HIS 347 - The History of Disease

Credit Hour(s): 3
[EA3, SE] This course introduces students to the complex and interdependent relationship humans have with disease and the environment by focusing on historical examples of acute outbreaks of disease and societal responses to them. To help us understand modern social, medical, and political responses to epidemic disease, we will draw on disciplines such as anthropology, demography, epidemiology, history of public health and disease history to study topics related to disease ecology, disease history and mortality transitions, statistical analysis, sociology of epidemics, and social processes by which groups become stigmatized during disease outbreaks. 3 Credit(s). 3 Contact Hour(s).

This course has been identified in the General Education Curriculum as addressing Exploration Area 3: How do we Evaluate and Solve Problems [EA3], with Speaking Emphasis [SE].
Course Session Cycle: Fall Semester
Course Yearly Cycle: Even Years