Program in Science, Technology and Society

Critical Histories of Psychiatry

Thematic Areas

Course of Study:

Required Course: Prerequisite

  • SCSO 1000: Science and Society: Theories and Controversies

Thematic Track: 

  • HIST 1830M: From Medieval Bedlam to Prozac Nation: Intimate Histories of Psychiatry and Self
  • AMST 1601: Health and Healing in American History
  • AMST 1905N: War and the Mind in Modern America

Science Track:

  • BIOL 0200: The Foundation of Living Systems
  • BIOL 0510: Introductory Microbiology
  • BIOL 0530: Principles of Immunology
  • BIOL 1600: Development of Vaccines to Infectious Diseases

Related STS Courses (Theory)

  • HIST 1825L: The Roots of Modern Science
  • COLT 1810P: Literature and Medicine
  • HIST 2981N: Moral Panic and the Politics of Fear

Required Course: Capstone

  • SCSO 1900: Senior Seminar