DISEASE, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Name: DISEASE, MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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HISTORY/HISTSCI/MEDHIST 564

과목 설명

Examines the history of illness and medical practice in Latin America and the Caribbean from the colonial era until the present. Using an interdisciplinary set of sources, students will explore the different meanings of disease, body normativity, medical practice, and ideas about public health across different historical circumstances in the region.

선수과목

Junior standing

충족 요건

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

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평점

3.63

-0.54% 과거 데이터 대비

수료율

95.83%

-1.58% 과거 데이터 대비

A 비율

66.67%

15.15% 과거 데이터 대비

학급 규모

26.32% 과거 데이터 대비

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