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