HIST 367

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

History of Western Medicine

Credit: 3 hours.

Rise and development of medicine in the West since the sixteenth century; interrelations of physiology, pathology, and social demands with the theory and practice of medicine; pattern of professionalization; social role of the physician; conflict among ideas of medicine as an art, a science, and a social service; and problems of mental illness, medical ethics, and nontraditional forms of practice.

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HIST 367 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			47510	Lecture-Discussion	CHP	2:00PM -3:20PM	MW	212 1205 W Oregon	Micale, M	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Camp Honors/Chanc Schol, Advanced Composition, and Humanities - Hist & Phil course. Section Title: History of Psychiatry Section Info: Restricted to Chancellor’s Scholars in the Campus Honors Program (CHP). Freshmen are restricted from registering. Description: The History of Psychiatry will study the social, cultural, intellectual, and institutional history of madness and psychiatry from the late eighteenth century to the present. The geographical concentration will be on America and Europe but with collateral consideration of global issues. Topics include: early asylums, religion and psychological medicine, disciplinary versus therapeutic approaches to mental treatment, “mad women,” psychiatry and soldiers, race and psychiatry, Sigmund Freud’s theories, and psychiatric practices in Victorian Britain, Gilded Age America, mid-century Chicago, and Nazi Germany. The final quarter of the seminar will examine contemporary issues in psychiatry of special relevance to young adults, including college students. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to Chancellor's Scholar-CHPHonors students.