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Academic Year 2002/2003

History of Clinical and Life Sciences
PSYC 299 FA

The course surveys developments in the clinical and life sciences from the early 19th century to the present. The course traces the scientific efforts to understand human nature and to generate means toward its improvement or remediation of social problems. Disciplines including psychology, psychiatry, medicine, biology, and neuroscience are examined in terms of their cultural meanings, their consequences for social policy and private life, and their validity as scientific knowledge.

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: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: NONE    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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