ATS2829 People and plagues: Diseases that changed history
Faculty of Arts
ATS2829 People and plagues: Diseases that changed history is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2024 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before ATS2829
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS2829
No unit lists ATS2829 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must have passed 12 credit points of first year units from any Faculty.
Overview
How has illness shaped human history? This unit explores the social history of disease, health and wellness in a variety of chronological and geographical settings. We challenge a triumphalist understanding of medical history as the inexorable march of scientific conquest over pathogens, emphasising the complicated interaction of social structures, political forces, and medical knowledge. Topics may include: pre-modern understandings of disease and the body; the history of the germ theory of disease; colonial medicine; eugenics; sexually transmitted diseases; alcoholism; cancer and the tobacco industry; and the opioid crisis.
Offerings in 2024
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Online testOther25%
- ReflectionAssignment10%
- Annotate bibliographyResearch assignment20%
- Research ProjectResearch assignment35%
- Participation10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and describe the key debates in medical history;
- 2
Locate, assess, and analyse historical evidence;
- 3
Construct in writing an evidence-based historical argument;
- 4
Collaborate with peers.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Workshops6 hours
- Lectures10 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities., Research activities - This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Where it fits
ATS2829 is part of 8 areas of study in the 2024 handbook.
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- BIOETHIC03Level 2 and 3 elective unitsBioethicsNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT01Level 2 cornerstone unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- HLTHHUMT02Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHealth humanitiesNo reviews yet
- HISTORY09Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHistoryNo reviews yet
- HISTORY10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsHistoryNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY09Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational studiesNo reviews yet
- INTLSTDY10Level 2 and 3 elective unitsInternational studiesNo reviews yet
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Guy Geltner
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Laura Saxton
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS2829?
ATS2829 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS2829 offered?
In 2024, ATS2829 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS2829?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS2829 have an exam?
No. ATS2829 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS2829?
ATS2829 is part of Anthropology, Bioethics, Health humanities, History and International studies.