Both anthropological and sociological methods are utilized to introduce students to the fields of demography and epidemiology. The major determinants of population structure and change, i.e., fertility, mortality, migration, and morbidity, are examined. Topics covered include evolutionary demographic patterns, determinants of health and wealth disparities, birth control, abortion, reproductive technologies, aging in developed counties, education of women, food and hunger, environmental change and emerging diseases, and migration and population policies. Students present in-depth research on population problems within a specific world area.