LEARNING ACTIVITIES

I. Guided Activity:

THEORY (TE)

Lectures (60 min)

A. MEDICINE(S) IN HISTORY

1. Basic Concepts in the History of Medicine

2. Paleopathology and Paleoepidemiology

3. Non-Western Medical Systems and Alternative/Complementary Medicines

4. Greek and Roman Medicine

5. Medieval European Medicine

6. Medicines, Human Societies, and Colonialism, 15th-16th Centuries

7. Renaissance and Enlightenment in Medical Sciences, 16th-18th Centuries

B. CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL SCIENCES

8. Etiology of Disease and the Invention of Microbiology

9. The Victory of the Germ Theory and Its Consequences

10. Social Medicine - Tuberculosis

11. Medicine and Colonialism, 16th-18th Centuries XX

12. International Public Health and Eradication

13. Global Public Health

14. Biomedicine, Zoonoses, and Environmental Health

C. SCIENTIFIC DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL ENTITIES IN MEDICINE

15. Pharmacon

16. Medicine and War

17. Toxins and Diseases

18. Bodies, Radioactivity, and Medicine

19. Experts, Activists, and Medicine

20. Health Communication

LABORATORY PRACTICE (PLAB)

Practical class in a specialized space - computer lab - (180 min)

21. Analysis of Medical Terms (D)

SPECIALIZED SEMINARS (SEM)

Seminar in a specialized space (60 min)

22. Material Culture of Medicine (E)

I. Independent Activities:

Comprehensive reading of articles and reports of interest (45 hours) Personal study (14 hours)

Preparation and presentation of assignments (12 hours)

II. Supervised Activities:

Presentation/oral presentation of assignments (6 hours)

III. Submissions:

Following the teachers' instructions

23. Medicine and Gender (F)

I. Independent Activities:

Reading and comprehension of relevant articles and reports (45 hours)

Personal study (14 hours)

Preparation and presentation of assignments (12 hours)

II. Supervised Activities:

Presentation/oral presentation of assignments (6 hours)

III. Submissions:

Following the instructors' instructions

Note: 15 minutes of one class period, within the schedule established by the center or degree program, will be reserved for students to complete the evaluation surveys of the instructors' performance and the course or module.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

The assessment system for acquiring the competencies in this subject is organized into three modules, corresponding to the thematic blocks and teaching styles.

I. Theory: Written assessments using objective tests, multiple-choice items, and/or critical thinking exercises (50%). The assessment of the theoretical component of the subject is worth 5 points out of 10 of the overall grade and will be carried out through two exams: 1) a multiple-choice and critical thinking exam at the end of Block A, and 2) a short-answer essay exam at the end of Blocks B and C. Students must obtain at least 2.5 points on each of the two assessments, totaling 2.5 points of the overall grade for the theory section, to pass this section.

II. Practice: Written assessments using objective tests (10%). The assessment of the practical component (Block D) is worth 1 point out of 10 of the overall grade for the subject. Students must obtain at least 0.5 to pass this section. Attendance is mandatory.

III. Seminars: Assessment through case studies, problem-solving, and oral presentations (40%). The seminar assessment (blocks E and F) accounts for 4 out of 10 points of the overall course grade. Assessment will be based on participation in the seminar (Problem-Based Learning) and the completion and presentation of assignments. Students must obtain at least 2 points overall (1 point for each seminar) to pass this section. The final grade will be the sum of the points obtained. Attendance and teamwork are mandatory.

For the assessment to be valid, students must pass each of the different assessments separately.

At the time of each assessment activity, the instructor will inform students (via Moodle) of the procedure and date for grade review.

Those who have not passed the course may take a resit exam for thematic blocks A, B, and C (Theory). Resit exams for blocks D, E, and F (Seminars and PLAB) are not available due to their PBL and practical teaching methodology.

To participate in the resit exam, students must have previously been assessed on thematic blocks whose weighting represents at least two-thirds of the total course grade. Furthermore, to participate in the resit exam, students must have obtained at least a 3.5 in the overall course grade.

Students who do not take either the theoretical or practical assessments, thus exhausting their course enrollment rights, will be considered "Not Eligible for Assessment."

Any irregularity in an assessment (academic fraud, plagiarism, or misuse of AI, unless expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that could lead to a significant change in the grade will result in a grade of 0 for that assessment. If the course syllabus stipulates that obtaining a minimum grade in this assessment is a prerequisite for passing the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessments of a course, the final grade for that course will be 0. Furthermore, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student who commits any of these irregularities.

This course does not use a single assessment system.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Assessment

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is not permitted in any phase of this course. Any work that includes AI-generated components will be considered academic dishonesty and will result in a grade of 0, which cannot be retaken, or more severe penalties in serious cases.

Absences and Non-Attendance

Students may only justify their absence from seminar and/or practical sessions in cases of illness/disease with a medical certificate, and/or for work-related reasons.

Attendance at Seminar and PLAB sessions is mandatory. Absence will only be justified in cases of illness/disease, death of a family member, and/or work-related reasons, provided that the instructors are informed at the beginning of the practical sessions and/or seminars.

Advisory Sessions

Students must contact the professor to request a date and time for an advisory session at the History of Medicine Unit.