HIST 4610 - History of Medicine

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, or HIST 2030. Medical developments and the relationship between medicine and society. Examines two medical traditions: the West and China. Focus not only on major developments in medicine but also on the systems of healing in these cultures; compares roles medicine played within these societies. Also investigates impact of Western scientific medicine on various systems of traditional medicine.

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