The History of Disease
The History of Disease is a Science course in the CTY program with no prerequisites. However, it is a cross-studies course and requires eligibility in both Science and Humanities courses. Its course code is HDIS, and it is offered only at Lancaster.
Course Description
History of Disease covers both the biological and societal effects of outbreaks of disease in historical, literary, mathematical, and scientific contexts.
Class History
History of Disease is only available at Lancaster. It was famously taught by Dr. Ted many years until 2005.
Amazing course, by the way.
DR.MCGOWAN!! JACKIE MAUSER!!
In 2009, the teacher for HDISA was fired due students feeling uncomfortable with the instructor, and her saying things such as "You are average people with special brains" or saying that public schools are bad. Temporarily HDIS A and HDIS B were merged and the TA called it HDISAB. When a new instructor was hired, each class essentially had 2 instructors, one to talk about diseases, the other to talk about the history of public health, sunscreen, vitamins, plastic surgery, etc. Many students disliked this new teacher as she did not talk about disease.
