HIS 3352 - Global History of Health, Healing and Disease (3 cr.)

This course will focus on the way that interactions between different areas of the globe have impacted systems of health care and the spread of disease. It pays particular attention to links between colonialism, imperialism, and health. A main goal of the course is to help students understand the historical background of medical issues faced today by questioning the triumphant narrative of Western biomedical progress. Most of all, students will understand that the history of medical care is not only the history of new discoveries, but is inextricably bound with broader social and political developments around the world. (Every other spring).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): HIS 101 or HIS 102 or HIS 121 or HIS 122 or HIS 132 or POI.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Spring