Course: Medicine in the period of Middle Ages and Early Modern Times

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Course title Medicine in the period of Middle Ages and Early Modern Times
Course code KHI/KV03
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrbek Filip, PhDr.
Course content
1. Medicine in the ancient world - foundations for medieval and early modern medicine. 2. Origins of institutionalization of medicine - monasteries, universities. 3. Medieval and Early Modern Epidemics - to stay or to flee? 4. Early Modern Medicine - theories, way to modern medicine? Consultation topics: ancient, medieval and early modern medicine, modern medicine, plague epidemics, history of mentalities, everyday life in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, history of sciences

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is introduce students to the issue of medieval and early modern medicine. The aim is to show them development of medicine, its theories and general perceptions of the human body, health and disease.
Students have basic knowledge of history of espec. medieval and early modern medicine. They are able to describe the main line of development, its representatives and the most widespread theories. At the same time they can define period concepts of a human body and its functioning. To lesser extent, they can interpret medieval and early modern imagination in relation to health and disease.
Prerequisites
Student should be knowledgeable in basic historic context. Also they should be familiar with basics of the history of science. Any knowledge from the history of medicine is welcome.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in classes, essay
Recommended literature
  • David Tomíček. Víra, rozum a zkušenost v lékařství pozdně středověkých Čech. Ústí nad Labem, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7414-177-5.
  • Heinz Schott. Kronika medicíny. Praha, 1994. ISBN 80-85873-16-8.
  • Martin Nodl, František Šmahel (edd.). Člověk českého středověku. Praha, 2002. ISBN 80-7203-448-0.
  • Milada Říhová a kol. Lékaři na dvoře Karla IV. a Jana Lucemburského. Praha-Litomyšl, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7432-047-7.
  • Milada Říhová. Kapitoly z dějin lékařství. Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-246-1021-3.
  • Petr Svobodný-Ludmila Hlaváčková. Dějiny lékařství v českých zemích. Praha, 2004. ISBN 80-7254-424-1.
  • Roy Porter. Dějiny medicíny: od starověku po současnost. Praha, 2013. ISBN 978-80-7260-287-2.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): History (Single Subject) (A14) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Documentation of Historical Memorials (A16) Category: History courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: -