Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2016
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FWIS 150 001 (CRN: 15989)
THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL MEDICINE
Long Title: THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL MEDICINE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Fanger, Claire
Meeting: 1:00PM - 3:50PM T (22-AUG-2016 - 2-DEC-2016)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 18-APR-2024 12:15PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
12-DEC-2016
9:00AM - 12:00PM M
Description: How did medieval Christians understand and treat mental and bodily illness? How did their experiences of pain, sex, childbirth, and death interact with larger concepts of God, nature, and the heavens? What role did angels and demons play? This seminar will explore these issues through close reading of medieval texts. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FWIS 150 if student has credit for FSEM 171/MDEM 171/RELI 171.