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HIS 100/131 - Medicine, Healthcare and Society in Europe, 1000-1700 (Core/First-Year Seminar)

Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically

Surveys the history of medical knowledge and practice in medieval and early modern Europe. Through primary and secondary readings, students will gain a historical perspective on doctor-patient relationships, diagnosing illness, anatomy and dissection, explanations of sex and gender difference, contagious disease, religious and magical beliefs about healing, and the connection between mental, physical, and spiritual health.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): HIS 131 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
 
General Education Attribute(s): HIS 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the History Cornerstone.
HIS 131, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and History Cornerstone.
Note: Considered a European History.
Course does not count towards Elementary Education licensure.