HISTORY 210
Health, Medicine and Society
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for HISTORY 210.
Description
Examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact, with a particular emphasis on Britain and its colonies. Topics include public health, hospitals, nursing, psychiatry, sexual health, reproductive health, child health, tuberculosis, medicine and war, and alternative medicines.
Availability 2018
Not taught in 2018
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Professor Linda Bryder
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
HISTORY 210: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed or 15 points in SOCSCIPH 200 and 30 points passed
Restrictions
HISTORY 367