Course Catalog - 2016-2017

     

HIST 369 - GERMS, CITIES, AND DOCTORS

Long Title: GERMS, CITIES, AND DOCTORS IN LATIN AMERICA
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: Course examines the history of disease, medicine and public health in Latin American cities from the pre-Columbian period to the present. It will combine lectures and discussions that will go from the study of epidemics byproduct of the Columbian exchange to public health initiatives that came with modernizing cities.