CM 512 - Chinese History and Culture I

Credit(s): 1.50

This course creates a foundation for the study of Chinese medicine by presenting an overview of Chinese history and culture to help students understand the worldview and mindset that created this unique form of medicine. It introduces the basic characteristics of historical China from the dawn of civilization through the classical period. In addition to surveying the major historical developments, the course focuses in particular on those aspects of Chinese culture that have in any way affected and contributed to the development of Chinese medicine. Prerequisite(s): These courses are to be taken in the ordered sequence