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PSYC299
History of Clinical and Life Sciences
PSYC299 FA
Crosslistings: CHUM299, SISP299
Next Offered in 9899 FA
The course surveys developments in the clinical and life
sciences from the early nineteenth century to the present.
The course traces the scientific efforts to understand human
nature and to generate means toward its improvement or
remediation of problems. Disciplines include psychology,
psychiatry, medicine, biology, and neuroscience and are
examined in terms of their cultural meanings, their
consequences for social policy and private life, and their
validity as scientific knowledge.
MAJOR READINGS
Additional texts to be announced.
Kelves, CODE OF CODES
Kohler, LORDS OF THE FLY
Hacking, REWRITING THE SOUL
Haraway, PRIMATE VISIONS
and others to be announced.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Exams and papers.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: UG Credit: 1.00
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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