2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
HPSC3312 History of the Body 2
20 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Dr Adrian Wilson
Email: A.F.Wilson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
Between about 1720 and 1820 Western medicine witnessed the most dramatic transformation in its history. In the early eighteenth century the gap between anatomy and illness was almost as wide as it had been in the time of Galen, some 1500 years earlier, yet by 1820 that gap had at long last been decisively bridged. In the Paris clinic that arose in the wake of the French Revolution, the newly-invented stethoscope enabled the doctor, for the first time, to "see" the living patient in anatomical terms. Such is the theme of this module, which is taught largely from primary sources.The course comprises 10 lectures and 10 tutorials; there is a writing week in Week 6. Assessment is by two 2,000-word essays, due in Week 6 and at the beginning of the exam period. The first essay is returned with comments and a provisional mark in about Week 10. There are no pre-requisites; the course is suitable both for HPS students and for students in other disciplines, and indeed it has been taken in the past by students from many different departments in both the arts and the sciences. (Although the course follows on from HPSC 2301 History of the Body 1, it is not necessary to have taken that module first.) For more details contact Adrian WilsonObjectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:1. Relate interpretations of the body to the relations of authority between doctor and patient and to the instituational settings of medical practice;
2. Distinguish the rival interpretations of the body which have characterised Western medicine in its historical development;
3. Grasp and articulate the transformation of Western medicine from the Renaissance to the birth of modern medicine;
4. Interpret primary sources relevant to the history of medicine;
5. Critically assess the relevant historiography.
Syllabus
Between about 1720 and 1820 western medicine witnessed the most dramatic transformation in its history. In the early eighteenth century the gap between anatomy and illness was almost as wide as it had been in the time of Galen, some 1500 years earlier, yet by 1820 that gap had at long last been decisively bridged. In the Paris clinic that arose in the wake of the French Revolution, the newly-invented stethoscope enabled the doctor for the first time, to "see" the living patient in anatomical terms. Such is the the theme of this module, which is taught largely from primary sources.
There are no pre-requisites; this course is suitable both for HPS students and for students in other disciplines both arts and sciences.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Tutorial | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
Private study hours | 180.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 20.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
2 x 2,000 word essaysMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Essay | 2,000 words | 50.00 |
Essay | 2,000 words | 50.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 25/03/2010
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