History of Medicine

Catalog description

This course will trace the history of medical philosophy and practices. It will examine the vast variety of efforts to amend human suffering and extend life through human intervention. The course is concerned with medicinal approaches throughout the span of human development and across the globe. Thematic Thread(s): Conservation, Technology & Imagination, Human Diversity & Well-Being, Institutions & Human Innovations, Transfer Thread Completion Course Students with a semester level of Freshman 1, Freshman 2 or Sophomore 1 may not enroll.