History (HIST) - Medicine, Science, and Technology in the Ancient World

HIST 2207  Medicine, Science, and Technology in the Ancient World

Prerequisites:

Six credits of 1000 level History or 24 credits completed.

Antirequisites:

CLAS 2207

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

In this course students examine concepts of medicine, science, and technology in ancient Greece and Rome. Students will investigate ancient ideas about the human body, diseases, their causes and treatments. They will also examine the many remarkable innovations and accomplishments in science, technology and engineering as well as the ancient cultural and social context that prevented the development of our modern concept of accelerated progress in these fields.