A PORTION OF THE ABOVE CLASS RESERVED FOR MAJORS
ABOVE CLASS OPEN TO UNDERGRADUATES AND
EDUCATION MA’S ONLY

This lecture course offers a survey of the history of human
infectious diseases, focusing on the last 700 years of human
history. We will cover the development of western European epidemic
and disease control strategies basic to modern practices. We will
also look at global patterns in human infections, social and
behavioral responses to epidemics, and take an interdisciplinary
approach. The readings are not at an introductory level, thus you
need a good background in either history or the life sciences. But
the readings and lectures are not so specialized that others will be
lost and frightened! There are no formal prerequisites. You should
not take this course if you become queasy at the discussion or
images of frightening infections.