More than two-thirds of emerging human diseases have animal origins. (Image courtesy of U.S. Geological Survey.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. David Jones
MIT Course Number
STS.005
As Taught In
Fall 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features lecture outlines as well as extensive study guides in the the study materials section.
Course Description
This course examines the growing importance of medicine in culture, economics and politics. It uses an historical approach to examine the changing patterns of disease, the causes of morbidity and mortality, the evolution of medical theory and practice, the development of hospitals and the medical profession, the rise of the biomedical research industry, and the ethics of health care in America.