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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : History and Philosophy of Science

136-225/325 Social History of Medicine

Credit Points:

When taken from History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Arts:
16.7 2nd and 3rd year
When taken from History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Science:
12.5

Coordinator:

Dr Warwick Anderson

Prerequisite/s:

Normally 12.5 points of first-year HPS.

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

Up to three hours of lectures, seminars or tutorials a week

Objectives:

At the completion of the subject students will be able to examine historical shifts in medical thought and practice, and understand the social and political influences on medical research and medical care.

Content:

Historical analysis of shifts in medical thought and practice, and of the social and political influences on medical research and medical care.

Assessment:

Written work of up to 5000 words.
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