HIST 1706 - DRUGS IN GLOBAL HISTORY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course examines the global development of the modern “pharmaceutical era” through historical, anthropological, and sociological analyses. It traces the ever-increasing role played by chemical substances in shaping conceptions of health, treatment, and society itself from the early modern period until the present day. Topics include pharmaceuticals as an arena for competing and complimentary interests, the social character of drugs (both legal and illegal), the blurred lines between medicinal and recreational use, and the evolvement of government and scientific regulation of medications.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Attributes: DSAS Global Issues General Ed. Requirement, DSAS Historical Analysis General Ed. Requirement, SCI Polymathic Contexts: Global&Cross Cul GE. Req., SCI Polymathic Contexts: Soc/Behav. GE. Req.

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