FWIS 150

THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL MEDICINE

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: pwc.rice.edu/

How did medieval Christians understand and treat mental and bodily illness? How did their experiences of pain, sex, childbirth, and death interact with larger concepts of God, nature, and the heavens? What role did angels and demons play? This seminar will explore these issues through close reading of medieval texts. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FWIS 150 if student has credit for FSEM 171/MDEM 171/RELI 171.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: THE WORLD OF MEDIEVAL MEDICINE Department: First-Year Writing Intensive Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: pwc.rice.edu/

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027