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HISTORY OF MEDICINE AND ANTHROPOLOGY

CODE 67329
ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023
CREDITS
  • 1 cfu during the 1st year of 9284 PODOLOGIA(L/SNT2) - GENOVA
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    SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/02
    LANGUAGE Italian
    TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
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    SEMESTER 2° Semester
    MODULES This unit is a module of:
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    Anthropology seeks to know the link between the concepts of health, environment and pay homage to the medico-biological requirements with numerous cultural stimuli that act before and during illness. Ample attention is given to the process of human evolution, the acquisition of upright posture, the encephalization and foot changes and spine following orthostatism.

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The course has as main objectives:

To enable students to address the issues concerning human evolution, the acquisition of upright posture, the structural changes that occurred during two million years;
Becoming aware of the close relationship between the human being and his natural and social environment.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Students must:

-acquire adequate knowledge and skills of an effective understanding of the concepts in class.
-be able to apply their knowledge and understanding and solving problems related to anthropology in all its extensions
-know how to use both at the conceptual level and at the operational knowledge acquired through self-evaluation skills and abilities in different application contexts
-develop appropriate learning skills to allow them to continue to independently investigate major issues of discipline, especially in the workplace in which they will operate.

    TEACHING METHODS

    The teaching is in classroom; we recommend the student to process the content after each detachment.

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    Definition and anthropology fields
History of medicine
The concept of normality
The constant interplay between nature and culture: the example of secular trends
The human differentiation in time and space
Human evolution: from Australopithecines to Homo sapiens sapiens
Structural Consequences associated with the acquisition of upright posture

    RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

    Among the suggested readings for further study, with specific regard to the topics covered in the course:

    During the lessons in the classroom the teacher will indicate differents types of sources

    eg. Guerci, Dall’antropologia all’antropopoiesi. Breve saggio sulle rappresentazioni e costruzioni della variabilità umana. Ed. C. Lucisano, Milano, 2007

    

 

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    MARIA FARAONI

    MARIANO MARTINI

    DANIELA RISSO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)

    LESSONS

    Class schedule

    All class schedules are posted on the EasyAcademy portal.

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    Written

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Written test through multiple-choice questions

    Exam schedule

    Date Time Location Type Notes
    20/02/2023 08:30 GENOVA Orale
    24/02/2023 08:30 GENOVA Orale appello spostato al 27/028/2023 per esigenze reparto

    FURTHER INFORMATION

    Whether the student is not that frequent, it requires a seriousness of learning and commitment in the study as well as autonomy in solving problems that may arise in the course of preparation