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Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD)
Location
Location
- Department of Social Studies of Medicine
- 3647 Peel Street, 2nd floor
- Montreal, Quebec H3A 1X1
- Telephone: 514-398-6033
- Fax: 514-398-1498
- Email: ssom [at] mcgill.ca
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/ssom
About Social Studies of Medicine
About Social Studies of Medicine
The Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine is an interdisciplinary concentration of courses designed to address the needs of (1) undergraduates preparing for one of the health professions, and (2) social sciences and humanities undergraduates who wish to gain a broader interdisciplinary understanding of medicine and health issues.
The Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine presents medicine as a complex network of institutions, cultures and political relations embedded in the institutions, cultures and political relations of the larger society. Courses are divided into three groups: History of Medicine, Anthropology of Medicine, and Sociology of Medicine.
The Minor consists of 18 credits. Students are required to take six credits from each of the three groups.
Note: No overlap is permitted with courses counting towards the student's
Major Concentration.
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Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD) Faculty
Social Studies of Medicine (SSMD) Faculty
| Chair |
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| Alberto Cambrosio |
| Emeritus Professor |
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| Margaret Lock; B.Sc.(Leeds), M.A., Ph.D.(Calif.) (Marjorie Bronfman Professor in Social Studies in Medicine) |
| Professors |
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| Alberto Cambrosio; M.Env.(Sher.), Ph.D.(Montr.) |
| Thomas Schlich; M.D.(Marburg), Ph.D.(Freiburg) (Canada Research Chair in History of Medicine) |
| Andrea Tone; B.A.(Qu.), M.A., Ph.D.(Emory) (Canada Research Chair in the Social History of Medicine) |
| George Weisz; M.A., Ph.D.(SUNY), Dr. 3rd Cy.(Paris) (Cotton-Hannah Professor of the History of Medicine) |
| Allan Young; M.A.(Wash.), B.A., Ph.D.(Penn.) (Marjorie Bronfman Professor in Social Studies in Medicine) |
| Associate Professor |
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| Faith Wallis; M.A., M.L.S.(McG.), Ph.D.(Tor.) |
| Assistant Professor |
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| Tobias Rees; M.A.(Tübingen), Ph.D.(Calif., Berk.) |
| Assistant Professors (Primary Appointment: Biomedical Ethics Unit) |
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| Jennifer Fishman; M.A.(Calif., Irvine), Ph.D.(Calif.) |
| Jonathan Kimmelman; M.A., Ph.D.(Yale) |
| Nicholas King; M.A., Ph.D.(Harv.) |
| Adjunct Professor |
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| Cornelius Borck; M.A., M.D.(Free Univ., Berlin), Ph.D.(Lond.) |
Faculty:
Faculty of Arts—2010-2011 (last updated Apr. 22, 2010) (disclaimer)
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) - Minor Concentration Social Studies of Medicine (18 credits)
Complementary Courses (18 credits)
18 credits of complementary courses; 6 credits chosen from each of the following groups:
History of Medicine
Anthropology of Medicine
Sociology of Medicine
History of Medicine
6 credits from:
| HIST 249 | (3) | Health and the Healer in Western History |
| HIST 319 | (3) | The Scientific Revolution |
| HIST 330 | (3) | Science in the Medieval West |
| HIST 348 | (3) | China: Science-Medicine-Technology |
| HIST 356 | (3) | Medicine in the Medieval West |
| HIST 381 | (3) | Colonial Africa: Health/Disease |
| HIST 424 | (3) | Gender, Sexuality & Medicine |
| HIST 449 | (3) | Medicine in the Ancient World |
| HIST 452 | (3) | Medicine in Europe 1500-1700 |
| HIST 457 | (3) | Topics in Medical History |
| HIST 458 | (3) | Modern Medicine: Seminar |
| HIST 459 | (3) | Modern Medicine: Research |
| HIST 466 | (3) | Seminar: Medieval Medicine |
| HIST 496 | (3) | Research: Medieval Medicine |
| WMST 513 | (3) | Gender, Race and Science |
Anthropology of Medicine
6 credits from:
| ANTH 227 | (3) | Medical Anthropology |
| ANTH 302 | (3) | New Horizons in Medical Anthropology |
| ANTH 314 | (3) | Psychological Anthropology 01 |
| ANTH 407 | (3) | Anthropology of the Body |
| ANTH 438 | (3) | Topics in Medical Anthropology |
| ANTH 439 | (3) | Theories of Development |
| ANTH 443 | (3) | Medical Anthropological Theory |
| ANTH 480 | (3) | Special Topic 5 |
| ANTH 481 | (3) | Special Topic 6 |
| ANTH 482 | (3) | Special Topic 7 |
| ANTH 483 | (3) | Special Topic 8 |
| ANTH 484 | (3) | Special Topic 9 |
| ANTH 485 | (3) | Special Topic 10 |
Sociology of Medicine
6 credits from:
| SOCI 225 | (3) | Medicine and Health in Modern Society |
| SOCI 309 | (3) | Health and Illness |
| SOCI 310 | (3) | Sociology of Mental Disorder |
| SOCI 338 | (3) | Introduction to Biomedical Knowledge |
| SOCI 365 | (3) | Health and Development |
| SOCI 390 | (3) | Gender and Health |
| SOCI 425 | (3) | Sociology of the Body |
| SOCI 508 | (3) | Medical Sociology and Social Psychiatry |
| SOCI 515 | (3) | Medicine and Society |
| SOCI 525 | (3) | Health Care Systems in Comparative Perspective |
| SOCI 538 | (3) | Selected Topics in Sociology of Biomedical Knowledge |
Faculty:
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Faculty:
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