Broman has been doing this for a while, and he has his lectures fine tuned. His class provides a good overview of medicine from the Hippocratic era to modern time, and it's interesting all the way. If you care to, you can get a whole new perspective and understanding from this class. If you don't, you can sneak through without much work.Rate My Professors ↗
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THOMAS BROMAN
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Broman is a great lecturer and is worth listening to, but his lectures are really more to supplement the extensive weekly readings. No exams, but a few essays that are focused on general concepts from lecture that require heavy evidence from the readings. Interesting class, good professor, depends on the TA experience.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Broman was super awesome! I loved the 212 lectures, but really hated the discussion/TA experience, which was no fault of Broman's. The class was pretty easy and super interesting. Paying attention in class is pretty important, but the readings are more of what they're looking for in the papers (which is actually super frustrating).Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
I really enjoyed professor Broman's class. His lectures and most readings were interesting and insightful, however, you don't need to do most of the readings in order to write a good essay. I read most of them and the essays were straightforward. 3 essays, no final. Definitely recommend this class.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor was unhelpful in answering questions about essays. Readings assigned every week that are supposed to help in the essays, but I didn't read a single one and still got an A, so do what you will with that info. Interesting topics and lectures. 10/10 would recommend lol.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Broman is definitely one of my favorite professors at UW. His lectures are fascinating and clear. I've gone to office hours just because he's an interesting person to talk to. The essays were graded fairly -- I wrote the first essay in a NyQuil fog and still got an AB (the TAs aren't heartless). Will take more classes with him for sure.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with THOMAS BROMAN
HISTORY 699
Directed Study
1–4 creditsHISTORY 699 is a directed study course allowing students to conduct independent research under faculty supervision.
No offering record · Fall 2017
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2016–Fall 2016 · limited sampleHISTSCI/MEDHIST 212
Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine
3 creditsThis course surveys historical conceptions of the body as a site of sickness from Antiquity to contemporary medicine.
No offering record · Fall 2017
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historical GPA · grades
Spring 2013–Fall 2017Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2017 | HISTORY 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2017 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Spring 2017 | HISTORY 283 | Intermediate Honors Seminar-studies in History |
| Spring 2017 | HISTSCI 286 | Honors Seminar: Studies in Science, Technology, Medicine |
| Spring 2017 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2017 | HISTSCI 999 | Independent Work |
| Fall 2016 | HISTSCI 286 | Honors Seminar: Studies in Science, Technology, Medicine |
| Fall 2016 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2016 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Spring 2016 | HISTSCI 286 | Honors Seminar: Studies in Science, Technology, Medicine |
| Spring 2016 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2015 | HISTSCI 909 | History of Biology and Medicine |
| Fall 2015 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Fall 2014 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2014 | HISTSCI 720 | Proseminar: Historiography and Methods |
| Fall 2014 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Spring 2014 | HISTORY 283 | Intermediate Honors Seminar-studies in History |
| Spring 2014 | HISTSCI 286 | Honors Seminar: Studies in Science, Technology, Medicine |
| Spring 2014 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2014 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Fall 2013 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2013 | HISTSCI 720 | Proseminar: Historiography and Methods |
| Spring 2013 | HISTSCI 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2013 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Fall 2012 | HISTSCI 720 | Proseminar: Historiography and Methods |
| Spring 2012 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Fall 2011 | HISTSCI 720 | Proseminar: Historiography and Methods |
| Fall 2011 | HISTSCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2010 | HISTSCI 921 | Seminar-special Topics |
| Spring 2010 | HISTSCI 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2010 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Fall 2009 | HISTSCI 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2009 | HISTSCI 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2009 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Fall 2008 | HISTORY 283 | Intermediate Honors Seminar-studies in History |
| Fall 2008 | HISTSCI 280 | Honors Seminar: Studies in Science, Technology, Medicine |
| Fall 2008 | HISTSCI 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2008 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
| Spring 2007 | HISTSCI 921 | Seminar-special Topics |
| Spring 2007 | HISTSCI/MEDHIST 212 | Bodies, Diseases, and Healers: an Introduction to the History of Medicine |
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