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Health & Healing in Early Modern Europe

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.		 Wheatley-Peters W02-0124 3 $2138 (guest students)
Date
9/8/26 - 12/11/26
Time
MoWe 1p.m. – 2:15p.m.
Location
Wheatley-Peters W02-0124
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2138 (guest students)

Description

This course explores the ways illness intersected with everyday life in Europe spanning the years 1500-1800. Topics include experiences of childbirth, popular medical texts, witchcraft and magic, plague, religious approaches to healing, and ordinary people's understanding of their bodies. A significant amount of class time will be spent discussing and analyzing primary sources, including diaries, recipes, anatomical texts, casebooks, and literature.

Prerequisites

ENGL 102

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/8/2026 - 12/11/2026

Location

Wheatley-Peters W02-0124

General Ed Requirements

Humanities

Enrolled / Capacity

23 / 24

Status

Open

Instructor

Olivia Weisser

Tuition*

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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