HIST 301 - History of Healthcare (GL) (WI)

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Introduces the main themes in the history of medicine and healthcare, with particular focus on the modern period. The course tracks changing ideas about the body, health, disease, and the professionalization of healing from especially the 18^th century to the 21^st. The course will cover topics that might include: the legacy of medicine in antiquity; the development of mechanical views of the body; the use and definitions of medicines and drugs; shifting knowledge and meaning of disease; the histories of race, gender, and childhood; relationships between science, medical practice, and industry; the changing role and position of healthcare labor; and the development of health policy.

Note(s): Humanistic or Artistic Expression (E) designated course.