HISTORY 367

Health, Medicine and Society

Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 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.

For full course information see the Digital Course Outline for HISTORY 367.

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Availability 2022

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