SOCY 127PSociology of Drugs, Botanicals and Pharmaceuticals
Engages the social, historical, and economic trajectories of the drugs, illicit and licit, botanical and pharmaceutical within U.S. society. Through an examination of case studies, and other texts of encounter, explores how international, state, and local actors mediate as interlocutors between globalized interests, local knowledges, and the molecules we have increasingly come to know, ingest, and incorporate.
Enrollment is restricted to junior and senior sociology, anthropology, biology, biotechnology, biochemistry and molecular biology, community studies, critical race and ethnic studies, global and community health B.A. and B.S., Latin American/sociology combined, and digital justice studies (formerly GISES) majors, proposed majors, and minors.
- All students can enroll - restriction review is lifted in summer. If you receive an error message, email summer@ucsc.edu for a permission number to enroll.
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When it runs
Summer 2026Open Summer 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lecture | Tue Thu 9:00am–12:30pm | Online | J. Battle | Open 20/201 |
Winter 2026Open Winter 2026
| Section | Type | When | Where | Instructor | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lecture | Tue Thu 9:50am–11:25am | R Carson Acad 252 | J. Battle | Closed 40/0 |
Who teaches it
| Instructor | Rating | Difficulty | Would take again | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Battle | 3.4 / 5 | 3.0 / 5 | 74% | 19 |
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