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Dibs Fall 2026

PUB AFF M130

Biomedical, Social, and Policy Frontiers in Human Aging

(Same as Gerontology M108 and Social Welfare M108.) Lecture, four hours. Limited to juniors/seniors. Course of human aging charted in ways that are based on variety of recent research frontiers. Use of conceptual frameworks to increase relevance of aging to students' lives and enhance their critical thinking--biopsychosocial approach that is based on recognition that aging is inherently interdisciplinary phenomenon, and life course perspective that is distinguished by analytical framework it provides for understanding interplay between human lives and changing social structures, and allows students to understand how events, successes, and losses at one stage of life can have important effects later in life. Focus on individuals as they age within one particular sociohistorical context. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.60
n = 123 · 4 terms · ± 0.047
A range
78%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
4%
100% of those passed
D / F / W
2.4%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 2322S
  • 3023S
  • 4224S
  • 3325S
Enrolment by term: 22S 23, 23S 30, 24S 42, 25S 33
Peak 42 Most recent 33 in 25S 4 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 33 · 25.8%
  • A 39 · 30.5%
  • A- 24 · 18.8%
  • B+ 6 · 4.7%
  • B 5 · 3.9%
  • B- 6 · 4.7%
  • C+ 1 · 0.8%
  • C 5 · 3.9%
  • C- 1 · 0.8%
  • F 3 · 2.3%
  • P 5 · 3.9%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
LEVY-STORMS, LENE FAYE 3.59 3.59 123 4 78%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term