Traditional Chinese Medicine

Instructor:
Jianjun He
334
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Whitehall Classroom Bldg
Room:
Rm.240
Semester:
Spring 2023
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Class Type:
LEC
12:00 pm
12:50 pm
Days:
MWF

This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of Chinese medicine: its philosophy, theories, practices and transformations. Drawing on cultural history, anthropology, and gender studies, this course investigates Chinese medicine in its intellectual, social and cultural context and emphasizes the following components: 1) reading primary texts in translation; 2) a historical overview of the development of Chinese medicine; 3) examining different methodological approaches. The course will be conducted in English and all required readings are English as well. Students are not expected to know Chinese to take this course.

This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the history of Chinese medicine: its philosophy, theories, practices and transformations. Drawing on cultural history, anthropology, and gender studies, this course investigates Chinese medicine in its intellectual, social and cultural context and emphasizes the following components: 1) reading primary texts in translation; 2) a historical overview of the development of Chinese medicine; 3) examining different methodological approaches. The course will be conducted in English and all required readings are English as well. Students are not expected to know Chinese to take this course.

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