HIST-3724: History of Disease, Medicine, and Health
Description: Development of Western concepts and institutions of disease, medicine, and health with emphasis on nineteenth century to present. Social construction of disease, and relationship between health and social, economic, and political structures. Special attention to roles of race, class, gender and ethical issues in medical care and research, and to the lived experience of suffering, treatment and healing.
Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 7 Identity & Equity in U.S., 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 7
Average GPA: 3.74 (rounds to A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 65.52%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.37%
| Monique S Dufour | 2024 | 82.6% | 12.8% | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 3.73 | 5 |
| Joe D Wolf | 2024 | 76.9% | 18.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.63 | 1 |
| Alan S Abrahams | 2020 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.91 | 1 |