Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019
HIST 208 001 (CRN: 25692)
RACE AND MEDICINE IN AMERICA
Long Title: RACE AND MEDICINE IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Department: History
Instructor: Smith, Sean M.
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR HUM 328 (7-JAN-2019 - 19-APR-2019)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 15-DEC-2019 3:34PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
26-APR-2019
2:00PM - 5:00PM F TBA TBA
Description: This course explores how medical theories have supported racial inequalities in American history from the beginning of European settlement until today. It traces the emergence of the concept of race, its effect on the development of modern medicine, and medicine’s continuing reliance on race as a category of analysis.