HISC 176. History of Medicine in East and Southeast Asia (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/HIST.html#hisc176
Description
This course introduces students to new and classic works in the history of medicine in East and Southeast Asia. Topics will include epidemic disease and state vaccination campaigns; opium and drug control; mental illness and asylums; earthquakes and disaster technologies; colonialism and public health; venereal disease and prostitution. Special emphasis will be placed on the role of experts and institutions and forms of scientific exchange and collaboration across the region.
Prerequisite courses
HISC 176 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have HISC 176 as a prerequisite.