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About Study Course

ECTS:2
Course supervisor:Juris Salaks
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Life Science; Medicine
Language:English, Latvian
Study course description Full description, Full time
Branch of science:Clinical medicine; History of Medicine

Objective

To show students that the history of medicine and life sciences is a research discipline, the knowledge of which can significantly expand understanding of medical theories, practices and ethical guidelines for today.

Prerequisites

Basic preliminary knowledge of history and natural sciences.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.Upon successful completion of the study course students are expected to be able to list and describe the stages of development in the history of medicine and life sciences; describe interrelationship between the society, various branches of science and development of medicine; give a chronological account of the most important discoveries in medicine and life sciences, as well as give facts about discoveries in medicine and life sciences and explain their significance.

Skills

1.Upon successful completion of the study course, students will be able to research and evaluate historical sources, collect facts about discoveries, events and processes in the development of the history of medicine and life sciences, systematize them and draw theoretical generalizations. Students will have the ability to evaluate critically the role of discoveries in medicine, in the development of the society and in disease prevention.

Competence

1.Based on the acquired knowledge and facts, students will be able to justify the significance of breakthroughs in medicine and life sciences in relation to improvement of the life quality.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Autumn semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine1Master'sRequiredJuris Salaks, Ieva Lībiete, Daiga Dupate, Maija Pozemkovska, Sergio Giudici, Juris Salaks, Juris Salaks, Trudy Ilze Zagare, Juris Salaks, Sergio Giudici, Trudy Ilze Zagare, Juris Salaks, Juris Salaks, Ieva Lībiete
Medicine1Master'sRequiredJuris Salaks, Ieva Lībiete, Daiga Dupate, Maija Pozemkovska, Sergio Giudici, Juris Salaks, Juris Salaks, Trudy Ilze Zagare, Juris Salaks, Sergio Giudici, Trudy Ilze Zagare, Juris Salaks, Juris Salaks, Ieva Lībiete
Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Medicine 1Master'sRequiredJuris Salaks, Ieva Lībiete, Daiga Dupate, Maija Pozemkovska, Sergio Giudici, Juris Salaks, Juris Salaks, Trudy Ilze Zagare, Juris Salaks, Sergio Giudici, Trudy Ilze Zagare, Juris Salaks, Juris Salaks, Ieva Lībiete