Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2015
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MDEM 352 001 (CRN: 24277)
MEDIEVAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Long Title: SCIENCE AND MEDICINE IN MEDIEVAL VISUAL CULTURE
Department: Medieval/Early Modern Studies
Instructor: Borland, Jennifer
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (12-JAN-2015 - 24-APR-2015)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 7
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 297)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 17-JAN-2025 9:08AM
Final Exam: Take-Home Exam
Description: This course focuses on the diverse and often unexpected forms of medieval representation that intersect with science, medicine, and natural history: maps, diagrams, images from health and surgery guides, encyclopedic compendia of animals and plants, astrolabes.
Optics and theories of vision, and the ideals of naturalism and perspective, will be examined alongside issues such as function, cultural exchange, and intellectual authority. Cross-list: HART 350, HART 650.