western Sci&Technology II Shay Olmstead UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
HONORS 499CC 001 HonsThesis-DebatingGlobalizn 1 Deepika Marya UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
HONORS 499CE 01 HonThs-Evol&Meaning 1 Ray Mann UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
HONORS 499CG 01 HonsThesis-AmerStruggles 1 Razvan Sibii UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
HONORS 499CJ 01 Readings&Research/Disability 1 Ashley Woodman UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
HONORS 499CK 01 OpenSci Instrumentation&Data 1 Steven Brewer UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
HONORS 499CM 01 Uncertainty, Risk, Decision 1 Hossein Pishro-Nik UMass Amherst M W F 11:15AM 12:05PM
HONORS 499CP 01 StudentHlthWellbeng&CampusFall Caryn Brause UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
HONORS 499CQ 01 HonThesisSem-ConquestLaw1stSem Kathleen Brown-Perez UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
HPP 620 01 Intro to US Health Care System David Chin UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
NURSING 100 01 Perspectives in Nursing Constance Flynn UMass Amherst TU 2:30PM 5:00PM
NURSING 317 01 Writing in Nursing Ethics Memnun Seven UMass Amherst M 10:10AM 11:00AM
NURSING 317 01AA Writing in Nursing Ethics UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:45PM
NURSING 317 01AB Writing in Nursing Ethics UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:45PM
NURSING 317 01AC Writing in Nursing Ethics UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:45PM
NURSING 317 01AD Writing in Nursing Ethics UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:45PM
NURSING 317 01AE Writing in Nursing Ethics UMass Amherst M 11:15AM 12:45PM
NUTRITN 372 01 Writing in Nutrition Nicole Goldstein UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
NUTRITN 580 01 Medical Nutritn Therapy Heather Wemhoener UMass Amherst M F 11:15AM 1:10PM
PHIL 164 01 Medical Ethics Sophie Horowitz UMass Amherst M W 11:15AM 12:05PM
PHIL 164 01AA Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 9:05AM 9:55AM
PHIL 164 01AB Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 10:10AM 11:00AM
PHIL 164 01AC Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
PHIL 164 01AD Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
PHIL 164 01AE Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 1:25PM 2:15PM
PHIL 164 01AF Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 2:30PM 3:20PM
PHIL 164 01AG Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 11:15AM 12:05PM
PHIL 164 01AJ Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 12:20PM 1:10PM
PHIL 164 01AK Medical Ethics UMass Amherst F 2:30PM 3:20PM
PHIL 164 03 Medical Ethics UMass Amherst TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
PHIL 164 04 Medical Ethics Samuel Schechter UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PHIL 164 05 Medical Ethics UMass Amherst M W F 12:20PM 1:10PM
PHIL 164H 01 Medical Ethics Jean Pierre Cordero Rojas UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PHIL 553 01 Topics in Phil of Science Christopher Meacham UMass Amherst M 12:20PM 2:50PM
PUBHLTH 129 01 Health Care For All Eugene Garland UMass Amherst TU TH 5:30PM 6:45PM
PUBHLTH 129 02 Health Care For All Brittany Ranchoff UMass Amherst M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 160 01 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 8:30AM 9:45AM
PUBHLTH 160 02 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
PUBHLTH 160 03 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
PUBHLTH 160 04 My Body, My Health Andrea Ayvazian UMass Amherst TU TH 4:00PM 5:15PM
PUBHLTH 160 05 My Body, My Health Daniel Gerber UMass Amherst TU 5:30PM 8:00PM
SOCIOL 242 01 Drugs & Society UMass Amherst M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
WGSS 230 01 Politics of Reproduction Laura Briggs UMass Amherst TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM

For a searchable spreadsheet of CHS Ever-Approved Courses, see HERE.

You can download this document and search for regularly offered courses that have been approved to fullfil CHS certificate requirements. Search by campus, subject or number, as well as by each of the CHS requirement categories.

If you would like to fulfill a CHS requirement with a course that is not included on the ever-approved CHS course list, please contact your campus certificate advisor to request special permission and discuss your course options. You and your advisor can petition to add a course to the Ever Approved Course list with the Course Petition Form (below).

For a course to fulfill a CHS requirement, at least 30% of the content should be devoted to topics in human health. If you would like to suggest a course for the ever-approved course list, please contact us.

Frequently Asked Questions

The CHS certificate is a way to express a unifying thread in your undergraduate coursework. It enables students to demonstrate a multidisciplinary breadth that goes beyond a specific major. Pre-health students and those interested in health careers of all kinds use the certificate to express their ability to bridge a variety of different fields and develop a profile that is relevant to our multifaceted world.

Often, the answer is "yes." If your studies have been in the culture/health/science genres, some of the classes on your transcript may already fulfill CHS requirements. It’s ideal to go into the CHS certificate with intention, but the requirements are not impossible and it’s likely any remaining courses can be completed in just 2–3 semesters.

We strongly suggest you declare your interest as early as you can and get an advisor for the program. Fill out the Declaration of Interest Form as soon as possible and download the Certificate Completion Form to keep track as you complete the requirements. Again, please contact your campus faculty advisor early in your planning to get his/her advice.

No more than three of the courses used to satisfy requirements in your major may also count toward CHS requirements. The remaining four of the seven courses must be from departments outside of your major.

We work with the offices of the registrars at each campus to make sure the certificate appears on transcripts of graduating CHS students as long as there is space (some schools only will include 2–3 credentials on the transcript; check your campus rules). We also send out physical certificates each July to that year's graduates.

CHS professors often hold spots in their classes for qualified Five College students. Check to make sure you have fulfilled the prerequisites for the class. It's a good idea to contact the professor early to let her/him know that you hope to use the course to satisfy a CHS requirement. Use the cross-registration procedures set up by your registrar to make sure that you are formally enrolled in the course.

Not necessarily. It is recommended, but not required, for students to study beyond their home campuses. CHS is an inter-campus, interdisciplinary program; this is one of our greatest strengths. For that reason, we encourage students to take advantage of the wide variety of health-related courses available on the five campuses in the consortium.

The independent project requirement allows students to design and carry out a health-related project suited to their own particular interests. The project can take the form of a summer or January-term internship, a substantial research paper for a course, laboratory research, a Hampshire Division III project, an independent study or an honors thesis. It's a good idea to consult with your campus faculty advisor about your plans. A report explaining how your particular project contributed to your knowledge of human health may be required.

Foreign language study is not explicitly required in order to earn the certificate.  However, taking four semesters of a foreign language (or the equivalent) is recommended for the CHS certificate. Languages other than English are beneficial for those applying for international internships, graduate programs, and many jobs.

Review your certificate completion form and an unofficial copy of your transcript with your CHS advisor by the date listed on the checklist form. If your advisor agrees you have completed the requirements, the advisor will sign the form and send it to the CHS Steering Committee.  At the end of each semester, the CHS Steering Committee reviews all completed forms and makes a final determination as to whether the certificate will be awarded. The certificate award is noted on the student's transcript by the student's home campus registrar. A hard copy of the certificate is mailed to the address on the checklist form, normally in July.

There is no grade requirement, but you must pass a course to count it toward the certificate. 

Online courses can be counted toward the certificate if the policy of your home institution allows you to count online courses toward your degree, and with the approval of your CHS campus advisor.

No.

If you want to have a course from another college or university count toward the Certificate, consult with your campus faculty advisor. Your advisor will want to see a copy of the course description, syllabus and any work you completed for the course. The advisor may use his/her discretion, in consultation with the CHS Steering Committee, to decide whether the course will qualify for your CHS Certificate requirements.

Visit the the CHS Email List page for more information and to sign up.

Send announcements of health-related events and opportunities to chs-director-l@amherst.edu. We will be happy to post notices of relevant health-related events!

Please contact us at chs-director-l@amherst.edu.

Samya Rose Stumo

Remembering Samya Rose Stumo

Samya Stumo died tragically on the Ethiopian airlines flight that crashed near Addis Ababa on March 10, 2019. Her loss is a tragedy to her family and all who knew her. 

Reading List

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Contact Us

Questions? Want more information?

Contact: chs-director-l@amherst.edu

Program Director:

Amanda Seaman, Professor of Japanese, UMass Amherst

Program Assistant:

Sarah Tonks, Undergraduate Student, Anthropology Major with Concentration in Archaeology, UMass Amherst

Five College Staff Liaison:

April Shandor, Academic Programs Coordinator

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