CDST 504 - Mad People's History
Course Description
This course will provide an overview of the history of madness from the point of view of people who were, and are, deemed "mad". The purpose of this course is to place the diverse perspectives of people diagnosed as mad, insane or mentally ill as being of central importance in the history of psychiatry, and to address the question: how madness has been viewed by mad people over the centuries.Sample Course Outline
Distance Course Outline (subject to change)Notes
This course is fully online and asynchronous, meaning you typically will not have to be online at specific times. You will engage in course-related activities through online tools such as announcements, discussions, and email. Your course learning will be based on weekly module content and activities that you can go through independently. Note: there are still deadlines for assignment submissions, and you may be expected to participate in discussion board interactions with your peers on a regular basis.
Your instructor may also include occasional scheduled sessions for Q&As and other discussion activities, using web conferencing tools such as Zoom and Google Meet. More details will be included in your course outline available on the first day of class.
Exam Note:
Your final exam will be written in person at the Toronto Metropolitan University campus. Continuing Education students who live more than 100 km from the TMU campus, may arrange to write the exam off campus using an approved off-campus invigilation service. Sections of this course are connected to an undergraduate offering with the same schedule. The final exam process for this course will follow the undergraduate exam process and will be scheduled and published approximately four weeks prior to the TMU exam period of the term and will not normally be on the same time/day of your weekly classes.