HIS 362 Topics in the History of Science and Medicine
3 hours
This course will provide students with a background in the intellectual and cultural developments in the history of science and medicine. Students will be introduced to the kinds of questions asked about the natural world by different cultures at different times, varying understandings of nature, the natural world, the body, and disease, and interactions among these understandings and interpretations. Primary and secondary readings will provide the basis for class discussions and written assignments. Students will complete the course with a research paper demonstrating independent analysis of source documents situated in appropriate scholarship.
Prerequisite
ENG 201 and any 200-level or above History (HIS) course