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HISTORY 210 : Health, Medicine and Society

Undergraduate course

Project description

The study of medical history aims to enhance understanding of past societies. A basic premise of the course is that the history of medicine can only be understood in the context of the society of which it is a part. The ways in which health providers, legislators and the general public responded to health problems reveal a great deal about social attitudes and power structures within that society. The primary focus will be Britain, but the thematic approach means that other cultures will also be drawn on. The course will increase students� ability to assess critically the different ways of writing history and different interpretations of the past. Various perspectives on the writing of medical history will be discussed and analysed. The course is organised both thematically and chronologically � the first half is concerned primarily with the nineteenth century and the second half with the twentieth century. Themes within those time frames will be focused on.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of of the broad outlines of the social history of medicine through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, in its political, social and scientific context.(Capability 1.1) (Capability 1.1) Develop capabilities in critical thinking and communication through organizing and writing assignments that include coherent arguments, supporting evidence, and engagement with academic literature. (Capability 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3) Identify a variety of viewpoints of different historical groups in order to gain an appreciation of diversity and cultural differences. (Capability 6.1 and 6.3) Demonstrate ability to engage in scholarly debate and communicate effectively on historical issues in small group discussions (Capability 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3) Develop skills of independent learning, flexibility and self-reflection. (Capability 5.2) Demonstrate ability to define a problem and through research reach an understanding of that problem in its broader context. (Capability 3.1 and 3.2)