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20 courses
Introduction to global environmental health covering intersections of health and environment, including climate change, disease ecology, and globalization of disease.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Richard Keller
The class was lecture and reading heavy, requiring students to attend or watch uploads. Assessment consisted of three papers worth 25% each and 25% for discussion participation.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Examines women as patients and health professionals in America from the colonial period to the present, analyzing how their experiences of health and illness have evolved.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2024–Spring 2024 · limited sampleThe Making of Modern Science covers major scientific trends from the 17th to early 20th centuries, emphasizing their broad cultural and social implications.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Nicholas Jacobson
Nicholas Jacobson assigned two 20-30-page primary-source readings weekly, and counted rough drafts toward the grade.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Students conduct original historical research in science, medicine, or technology, engaging with archival materials to define questions, analyze evidence, and present conclusions.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Dana Landress
The course received a low difficulty rating, suggesting the material was not perceived as overly challenging by students.
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Fall 2023–Spring 2026Special topics in the history of science, medicine, and technology through readings and discussion.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleAn undergraduate seminar focused on advanced research in the History of Science, where students investigate science, medicine, and technology using historical methods.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Senior honors thesis course covering independent research and writing on topics in the history of science, medicine, and technology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Senior Honors Thesis: an honors thesis on topics in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology; continuation of HIST SCI 681.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Senior thesis on topics in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology. Continuation ofHIST SCI 691.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed study under faculty supervision on topics in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, graded on a Cr/N basis.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Directed study under faculty supervision on topics in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Seminar involving readings and/or research on the history of medieval, Renaissance, and/or 17th-century science, with varying topics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2025–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA seminar covering research and readings on a topic of current interest in the history of technology.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2023 · limited sampleSeminar covering readings and/or research on the history of science in the 18th century, with varying topics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Independent research and writing of a thesis under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Independent Work involves directed study under the supervision of a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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A non-technical survey of AI history from 1650 to present, covering technical models, LLMs, and the social, cultural, and scientific context of AI development.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Survey of how the body as a site of sickness has been understood from Antiquity to contemporary medicine, including public health origins, the social role of healers, and the modern standardized body.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · Nicholas Jacobson
Expect to read and analyze 2-3 readings weekly, which can be long and challenging. Professor Jacobson provides questions to guide understanding, and grading was reported as easy.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026History of U.S. health problems and solutions from the colonial period to the twentieth century, focusing on public health development.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Spring 2023–Spring 2026Graduate studies analyzing the scientific and social aspects of the development of modern medicine and public health in Europe and America.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history