HR283-5-SP-CO:
Medicine and Society in Britain and France 1700-1860
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2023/24
Philosophical, Historical and Interdisciplinary Studies (School of)
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
04 October 2018
Requisites for this module
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This half-option examines European medicine from the decline of Galenism to the brink of germ theory. It explores the major changes in medical thinking that occurred during this period, and relates them to the social and institutional settings in which medicine was practised and medical knowledge was produced. Comparisons are made between Britain and France, especially when considering the "birth of the clinic" around 1800. The course also investigates the changing character of doctor-patient relations, the rise of the man-midwife and the politics of medical professionalisation. A small percentage of the coursework assessment will be determined by seminar participation.
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Anticipated Coursework Assessment for 2018/19:
Coursework consists of one in-class test, one 2,000-word essay and one 3,000-word essay
One-hour lecture and one-hour seminar per week.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Catherine Crawford, email: crawc@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Catherine Crawford
Belinda Waterman, Student Administrator, belinda@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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