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Health and Disease: Past, Present and Future (HPSC0120)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Teaching department
Science and Technology Studies
Credit value
15
Restrictions
N/A
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

What is disease? How has our understanding of disease, and people's experiences of disease, changed over time? This course will give you some new and challenging ways to think about these questions. We will take specific diseases such as cholera, tuberculosis, smallpox, plague, malaria and AIDS, and examine their social and medical impact during the past couple of centuries. In doing so, we will trace the interplay of scientific, clinical, social and moral judgments invested in 'framing' a disease.

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 ÌýÌýÌý Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
75% Dissertations, extended projects and projects
25% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
8
Module leader
Dr Cristiano Turbil
Who to contact for more information
sts-aa@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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