Health & Healing in Early Modern Europe
Course #: HIST 314, Class #: 10434, Section #: 01
Description
This course explores the ways illness intersected with everyday life in Europe spanning the years 1500-1800. Topics include experiences of childbirth, popular medical texts, witchcraft and magic, plague, religious approaches to healing, and ordinary people's understanding of their bodies. A significant amount of class time will be spent discussing and analyzing primary sources, including diaries, recipes, anatomical texts, casebooks, and literature.
Prerequisites
ENGL 102
Course Details
Date / Time
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0124
Credits
3
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Dates
9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0124
General Ed Requirements
Humanities
Enrolled / Capacity
16 / 24
Status
Open