Course Catalog » History of Health Sciences 213

Subject: History of Health Sciences
Course Number: 213
Course Title: Disability History
Units: 4
School: Graduate Division
Department: History Of Health Sciences Program

Course Description: This course examines disability's presence in the past and its absence from the historiography. We will explore the development of disability as an administrative category as it relates to nation-building, medicine, international relations, and citizenship. We will also explore the history of disability as a lived-experience. Topics include: the history of the 'normal' body, the development of the Veteran's hospital system, and the relationship between reproductive rights and disability.
Prerequisites: None
Restrictions: None
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Direct - Seminar, Direct - Independent Study, Student - Lecture, Student - Seminar, Student - Independent Study

Instructor of Record: A. Medeiros
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? Yes

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2022
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No