Kingfisher concentration - Science and Medicine in Society Requirements (9 credits)
Department: History
Contact: Andrew Hogan
The Science and Medicine in Society Kingfisher Concentration provides students with historical, sociological, and anthropological perspectives on science and medicine. Students will demonstrate an understanding of science and medicine as social and political enterprises, which change over time not simply due to new discoveries and insights, but more fundamentally because of evolving conceptions of what constitutes reliable knowledge about human health and the natural world. Students will learn the necessary analytic skills to make critical assessments about the social production of knowledge. Students will acquire the tools needed to construct compelling arguments about the role, place, and impact of science and medicine in society.
This Kingfisher Concentration has an associated minor that allows for continued study of these topics: Science and Medicine in Society Minor
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Background | ||
| At least one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Controversies in Science and Medicine (1900-1990) | ||
| Global Perspectives in History: History of Science and Medicine | ||
| Medicine in Africa and the African Diaspora | ||
| Introduction to Anthropology: Social and Cultural Determinants of Health | ||
| Philosophical Ideas:Foundations of the Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Sociology: Self and Society | ||
| Sources and Methods | ||
| At least one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Mapping History: Cartography from the Early Modern to Digital Age | ||
| History of Sexuality | ||
| Intersections: History of Disability | ||
| Digital Cultures | ||
| Global Environmental History | ||
| Theory | ||
| At least one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to American Studies | ||
| Science and Medicine in Social Context | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Total Credits | 9 | |