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

课程描述

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.

先修课程

Junior standing

满足要求

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

学分

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开课时间

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平均绩点

3.63

-0.54% 相比历史数据

完成率

95.83%

-1.58% 相比历史数据

A率

66.67%

15.15% 相比历史数据

班级规模

26.32% 相比历史数据

Cumulative Grade Distribution

教师 (2026 Summr)

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