Bachelor of Arts in History- Science, Medicine, and Technology

University of Houston

History of Science, Medicine, and Technology (HSMT) professional studies track is for you. HSMT uses a humanistic approach to understand how science, medicine, and technology have developed over time and the impacts they have had on global societies. By studying HSMT students gain an understanding of the forces that have shaped our modern world and the ways in which civilizations have explained the world around them. They can also connect their studies with critical issues like pandemics, climate change, racial disparities, and technological change. Through HSMT coursework students will learn about: social and economic factors that have shaped health and illness in global societies varying perspectives on clinical encounters and the role of the patient in health care social and ideological contexts of medical care, medical ethics, and medical technology theories, practices, and institutions of science, medicine, and technology and the ways they shape and are shaped by our social lives and circumstances