BIOL 109 Medicine and Society
The assigned book for this course is titled "Framing Disease: Illness, Society, and History." We will explore various diseases from the point of view of both the profession of medicine and the culture within which the profession of medicine functions. The selected diseases are discussed from a historical perspective ranging from the 18th to the 20th century. In addition, each week, a Power Point lecture will bring the political, cultural, and scientific circumstances of each disease up to present day knowledge and understanding.
One goal of this course is to introduce students to the basic principles of medicine as both an art and a science. A second goal is to have students better understand how medicine and medical research advance, and the reciprocal effects of medicine on cultural experience and vice versa. At the conclusion of this course, students will have a basic understanding of the current challenges facing society about the practice of medicine.
Cross Listed Courses
BIOL 109 &
SOC 109