Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Law and Politics Program
Lecture Code WMD09600 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Medical History In China
Subject Name
(Katakana)
メディカルヒストリーインチャイナ
Subject Name in
English
Medical History In China
Instructor SUN LU
Instructor
(Katakana)
ソン ロ
Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Weds11-12:Higashi-Senda Meeting Rm 4-1
Lesson Style Lecture/Seminar Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive), Online (on-demand)
Discussion.
The course will primarily be conducted in person.
Depending on the situation, it may also be held online (on-demand), with details provided in the initial  guidance session. 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 5 : Graduate Basic
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 01 : Law
Eligible Students
Keywords Medical history, Medical systems, Medical Law, Medical ethics, Comparative research  
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
This course aims to re-examine the medical systems from different perspectives, and convey the ideas in logical manner.  
Class Schedule lesson1 Guidance
lesson2 Illness and Healing in Shang Culture
lesson3 The Chou Period and Demonic Medicine
lesson4 Unification of Empire, Confucianism, and the Medicine of Systematic Correspondence (1)
lesson5 Unification of Empire, Confucianism, and the Medicine of Systematic Correspondence (1)
lesson6 Q&A session
lesson7 Taoism and Pragmatic Drug Therapy
lesson8 Religious Healing: The Foundation of Theocratic Rule
lesson9 Buddhism and Indian Medicine
lesson10 Q&A session
lesson11 Sung Neo-Confucianism and Medical Thought
lesson12 Medical Thought during the Ming and Ch'ing Epochs
lesson13 Medicine in Twentieth-Century China
lesson14 Q&A session
lesson15  Comprehensive discussion 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Paul U. Unschuld, Medicine in China: A History of Ideas, 25th Anniversary Edition, With a New Preface (Comparative Studies of Health Systems and Medical Care), University of California Press, 2010. 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Microsoft Teams, moodle
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, PBL (Problem-based Learning)/ TBL (Team-based Learning)
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Students are expected to study the contents given in advance. 
Requirements Nothing in particular. 
Grading Method Participation attitude in discussions (40%)+content of the presentation (60%). 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
Message Depending on the situation, discussions may be conducted in Japanese or Chinese. 
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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