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Academic Year 2002/2003

The History of Disease and Epidemics
HIST 324 SP

Crosslistings: SISP 324

Disease and epidemics are common to human experience in almost all times and places. However they also differ greatly depending on the causal agent, the host persons, methods of treatment, and most importantly, systems of understanding used to interpret the phenomena of disease. This course will examine several important infectious diseases and epidemics in history, including the black plague, cholera, syphilis, smallpox, tuberculosis, and AIDS. It will focus on conceptual and methodological issues in each case, and contrast issues concerned with differences between infectious and non-infectious diseases.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS HIST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Johnston,William D.   

Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM;     Location: JUDD214

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 12)

SR. major:    Jr. major:

SR. non-major:    Jr. non-major:    SO:    FR:

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Writing

Permission:    Permission of Instructor Required

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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