Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: THE BODY AGAINST ITSELF: AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND DIAGNOSIS

Department: First-Year Writing Intensive

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Autoimmune diseases are chronic, incurable illnesses in which the immune defenses of the body destroy its own tissues. This course explores the medical and social ramifications of these illnesses and introduces students to clinical diagnosis through the assessment, presentation, and interpretation of specific diagnostic data.