HIST 208

RACE AND MEDICINE IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

This course explores how medical theories have supported racial inequalities in American history from the beginning of European settlement until today. It traces the emergence of the concept of race, its effect on the development of modern medicine, and medicine’s continuing reliance on race as a category of analysis.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: RACE AND MEDICINE IN AMERICA Department: History Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Distribution Group: Distribution Group I Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027