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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
 
  Nov 23, 2024
 
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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HIST 1090 - HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Provides an overview of the social history of medicine from prehistory to the present. Focuses on the emergence of medical institutions, education, theories, practices and the Orthodox and irregular medical sects. Describes the growth of the separate health disciplines of nursing, pharmacy and public health. Examines the impact of socioeconomic factors, religions and war on the evolution of medical science. Discusses the changing roles of government in the development of the American health care system.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis


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