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HIST 490A - History of Early Medicine

(3 units) CO9, CO13
Topical study of medical theory and practice, education, concepts of disease, anatomical and biological discoveries, lay and learned therapies from the ancient world to 1800.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: General Capstone, CO9, CO13
Offered: Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to examine the history of medicine to social, commercial, religious, and economic problems and contexts.
2. Students will be able to analyze and synthesize primary, secondary, and cultural sources.
3. Students will be able to distinguish the emergence of sound scientific thinking and argumentation about the functions of the body and the biomedical identification of disease.
4. Students will be able to examine ideas pertaining to medical and anatomical discovery and technological innovation from ancient times through the Renaissance as they relate to the societal concerns of the period in a clear and persuasive manner both orally and in writing.
5. Students will be able to use relevant scholarship and historical evidence to analyze and synthesize the relationship between medicine, science, technology, art, religion, society, ethics, and commerce from the time of composition of Hippocratic Writings through the period of anatomical and experimental discovery in the 17th century.
6. Students will be able to explain how scientific and technological discoveries and innovations affected medical practice and the emergence of social institutions, professional roles, and education in medicine.
7. Students will be able to examine how scientific and technological knowledge was consumed within various communities.


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