Spring 2026 HSTM Graduate Courses
HSCI
HMED
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HSCI 5242: Navigating a Darwinian World
In this course we grapple with the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution in the scientific community and beyond. We'll examine and engage the controversies that have surrounded this theory from its inception in the 19th century through its applications in the 21st. What made Darwin a Victorian celebrity, a religious scourge, an economic sage and a scientific hero? We'll look closely at the early intellectual influences on theory development; study the changing and dynamic relationship between science and religion; and critically analyze the application of Darwin's theory to questions of human nature and behavior. More info.
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
- HSCI 3244
Instructor: Mark Borrello
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: TTh 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM (75 minutes)
Location: Amundson Hall 116
Units: 3.00
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HSCI 5421: Engineering Ethics
Engineering ethics in historical context, including the rise of professional engineering societies; ethical problems in engineering research and engineers' public responsibility; ethical implications of advanced engineering systems such as the production of nuclear weapons; development of codes of ethics in engineering. More info.
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
- HSCI 3421
Instructor: Jennifer Alexander
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: MWF 10:10 AM – 11:00 AM (50 minutes)
Location: Amundson Hall 116
Units: 3.0
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HSCI 5611: Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Rise of Modern Science
Understanding the origins of our own culture of Modern Science in the Enlightenment of the eighteenth century. Newton's ambiguous legacy; science as wonder and spectacle; automata and monsters; early theories of sex and gender; empire and scientific expeditions; reshaping the environment; inventing human sciences; Frankenstein and the limits of science and reason. More info.
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
- HSCI 3611
Instructor: Victor Boantza
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: MW 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM (75 minutes)
Location: Amundson Hall 116
Units: 3.0
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HSCI 5993: Directed Studies
Guided individual reading or study. More info.
prereq: instr consent
Requirements: Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 15.0
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HSCI 5994: Directed Research
Description: TBD More info.
prereq: instr consent
Requirements: Exclude fr or soph 5000 level courses
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 15.0
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HSCI 8113: Research Methods in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Introduction to sources, methods, and problems of research in history of science, technology, and medicine. Preparation of major research paper under faculty supervision.
prereq: Instructor Consent Required
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
HMED 8113
Instructors: Mary Thomas, Jennifer Gunn
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: Th 02:30 PM – 04:25 PM (115 minutes)
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 3.00
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HSCI 8125: Foundations for Research in the Scientific Revolution
Development of sciences/natural philosophy, 1500-1725. More info.
prereq: Grad HSci major or minor or instr consent
Instructor: Victor Boantza
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: W 03:35 PM – 05:30 PM (115 minutes)
Location: Ford Hall 170
Units: 3.0
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HSCI 8333: FTE: Master's
Requirements: Advanced Master's Student
prereq: Master's student, adviser and DGS consent
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0
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HSCI 8444: FTE: Doctoral
Requirements: Advanced Doctoral Student More info.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0
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HSCI 8666: Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
Prereq: Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr
Course is repeatable for 2 completions and a maximum of 12.00 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: Units: 1.00 – 6.00
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HSCI 8777: Thesis Credits: Master's
prereq: Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required (Plan A only)
Course is repeatable for 10 completions and a maximum of 50.00 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 18.0
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HSCI 8888: Thesis Credit: Doctoral
Prereq: Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required
Course is repeatable for 10 completions and a maximum of 99.99 credits.
Requirements: PhD student who has passed oral prelims
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.00 – 24.00
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HSCI 8993: Directed Studies
prereq: instr consent
Course is repeatable for 15 completions and a maximum of 15.00 credits.
Instructors: Honghong Tinn, Jennifer Alexander, Susan Jones, Anna Graber
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.00 – 5.00
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HSCI 8994: Directed Research
Course is repeatable for 15 completions and a maximum of 15.00 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 5.0
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HMED 7500: Historical Research for Medical Students
This course is designed to acquaint third and fourth year medical students with the sources and the methods of historical research in medical topics and to allow them to undertake a short research project on a topic which they help design.
Course is repeatable for 2 completions and a maximum of 8.00 credits.
Instructors: TBD
Dates: Jan 05, 2026 – May 01, 2026
Meeting Times: Independent study
Location: In Person
Units: 4.00
Grading Basis: H-N only
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HMED 8002: Foundations in the History of Modern Medicine, 1800-present
This seminar explores the history of modern medicine from the early 1800s through the present day. Topics covered include the history of public health, germ theory, medical technology, empire and medicine, health insurance, alternative medicine, and mind-body medicine. Historiographical and research methods will be emphasized. Special attention is also paid to the ways culture, race, geography, and economy have shaped the history of medicine over time. More info.
Instructor: Wayne Soon
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting times: M 02:30 PM – 04:25 PM (115 minutes)
Location: Phillips-Wangensteen Building 2-350
Units: 3.00
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HMED 8113: Research Methods in the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Introduction to sources, methods, and problems of research in history of science, technology, and medicine. Preparation of major research paper under faculty supervision.
prereq: Instructor Consent Required
Credit will not be granted if credit has been received for:
- HMED 8113
Instructors: Mary Thomas, Jennifer Gunn
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: Th 02:30 PM – 04:25 PM (115 minutes)
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 3.00
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HMED 8333: FTE: Master's
prereq: Advanced Master's Student
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0
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HMED 8444: FTE: Doctoral
prereq: Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent
Course is repeatable for 2 completions and a maximum of 12.00 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0
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HMED 8632: Directed Study
prereq: instr consent
Course is repeatable for 2 completions and a maximum of 12.00 credits.
Instructor: Jennifer Gunn, Jole Shackelford, Evan Roberts, Wayne Soon, Matthew Reznicek
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 6.0
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HMED 8666: Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits
prereq: Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr.
Course is repeatable for 2 completions and a maximum of 12.00 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 6.0
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HMED 8777: Thesis Credits: Master's
prereq: Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]
Course is repeatable for 10 completions and a maximum of 50.00 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 18.0
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HMED 8888: Thesis Credit: Doctoral
prereq: PhD student who has passed oral prelims, Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required
Course is repeatable for 10 completions and a maximum of 99.99 credits.
Instructor: None Listed
Dates: Jan 20, 2026 – May 04, 2026
Meeting Times: None Listed
Location: No Room Listed
Units: 1.0 - 24.0