Spring 2027

Global Environmental Health: an Interdisciplinary Introduction

Introduction to global environmental health covering intersections of health and environment, including climate change, disease ecology, and globalization of disease.

offering recorded3 credits

Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Richard Keller4.1/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Richard Keller

The class was lecture and reading heavy, requiring students to attend or watch uploads. Assessment consisted of three papers worth 25% each and 25% for discussion participation.

What you’ll be able to do

Recognize the utility of humanistic methods for the study of global environmental health
Develop critical thinking skills through techniques of close reading and written analysis
Understand essential developments in the evolving relationship between the environment and public health on a global scale.
Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of global health issues in developing and industrialized countries
Describe the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of climate change, agriculture, and the built environment and identify potential tradeoffs and interrelationships among these dimensions at a level appropriate to the course.

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Professors

Spring 2027

Richard Keller

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About this rating

Raw average: 4.34/5 from 38 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 4.8/5 raw quality · 2.2/5 difficulty · 6 reviews

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Past student reviews · Richard Keller

Richard Keller’s lectures were consistently described as engaging and well-organized, with materials uploaded online to support attendance flexibility. Assessment relied on three papers worth 25% each and participation for the final 25%, with students noting the class was manageable if they utilized the writing center and stayed current with readings.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2019: 3.52 GPA, 72.5% A/AB (n=171 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.86 GPA, 95.0% A/AB (n=200 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 98.6% A/AB (n=211 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Past student reviews · Monica White

Monica White, a historical instructor, taught this course with passion and engaging discussions, though students found her lectures and slides somewhat unorganized. Assessments consisted mainly of three broad essays, which one student described as easy to do well, while another noted the vague prompts were challenging.

MONICA WHITE is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD KELLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	0 / 238
DIS 301	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 302	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 303	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 304	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 305	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 306	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 307	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 308	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 309	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 310	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 311	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 312	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 313	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 314	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 315	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 316	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	0 / 238
DIS 301	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 302	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 303	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 304	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 305	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 306	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 307	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 310	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 308	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 309	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 311	Classroom Instruction	0 / 22
DIS 312	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 313	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 314	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 315	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18
DIS 316	Classroom Instruction	0 / 18

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Richard Keller

Students found Dr. Keller’s lectures engaging and well-organized, with materials uploaded to Canvas. The course encouraged reflection while remaining accessible to most participants.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.95 GPA, 98.6% A/AB (n=209 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.88 GPA, 98.6% A/AB (n=211 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.98 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=237 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Richard Keller

The class was lecture and reading heavy, requiring students to attend or watch uploads. Assessment consisted of three papers worth 25% each and 25% for discussion participation.

Past student reviews · Richard Keller

One student felt the experience was ruined by a head TA who graded harshly, despite enjoying the lectures.

Topics

Climate change, disease ecology, and globalization of disease
Intersections of health and environment on a global scale
Social, economic, and environmental dimensions of climate change, agriculture, and the built environment

Skills

Applying humanistic methods to the study of global environmental health
Critical thinking through close reading and written analysis
Explaining social, economic, and environmental dimensions of global health sustainability challenges
Describing dimensions of climate change, agriculture, and the built environment and identifying tradeoffs

Grades

Spring 2027 · Projected

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.13 GPA average error.

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

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ENVIRST/HISTSCI 213 · Spring 2027

Global Environmental Health: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

Recorded 2026-10-14

ENVIRST/HISTSCI 213 · Spring 2027

Global Environmental Health: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Global Environmental Health: an Interdisciplinary Introduction

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