History of Science, History of Medicine is an interdisciplinary
program of studies leading toward an understanding of the
development of science and medicine and their impact on society.
It explores intellectual and cultural traditions, institutions,
techniques, and practices; the social uses of science and
medicine; the creation of science-based technologies; and the
relations of science, medicine, and public health to the state.
Science and Drama Themes in science, technology, and medicine as
they have figured in modern plays written and produced in the
United States and Europe. These fictive treatments are compared
with scientific and historical reality. Playwrights include
Ibsen, Brecht, Capek, Frayn, Stoppard, Molière, and Cassandra
Medley.HIST 234 01 (12794) /HSHM235 Epidemics and Society in the
West since 1600 The impact of epidemic diseases such as bubonic
plague, cholera, malaria, and AIDS on society, public health,
and the medical profession in comparative and international
perspective. Popular cult