HIST 042: The Body in Health and Disease - An Introduction to the History of Medicine

Units: 4

Overview of the history of western medicine from antiquity to the present. Covered topics include: the changing doctor-patient relationship; epidemics and public health; the rise of anatomy; the professionalization of doctors and surgeons; the medicalization of the body; hospitals and technology; race and gender; the social meanings of disease.

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Repeats Allowed for Credit: 0

Discussion included
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option

GE Requirements

Approaches to Knowledge: Arts and Humanities
Badge: Literary and Textual Analysis
Badge: Societies and Cultures of the Past

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Instructor Permission Required: No

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University of California, Merced

HIST 042: The Body in Health and Disease - An Introduction to the History of Medicine