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BMES-2004: Concussion Perspectives: Medical, Scientific and Societal Perspectives

Description: Broad, multidisciplinary description of concussion as it relates to variety of fields including: medicine, psychology, injury biomechanics, technology, equipment design, ethics, and law. Concussion modeling, animal models, diagnosis, neurocognitive testing, and treatment. Testing and instrumentation. Research efforts, credibility and conflicts of interest. Ethical considerations in sports, medicine, and science. Legal implications.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 10

Average GPA: 3.91 (rounds to A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 90.81%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.12%

Steven Rowson202493.6%4.0%1.0%0.5%0.6%0.2%3.905
Stefan M Duma202392.7%6.2%0.8%0.1%0.2%0.1%3.915

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2020Spring 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W