Impact of Epidemic Disease Upon European HistorySemester Course

The Impact of Epidemic Disease Upon European History, Semester Course
Major Discipline(s)
Global Health, History, Public Health
Course End Date Note
This course will last run in the semester of Spring 2024.
Type
Elective Course
Available
Spring semester
Credit(s)
3

A broad overview of the shifting disease patterns of European history, from late Antiquity through the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the post-1700 decrease in mortality. Special attention is paid to the contribution of epidemic disease to European attitudes, institutions, and policies within public health.

Faculty

Jennie Sejr Junghans

DIS Copenhagen Semester Faculty

Master of Research, European University Institute, Florence 2016. PhD-researcher at European University Institute, Florence, 2015-2022. MA in History, University of Copenhagen, 2012. Research Assistant at Department of History and Classics, Faculty of Arts, University of Aarhus, 2021-2022. Archivist at "Danske Taler" 2021-2022. With DIS since 2022.