SC/STS 3780 3.00

Biomedicine In Socio-Historical Context

Crosslisted: AP/SOSC 3780, SC/STS 3780

An examination of the changing relationship between biomedical research and technologies, medical practice, and social structures since 1800. Topics may include: risk and medical screening, public health, medical specialization, tropical medicine, immunology, microbiology, psychiatric illness and psychopharmacology.