HISTSCI 211 teaches students to conduct original historical research in science, medicine, and technology using archival methods and historical analysis.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Nicholas Jacobson: Students report a heavy reading load of approximately 20 pages per week, with materials described as old and long.
This course surveys historical conceptions of the body as a site of sickness from Antiquity to contemporary medicine.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Nicholas Jacobson: Students report reading and analyzing two to three long, sometimes ancient, readings each week, which some find challenging despite the engaging lectures.