HISTORY 210
Health, Medicine and Society
Please note: this is archived course information from 2017 for HISTORY 210.
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.
Availability 2017
Semester 1
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Professor Linda Bryder
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
HISTORY 210: 15 points
Prerequisites
15 points at Stage I in History and 30 points passed
Restrictions
HISTORY 367