HISTORY OF MEDICINE II
ACCADEMIC YEAR2015/2016
COD. 1004685
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: Medicine and Surgery
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian
LECTURERS:
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2015/2016
YEAR OF STUDY: 2
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 1
CONTACT HOURS: 7
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 18
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Knowledge and understanding of an historical perspective in medicine.
Application to examples of diseases or treatments.
Course contents summary
- Medicine in the Middle Age and in the Modern Age
- The "Black Death" and its consequences on the development of medicine and health organization.
Recommended readings
Cosmacini-Storia della medicina e della sanita` in Italia-Laterza.
Corbellini - Breve storia delle idee di salute e malattia - Carocci
Teaching methods
Interactive oral lessons with the support of iconographic material.
Assessment methods and criteria
The achievement of the didactic objectives will be verified at the fourth year through the preparation of a PowerPoint presentation.
