HISTORY OF PHARMACY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the key theoretical issues in the history of medicine and pharmacy Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the relationship, using models of change, between medicines, pharmacy practice, and society Audience: Undergraduate 3. Assess critically the historiographies of the history of medicine and pharmacy Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate the reputations of pharmacy practices, organizations, and key actors Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate effectively conclusions regarding the history of medicines and pharmacy Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply historical understandings to contemporary issues regarding pharmacy, drug regulation, and political conflicts Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Outline the key theoretical issues in the history of medicine and pharmacy Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explain the relationship, using models of change, between medicines, pharmacy practice, and society Audience: Undergraduate 3. Assess critically the historiographies of the history of medicine and pharmacy Audience: Undergraduate 4. Evaluate the reputations of pharmacy practices, organizations, and key actors Audience: Undergraduate 5. Communicate effectively conclusions regarding the history of medicines and pharmacy Audience: Undergraduate 6. Apply historical understandings to contemporary issues regarding pharmacy, drug regulation, and political conflicts Audience: Undergraduate