Course Catalog - 2023-2024

     

HIST 480 - HISTORY OF MEDICINE

Long Title: HISTORY OF MEDICINE: FROM ART TO SCIENCE
Department: History
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: This seminar examines history of medicine and disease from the ancient period to the present. Using the history different diseases- their recognition, diagnosis and treatments- we will ask how medicine went from art to science and how the role of the physician has evolved over time.