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CLAS 2024 - Ancient Medicine and its Legacy

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 1
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: 3 contact hours per week
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: 12 units Level I Humanities/Social Sciences
Incompatible: CLAS 2003/3003
Assessment: 2 papers (2x1400 words) 40%, presentation (extra reading) 10%, 10 x120 word tutorial summaries 10%, 2-hour exam 40%
Biennial Course: Offered biennially
Syllabus:

The course studies ancient medicine in Greco-roman times as a prime example of the Western scientific tradition. It highlights important contributions to the fields of science and medicine, from the Hippocratics (450 BC) to Hellenistic Alexandria (Herophilus) down to the late Roman empire (Soranus, Galen, Caelianus) but also its lasting legacy in medieval and Arabic culture. The lectures consider the material, social and intellectual conditions for the rise of rational medicine, influential medical authors and general issues such as the relation between religion and science, attitudes towards progress, medical theories and practices, and the transmission of scientific knowledge up to the early modern age (Vesalius, Harvey).

Course Fees

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  Commonwealth Supported Student Contribution Tuition Fees
Units EFTSL Pre-2008 2008 2009 Domestic International
3 0.125 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 Band 1 $650 select program select program


Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 1 Mon 16/03/2009 Tue 31/03/2009 Fri 08/05/2009 Fri 05/06/2009


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10951 LE01 70 26 3 Mar - 7 Apr Tuesday 2PM - 3PM Medical School Sth, SG15, Hone Lecture Theatre
5 Mar - 9 Apr Thursday 11AM - 12PM Engineering Sth, S112, Lecture Theatre
28 Apr - 2 Jun Tuesday 2PM - 3PM Medical School Sth, SG15, Hone Lecture Theatre
30 Apr - 4 Jun Thursday 11AM - 12PM Engineering Sth, S112, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
10952 TU01 17 8 6 Mar - 10 Apr Friday 10AM - 11AM Hughes, 723, Seminar Room
1 May - 5 Jun Friday 10AM - 11AM Hughes, 723, Seminar Room
10953 TU02 15 1 4 Mar - 8 Apr Wednesday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 139, Tutorial Room
29 Apr - 3 Jun Wednesday 10AM - 11AM Napier, 139, Tutorial Room
10954 TU03 17 3 4 Mar - 8 Apr Wednesday 11AM - 12PM Napier, 141, Tutorial Room
29 Apr - 3 Jun Wednesday 11AM - 12PM Napier, 141, Tutorial Room
10955 TU04 15 8 5 Mar - 9 Apr Thursday 9AM - 10AM Napier, LG19, Tutorial Room 2
30 Apr - 4 Jun Thursday 9AM - 10AM Napier, LG19, Tutorial Room 2