HISTORY 367

Health, Medicine and Society

Please note: this is archived course information from 2024 for HISTORY 367.

Description

Examines the rise of modern Western medicine since 1850 and its impact, with a particular emphasis on Britain and its colonies. Topics include public health, hospitals, nursing, psychiatry, sexual health, reproductive health, child health, tuberculosis, medicine and war, and alternative medicines.

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Availability 2024

Semester 1

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Linda Bryder

Assessment

Coursework only

Points

HISTORY 367: 15 points

Prerequisites

15 points at Stage II in History and 30 points passed, or SOCSCIPH 200 and 30 points passed, or HLTHSOC 200 and 30 points passed

Restrictions

HISTORY 210