HIST 4820: Birth, Death, Medicine, and Disease
Credits: 3. Contact Hours: Lecture 3.
Prereq: Sophomore classification
History of medicine, sickness, and public health from ancient times to the twenty-first century in the US, Europe, and around the world. Topics include changing ideas of health and illness, development of doctors and hospitals, social and ethical issues in health care, and epidemics from cholera to AIDS.