HISTORY 725 A & B

Health, Medicine and Society

Please note: this is archived course information from 2024 for HISTORY 725.

Description

Health and medicine within the context of the society of which they are part, with a special emphasis on New Zealand from 1840 to the present day. Various public health topics will be investigated including mental health, infant health and maternity, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and the politics of health care.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline.

Digital Course Outlines are refreshed in November for the following year. Digital Course Outlines for courses to be offered for the first time may be published slightly later.

Availability 2024

Semester 1 and 2 (full year)

Lecturer(s)

Coordinator(s) Professor Linda Bryder

Points

HISTORY 725A: 15 points

HISTORY 725B: 15 points