HISTORY 210

Health, Medicine and Society


Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for HISTORY 210.

Description

The ways in which people of the past - health providers, legislators, and the general public - responded to major health problems reveal a great deal about social attitudes and power structures within a society. Health, Medicine and Society examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact. While the primary focus is on Britain and its colonies, other cultures are drawn on in a thematic approach to the topic.

You will develop an understanding of topics such as public health, hospitals, mental health, contagious diseases, and medicine and war. The course will confront you with various perspectives on medical history, and develop your ability to critically assess different ways of writing history and different interpretations fo the past.

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Availability 2019

Semester 1

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