Effective Winter 2023
Exclusions:A minor in History of Medicine and Health is not open to students with a major or any other minor in the Department of History, or students taking a Minor in Science, Technology, and Society.
Advising
Appointments with History advisors are scheduled online from the department's webpage: http://lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html. Students should see an advisor as soon as they decide on their major or minor.
The History Department offers a three-tiered advising structure.
Tier 1: Faculty Advisors from the History Department's Undergraduate Committee
- declaring a history major - obtaining general advice about the nature, purpose, and utility of a history degree
- recommending a faculty mentor
- approving study abroad and transfer credit
- declaring an academic minor in History
To make an appointment, go to http://lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 2: The Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
- obtaining general advice about the requirements for the major
- checking progress towards the major or minor
- completing the graduation checklist and release
To make an appointment, go to http://lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 3: Individual Faculty Mentors
- obtaining approval for a survey sequence and a major theme
- getting advice about course selection
- obtaining advice about career planning
Students generally meet with a Tier 2 advisor for help in selecting a mentor, but all subsequent advising will be done by that individual professor.
Faculty who go on leave will designate a substitute, and inform all their mentees of the temporary change.
Students must arrange appointments directly with their mentors, and are expected to do so at least once a term. It is the student's responsibility to take the initiative in setting up these meetings.
Prerequisites
None.
Requirements
A minimum of 5 courses and 15 credits, distributed as follows
1. One of the following 4-credit survey courses:
- HISTORY 234: History of Medicine in the Western World from the 18th Century to the Present
- HISTORY 292: Ancient Medicine in Greece and Rome
- HISTORY 230: Humanities Topics, Health and Disease in Chinese History
- HISTORY 376: Epidemics: Plagues and Cultures from the Black Death to the Present
- HISTORY 285 / RCSSCI 275 / STS 275: Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society
- Students may take more than one of these courses for minor credit but only one is required.
2. Additional Courses. Four additional courses (at least 12 credits), to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. At least two of the four additional courses must be at the 300-level or higher and no more than one 100-level course may count towards the minor.
- Three of these courses must be History courses, including at least two from the Medicine and Health minor approved History course list
- One of these courses must be from the approved list of cognate courses for the minor
Approved History Course List:
- HISTORY 214 / AMCULT 241: Health, Biology, and Society: What is Cancer? (F18)
- HISTORY 230: Humanities Topics in History, section titled “History of Psychology”
- HISTORY 231: Social Science Topics in History, section titled "Histories of Human Experimentation"
- HISTORY 232: Interdisciplinary Topics in History, section titled “Mental Health in Global History”
- HISTORY 242 / MIDEAST 201: Madness, Medicine, and Magic in the Middle East
- HISTORY 265 / PSYCH 265 / STS 265: Minds and Brains in America (only if taken FA18 or later)
- HISTORY 285 / RCSSCI 275 / STS 285: Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society
- HISTORY 291: A World History of Happiness: Care of the Self from the Greeks to the Sufis (only if taken WN 20 or later)
- HISTORY 305 / PSYCH 321 / STS 305: American Addictions (only if taken FA18 or later)
- HISTORY 233 (or 342 prior to Winter 2016): Sexually Transmitted Diseases from Syphilis to AIDS
- HISTORY 327: History of Sexuality (Winter 2019)
- HISTORY 334 / AMCULT 306 / ASIAN 391: Milk
- HISTORY 355 / AAS 355 / ANTHRCUL 355: Health and Illness in African Worlds
- HISTORY 356 / AMCULT 331 / WGS 356: Health in America: Patterns, Experiences, and Inequalities
- HISTORY 366: Crime and Drugs in Modern America (F17)
- HISTORY 391: Topics in European History, section titled “Medieval Catastrophes”
- HISTORY 398: The Black Death (F16)
- HISTORY 407: Advanced Study in Comparative and Transnational History, section titled "Transcultural and International Histories of Medicine, Disease, and the Body" (only if taken WN 20 or later)
- HISTORY 438 / ASIAN 408 / WGS 408: Women, Gender, and Health in East Asia
- HONORS 230: Honors Core in Social Science, section titled "Histories of Human Experimentation"
Approved Cognate Courses
- AMCULT / WGS 233: Genes and Society: Comparative and International Perspectives
- ANTHRCUL 327 / RCSSCI 327 / STS 327 / WGS 307: Critical Theory in Medicine and Healing
- ANTHRCUL 337: Death, Dying, and the Afterlife
- ANTHRCUL 341 / STS 341: The Globalization of Biomedicine
- ANTHRCUL 342 / ANTHRBIO: 342, Nature/Culture Now!
- ANTHRCUL 344 / STS 344: Medical Anthropology
- ANTHRCUL 352: Anthropology of the Body
- PUBHLTH 200: Health and Society: Introduction to Public Health
- SOC 230: Sociology of Suffering
- SOC 302: Health and Society: An Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 330: Population Problems
- SOC 346: Sociology of the Body
- SOC 473: Reproductive Health and Justice
- SOC 474: Social Inequalities in Health
- SOC 475: Health, Medicine, and Society
- SOC 476: Sociology of Bioethics
- SOC 477: Death and Dying
- WGS 220 / NURS 220 / STS 220: Perspectives in Women's Health
- WGS 239 / AMCULT 239: Gender, Sexuality, and Health in America
- WGS 300: Men's Health
- WGS 324 / ANTHRCUL 325: Childbirth and Culture
- WGS 365 / AAS 365: Global Perspectives on Gender, Health, and Reproduction
- WGS 400: Women's Reproductive Health
- WGS 405: Pharma, Pills, & Policy
- WGS 412: Reproductive Health Policy in a Global Context
Constraints
AP credit: AP credits may not be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
Residency
Four of the five courses must be taken in-residence at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, or must count as in-residence credit (i.e., relevant courses taken through UM-sponsored CGIS programs abroad).
History of Medicine and Health (Minor) (Winter 2016 - Fall 2022)
Effective Winter 2016
Exclusions:A minor in History of Medicine and Health is not open to students with a major or any other minor in the Department of History, or students taking a Minor in Science, Technology, and Society.
Advising
Appointments with History advisors are scheduled online from the department's webpage: http://lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html. Students should see an advisor as soon as they decide on their major or minor.
The History Department offers a three-tiered advising structure.
Tier 1: Faculty Advisors from the History Department's Undergraduate Committee
- declaring a history major - obtaining general advice about the nature, purpose, and utility of a history degree
- recommending a faculty mentor
- approving study abroad and transfer credit
- declaring an academic minor in History
To make an appointment, go to http://lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 2: The Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies
- obtaining general advice about the requirements for the major
- checking progress towards the major or minor
- completing the graduation checklist and release
To make an appointment, go to http://lsa.umich.edu/history/undergraduates/advising.html.
Tier 3: Individual Faculty Mentors
- obtaining approval for a survey sequence and a major theme
- getting advice about course selection
- obtaining advice about career planning
Students generally meet with a Tier 2 advisor for help in selecting a mentor, but all subsequent advising will be done by that individual professor.
Faculty who go on leave will designate a substitute, and inform all their mentees of the temporary change.
Students must arrange appointments directly with their mentors, and are expected to do so at least once a term. It is the student's responsibility to take the initiative in setting up these meetings.
Prerequisites
None.
Requirements
A minimum of 5 courses and 15 credits, distributed as follows
- Take one of two 4-credit survey courses:
- HISTORY 234: History of Medicine in the Western World from the 18th Century to the Present
or - HISTORY 284: Sickness and Health in Society: 1492 to the Present Students may take both of these courses for minor credit but only one is required.
- HISTORY 234: History of Medicine in the Western World from the 18th Century to the Present
- Additional Courses. Four additional courses (at least 12 credits), to be chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor. At least two of the four additional courses must be at the 300-level or higher.
- Three of these courses must be from the approved list of courses that count for the Medicine and Health minor.
- One of these courses must be a History distribution course that is not on the approved list.
Approved Course List:
- HISTORY 214 / AMCULT 241: Health, Biology, and Society: What is Cancer? (F18)
- HISTORY 230: Humanities Topics in History, section titled “History of Psychology” or "Health and Disease in Chinese History"
- HISTORY 231: Social Science Topics in History, section titled "Histories of Human Experimentation"
- HISTORY 232: Interdisciplinary Topics in History, section titled “Mental Health in Global History”
- HISTORY 242: Madness, Medicine, and Magic in the Middle East
- HISTORY 265: Minds and Brains in America (only if taken FA18 or later)
- HISTORY 285 / RCSSCI 275: Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society
- HISTORY 291: A World History of Happiness: Care of the Self from the Greeks to the Sufis (only if taken WN 20 or later)
- HISTORY 292: Ancient Medicine in Greece and Rome.
- HISTORY 305 / PSYCH 321: American Addictions (only if taken FA18 or later)
- HISTORY 329: Social Science Topics in History, section titled “Pollution and Disease in Early Modern Europe”
- HISTORY 339 / ASIAN 365 / CLCIV 339: Doctors in the Ancient World
- HISTORY 233 (or 342 prior to Winter 2016): Sexually Transmitted Diseases from Syphilis to AIDS
- HISTORY 327: History of Sexuality (Winter 2019)
- HISTORY 355 / AAS 355 / ANTHRCUL 355: Health and Illness in African Worlds
- HISTORY 356/AMCULT 331: Health in America: Patterns, Experiences, and Inequalities
- HISTORY 366: Crime and Drugs in Modern America (F17)
- HISTORY 376: Epidemics: Plagues and Cultures from the Black Death to the Present
- HISTORY 391: Topics in European History, section titled “Medieval Catastrophes”
- HISTORY 398: The Black Death (F16)
- HISTORY 407: Advanced Study in Comparative and Transnational History, section titled "Transcultural and International Histories of Medicine, Disease, and the Body" (only if taken WN 20 or later)
- HISTORY 496: History Colloquium, section titled “Medicine and Health in U.S. Culture since 1875”
- HISTORY 497: History Colloquium, section titled “Medicine and Health in U.S. Culture since 1875”
- AAS / HISTORY / ANTHRCUL 355: Health and Illness in African Worlds
- AMCULT 241 / HISTORY 214: Health, Biology, and Society: What is Cancer? (F18)
- ANTHRCUL / HISTORY / AAS 355: Health and Illness in African Worlds
- ASIAN 365 / HISTORY / CLCIV 339: Doctors in the Ancient World
- CLCIV / HISTORY 339 / ASIAN 365: Doctors in the Ancient World
- HONORS 230: Honors Core in Social Science, section titled "Histories of Human Experimentation"
- RCSSCI 275 / HISTORY 285: Science, Technology, Medicine, and Society
Constraints
AP credit: AP credits may not be used to satisfy requirements of the minor.
Residency
Four of the five courses must be taken in-residence at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, or must count as in-residence credit (i.e., relevant courses taken through UM-sponsored CGIS programs abroad).
