Instructor(s): Staff

This introductory course is a general survey of the history of Western medicine from antiquity to the early nineteenth century for students entering the M.A. and Ph.D. programs in the History of the Health Sciences. It explores key conceptual developments and practices of the past, situating healing systems within their cultural and social contexts. The course has a strong historiographical emphasis, comparing and contrasting approaches to episodes in the history of medicine.

Instructor(s): Staff

Continuation of HIST HL SC 200A. This course presents a general survey from 1800 to the present, with the primary focus on Europe and the U.S. Topics include: the rise of scientific medicine; the significance of germ theory; the development of medical therapeutics and technologies; the growth of health care institutions; the evolution and specialization of the medical profession.

Instructor(s): Dorothy Porter

The course explores the comparative impact of disease upon European and North American societies. It will concentrate on the historical junctures at which diseases occurred; unravel the various levels of meaning which surrounded them in terms of their social, moral, and political interpretations; and analyze the patterns of response to them and discuss their historical consequences.

Instructor(s): Aimee Medeiros, Laurel Waycott

The aim is to introduce students to the history of history of medicine research, writing and practice. It also serves as an introduction to the professionalization process.

Instructor(s): Dorothy Porter

This Course examines elements of philosophical theory critically relevant to contemporary historiographical and theoretical discourses in the History of the Health Sciences from Kant to Derrida.

Instructor(s): Brian Dolan, Dorothy Porter, Aimee Medeiros

Introduction to medical historiography, research methodologies, and the craft of interpreting and writing medical history. Discussion of different historical approaches employed in writing history, including intellectual, social, cultural, feminist perspectives, and the sociology of knowledge. Survey of bibliographic tools and training in the methods of oral history.

Instructor(s): Brian Dolan, Dorothy Porter, Aimee Medeiros

Conclusion of HIST HL SC 204A. Students will finish and submit their research projects for evaluation and feedback.

Instructor(s): Aimee Medeiros

This course provides on overview of the archival science. Emphasis will be made on the theory and methodology of historical archival research. Coursework includes review of literature and leading group discussions of relevant technologies.

Instructor(s): Brian Dolan

This course, based on a combination of lectures, seminar presentations, and archival investigation, guides students through the process of developing the dissertation prospectus. This document outlines and describes the dissertation topic, hypothesis, provides literary meta-analysis, describes archival sources to be investigated, and proposes the chapter organization. Students will provide peer-review critique of each prospectus.

Instructor(s): Brian Dolan

This four week course, consisting of independent study and written projects, is required for second year History of Health Sciences students to conduct specialty topic research that culminates in the oral exam.

Instructor(s): Staff

This course provides on overview of the archival science, the emphasis will be made on the theory, methodology, and best practices of archival research, arrangement and description. Coursework includes review of literature and discussion of relevant technologies. Upon completion of this course, students will master comprehension of archival concepts, become familiar with the archival terminology, understand the principles, history, and theory of archives.

Instructor(s): Staff

Supervised independent study intended to provide directed reading in subject matter not covered in scheduled seminar offerings.

Instructor(s): Staff

For graduate students engaged in writing the dissertation for the PhD degree.