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2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

HIST5880M Approaches to the History of Health and Medicine

30 creditsClass Size: 12

Module manager: Dr Alexia Moncrieff
Email: A.Moncrieff@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This is a core module for the MA programme in the History of Health, Medicine and Society. Students are introduced to key developments in the historiography of the history of medicine, and discuss sources and approaches used by historians of health, medicine and society. The module is team-taught. Seminars are based on pre-circulated readings and address key debates and historiographical developments. Students are introduced to key library resources, archives and museum collections for the history of health and medicine within the university and in the local region.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a critical understanding of the development of the history of medicine and the social history of medicine as historical sub-disciplines, and the place of health and medicine within the discipline of history;
- debate and interrogate key approaches that have shaped the methodology and practice of historians of medicine and health;
- discuss how relevant concepts and methods shape historical approaches to documents, images and material culture.

Learning outcomes
On completion of this module, students should have:
- acquired an understanding of a variety of approaches, concepts, debates and methodologies related to the history of health and medicine;
- acquired knowledge of documentary, visual and material sources which can be used to study the history of health, medicine and society;
- developed advanced skills in the critical analysis of primary sources.

Syllabus

1. Approaches to the history of health and medicine
A. Sources
2. Voices from below
3. Material culture
4. Print culture
5. Workshop on sources and assignment 1
B. Approaches. 6 topics, which may include:
- The body
- Mind and brain
- Gender
- Race and ethnicity
- Disease
- Ageing
- Demography
- Public health

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Seminar	11	2.00	22.00
Private study hours			278.00
Total Contact hours			22.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			300.00

Private study

- Undertaking set reading in preparation for seminars
- Reading around the topic
- Researching and writing assignments

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Feedback on assignments.
Tutors will monitor contributions to class discussions.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Source Analysis	2000 words	33.00
Essay	4000 words	67.00
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 website

Last updated: 28/04/2023 14:41:15

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