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136-039 Medicine and Society | |
Note | Formerly available as 136-225/325. Students who have completed 136-225/325 Medicine and Society are not eligible to enrol in this subject. Available at second and third year, but not available for Science credit. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | To be advised |
Prerequisites | Usually 75 points of first year study across any discipline areas. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Between 10 and 12 weekly tutorials and between 20 and 24 lectures, normally two per week |
Subject Description | This subject is a survey of biomedical science over the past 2-3 centuries, emphasizing the experience and understanding of health and disease in a range of cultural settings. Topics include the social impact and conceptualisation of epidemic disease; the character of epidemiological and demographic change; the framing of diseases such as chronic fatigue and AIDS; the development of therapeutics, technologies, and institutions associated with medical sciences; alternative medicine; and the health of women and Aborigines. On successful completion of the subject students should be able to evaluate the role of biomedical science in addressing social needs, as well as the social and economic determinants of health and disease. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 4000 words. |
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