Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2020-2021
HIST 310 - BODY IN GLOBAL HIST OF MED
Long Title: THE BODY IN GLOBAL HISTORIES OF MEDICINE
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This class surveys the body, health, and healing in ancient, medieval, early modern, and modern periods. It compares regional and transnational practices to learn about how physicians, laypeople, women, and men understood and recovered from illnesses. This course moves chronemically and thematically to cover different bodily processes.