University of California, Santa Cruz
The History of Medicine: Philosophy, Science, and Psychology
University of California, Santa Cruz

The History of Medicine: Philosophy, Science, and Psychology

Taught in English

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals

Grant Hartzog
Greg Gates

Instructors: Grant Hartzog

4.8

(39 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
13 hours to complete
3 weeks at 4 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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What you'll learn

  • You will learn to describe historical attempts to unravel the mysteries of disease with various theoretical models.

  • You will learn to tell the story of the major advances in modern medicine.

  • You will learn to speculate on the future of medicine from an informed perspective.

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There are 5 modules in this course

We start with the basics this week: disease, medicine, and the origins of therapy.

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7 videos5 readings2 quizzes

This week we travel through time and space, from the ancient world to the Renaissance, to Egypt, India, Greece, China, the Islamic world, and finally, Western Europe.

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10 videos4 readings2 quizzes

This week we review the rapid advances in science (and pseudoscience) in the the 18th and 19th centuries.

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7 videos4 readings2 quizzes

This week we're getting into drugs and alternative medicine.

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7 videos4 readings2 quizzes

We've finally made it back to the present. This week we review the current state of the art and look ahead at the future of medicine.

What's included

11 videos4 readings2 quizzes1 peer review

Instructors

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4.7 (20 ratings)
Grant Hartzog
University of California, Santa Cruz
1 Course7,563 learners
Greg Gates
University of California, Santa Cruz
1 Course7,563 learners

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