General/Comparative History
General/Comparative History
01:506:227 Health, Culture, and Society (3)
- Academic Credits: 3
Integrates perspectives from sociology, history, public health, medicine, and the humanities to define health, understand the diverse ways scholars study health, and identify factors that influence the prevalence, distribution, and experience of four health conditions: obesity; depression; cancer; and HIV/AIDS. Implications of research for medical practice, ethics, and policies to enhance health worldwide. Credit not given for both this course and 01:920:220.
01:506:236 Poverty in World History (3)
- Academic Credits: 3
01:506:241 Film and History (3)
- Academic Credits: 3
Syllabus: Summer 2023
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Presentation of films relating to history and culture, combined with readings and discussions of standard history accounts.
01:506:251 History of Science and Society (3)
- Academic Credits: 3
Science and its social context from 1500 to the present. Development of ideas; interaction with philosophy, religion, and art; science as a profession.
01:506:252 History of Technology and Society I (3)
- Academic Credits: 3